diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbroadcast.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbroadcast.java
index 572da8f67..df2c5e114 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbroadcast.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbroadcast.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n._;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.Util;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 
 
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ public class Commandbroadcast extends EssentialsCommand
 		{
 			throw new NotEnoughArgumentsException();
 		}
-
-		ess.broadcastMessage(null, _("broadcast", getFinalArg(args, 0)));
+		ess.broadcastMessage(null, _("broadcast", Util.replaceFormat(getFinalArg(args, 0))));
 	}
 }