diff --git a/resources/syncplayintf.lua b/resources/syncplayintf.lua
index edd40db..b407330 100644
--- a/resources/syncplayintf.lua
+++ b/resources/syncplayintf.lua
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ function handle_enter()
 	if line == '' then
 		return
 	end
+	line = string.gsub(line,"\\", "\\\\")
 	line = string.gsub(line,"\"", "\\\"")
 	mp.command('print-text "<chat>'..line..'</chat>"')
 	clear()
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
index dc805ff..2032abd 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
         username = self._sanitizeText(username)
         message = self._sanitizeText(message)
         messageString = u"<{}> {}".format(username, message)
-        messageString = self._sanitizeText(messageString)
         self._listener.sendLine(u'script-message-to syncplayintf chat "{}"'.format(messageString))
 
     def setSpeed(self, value):
@@ -143,7 +142,8 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
         text = text.replace("\n", "")
         text = text.replace("\\\"", "<SYNCPLAY_QUOTE>")
         text = text.replace("\"", "<SYNCPLAY_QUOTE>")
-        text = text.replace("\\", u"\\\\\\uFEFF")
+        text = text.replace("%", "%%")
+        text = text.replace("\\", "\\\\")
         text = text.replace("{", "\\\\{")
         text = text.replace("}", "\\\\}")
         text = text.replace("}", "\\\\}")