diff --git a/gameutils.py b/gameutils.py
index 55bb9d2..d42d5bb 100644
--- a/gameutils.py
+++ b/gameutils.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class GameView(nextcord.ui.View):
         label="Next Turn", style=nextcord.ButtonStyle.green, custom_id="gameutils:nextturn"
     )
     async def approve(self, button: nextcord.ui.Button, interaction: nextcord.Interaction):
-        ogmsg = nextcord.utils.escape_markdown(interaction.message.content).split("\n")
+        ogmsg = interaction.message.content.split("\n")
         ogmsg.pop(0)
         message = "It has been decreed..\n"
         found = False