diff --git a/viera/irc.py b/viera/irc.py
index 63f0668..16f951c 100644
--- a/viera/irc.py
+++ b/viera/irc.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ class IRCProtocol(asyncio.Protocol):
     def relay_message(self, actor, obj, content):
         fmt = "\x02{name}\x02: {content} [{url}]"
 
+        content = html.unescape(content)
         content = html.unescape(content)
         msgcontent = content[0:256]
         if len(content) > 256: