diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/AudioHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/AudioHandler.java
index fc1902b7d..8878b4166 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/AudioHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/audio/AudioHandler.java
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ public Message getNowPlaying(JDA jda)
             {
                 User u = guild.getJDA().getUserById(rm.user.id);
                 if(u==null)
-                    eb.setAuthor(rm.user.username + "#" + rm.user.discrim, null, rm.user.avatar);
+                    eb.setAuthor(FormatUtil.formatUsername(rm.user), null, rm.user.avatar);
                 else
-                    eb.setAuthor(u.getName() + "#" + u.getDiscriminator(), null, u.getEffectiveAvatarUrl());
+                    eb.setAuthor(FormatUtil.formatUsername(u), null, u.getEffectiveAvatarUrl());
             }
 
             try 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceRemoveCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceRemoveCmd.java
index 53594cda0..897b1c4bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceRemoveCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceRemoveCmd.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.Bot;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils.FormatUtil;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.Permission;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Member;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.User;
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ private void removeAllEntries(User target, CommandEvent event)
         }
         else
         {
-            event.replySuccess("Successfully removed `"+count+"` entries from **"+target.getName()+"**#"+target.getDiscriminator()+".");
+            event.replySuccess("Successfully removed `"+count+"` entries from "+FormatUtil.formatUsername(target)+".");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceskipCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceskipCmd.java
index f17ba9ea1..29b42a138 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceskipCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/dj/ForceskipCmd.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.RequestMetadata;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.DJCommand;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils.FormatUtil;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public void doCommand(CommandEvent event)
         AudioHandler handler = (AudioHandler)event.getGuild().getAudioManager().getSendingHandler();
         RequestMetadata rm = handler.getRequestMetadata();
         event.reply(event.getClient().getSuccess()+" Skipped **"+handler.getPlayer().getPlayingTrack().getInfo().title
-                +"** "+(rm.getOwner() == 0L ? "(autoplay)" : "(requested by **" + rm.user.username + "**)"));
+                +"** "+(rm.getOwner() == 0L ? "(autoplay)" : "(requested by **" + FormatUtil.formatUsername(rm.user) + "**)"));
         handler.getPlayer().stopTrack();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SkipCmd.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SkipCmd.java
index 3992287c8..875d21299 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SkipCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/commands/music/SkipCmd.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.AudioHandler;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.RequestMetadata;
 import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.commands.MusicCommand;
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils.FormatUtil;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public void doCommand(CommandEvent event)
             if(skippers>=required)
             {
                 msg += "\n" + event.getClient().getSuccess() + " Skipped **" + handler.getPlayer().getPlayingTrack().getInfo().title
-                    + "** " + (rm.getOwner() == 0L ? "(autoplay)" : "(requested by **" + rm.user.username + "**)");
+                    + "** " + (rm.getOwner() == 0L ? "(autoplay)" : "(requested by **" + FormatUtil.formatUsername(rm.user) + "**)");
                 handler.getPlayer().stopTrack();
             }
             event.reply(msg);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/utils/FormatUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/utils/FormatUtil.java
index 53d7d0401..709be7437 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/utils/FormatUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jagrosh/jmusicbot/utils/FormatUtil.java
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
  */
 package com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.utils;
 
+import com.jagrosh.jmusicbot.audio.RequestMetadata.UserInfo;
 import java.util.List;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Role;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.TextChannel;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.User;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.VoiceChannel;
 
 /**
@@ -37,6 +39,28 @@ public static String formatTime(long duration)
         seconds %= 60;
         return (hours>0 ? hours+":" : "") + (minutes<10 ? "0"+minutes : minutes) + ":" + (seconds<10 ? "0"+seconds : seconds);
     }
+
+    public static String formatUsername(String username, String discrim) 
+    {
+        if(discrim == null || discrim.equals("0000")) 
+        {
+            return username;
+        }
+        else 
+        {
+            return username + "#" + discrim;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static String formatUsername(UserInfo userinfo)
+    {
+        return formatUsername(userinfo.username, userinfo.discrim);
+    }
+    
+    public static String formatUsername(User user)
+    {
+        return formatUsername(user.getName(), user.getDiscriminator());
+    }
         
     public static String progressBar(double percent)
     {