diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 09a44a2..6f9ded2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cuffeo",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "A multi-protocol chatbot library with nearly zero dependencies.",
   "main": "src/index.mjs",
   "scripts": {},
diff --git a/src/clients/tg.mjs b/src/clients/tg.mjs
index 0f6c2c1..6016e7f 100644
--- a/src/clients/tg.mjs
+++ b/src/clients/tg.mjs
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ export default class tg extends EventEmitter {
   }
   format(msg) {
     return msg.toString()
+      .split("&").join("&")
       .split("<").join("&lt;")
       .split(">").join("&gt;")
-      .split("&").join("&amp;")
       .replace(/\[b\](.*?)\[\/b\]/g, "<b>$1</b>") // bold
       .replace(/\[i\](.*?)\[\/i\]/g, "<i>$1</i>") // italic
       .replace(/\[color=(.*?)](.*?)\[\/color\]/g, "$2")