diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 014c668..ea9a760 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 	},
 	"rules": {
 		"semi": [2, "always"],
-		"quotes": [2, "single", { "avoidEscape": true }]
+		"quotes": [2, "single", { "avoidEscape": false }]
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__tests__/replacer.test.js b/__tests__/replacer.test.js
index 92dbb7d..0a75866 100644
--- a/__tests__/replacer.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/replacer.test.js
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ describe('Tests the replacer module', () => {
         expect('a'.replace(sut.search, sut.replacement)).toBe('a');
         expect(' a'.replace(sut.search, sut.replacement)).toBe('b');
     });
+    
+    it('tests that multiple concurrent replacementsi n asingle string get formatted correctly', () => {
+        const sut = splitReplaceCommand('!s z/t');
+        const messages = [{
+            content: 'nice peppy buzz',
+            author: 'author'
+        }];
+        const expected = 'author nice peppy bu**tt**';
+        const actual = replaceFirstMessage(messages, sut.search, sut.replacement, channel);
+        
+        expect(actual).toBe(false);
+        expect(channel.send).toBeCalledWith(expected);
+    });
 
     it.each(['', null, undefined, false, 0])('tests the case for no replacement', (emptyIshStringIsh) => {
         const regex = new RegExp('hog wild', 'gi');
diff --git a/replacer.js b/replacer.js
index 235ea76..9c85dd2 100644
--- a/replacer.js
+++ b/replacer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ function replaceFirstMessage(messages, regex, replacement, channel) {
 
             let replacePhrase = '';
             if(replacement?.length > 0) {
-                replacePhrase = cleansedMessageText.replace(regex, '**' + replacement + '**');
+                replacePhrase = cleansedMessageText
+                    .replace(regex, '\v' + replacement + '\v')
+                    .replace('\v\v', '')
+                    .replace(/\v/g, '**');
+
             }
             else {
                 replacePhrase = msg.content.replace(regex, '');
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ function splitReplaceCommand(replaceCommand) {
     return {
         search,
         replacement: response[1]
-    }
+    };
 }
 
 module.exports = {