diff --git a/cogs/playerlink.py b/cogs/playerlink.py
index 9d29839..0a094d5 100755
--- a/cogs/playerlink.py
+++ b/cogs/playerlink.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import asyncio
 import threading
 from functions.timer import Timer
 from data import constants
+import re
 from data.DatabaseConnection import *
 
 # 25216 --> uuid server
@@ -36,13 +37,22 @@ def get_player_uuid(minecraftname):
             raise PlayerError()
         return data_string
 
+def deEmojify(text):
+    regrex_pattern = re.compile(pattern = "["
+        u"\U0001F600-\U0001F64F"  # emoticons
+        u"\U0001F300-\U0001F5FF"  # symbols & pictographs
+        u"\U0001F680-\U0001F6FF"  # transport & map symbols
+        u"\U0001F1E0-\U0001F1FF"  # flags (iOS)
+                           "]+", flags = re.UNICODE)
+    return regrex_pattern.sub(r'',text)
+
 def send_chat(discordname, minecraftname, code):
     HOST = '192.168.1.214'  # The server's hostname or IP address
     PORT = 25224        # The port used by the server
 
     with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
         s.connect((HOST, PORT))
-        s.send(bytes("{}\t{}\t{}\n".format(discordname, minecraftname, code), encoding="ascii"))
+        s.send(bytes("{}\t{}\t{}\n".format(deEmojify(discordname), minecraftname, code), encoding="ascii"))
         data = s.recv(1024)
         data_string = data.decode("utf-8").strip('\n')
         if data_string == "PlayerError":
@@ -149,8 +159,8 @@ class PlayerLink(commands.Cog):
 
             except PlayerError:
                 await ctx.send("Player '" + arg + "' not found")
-            except:
-               await ctx.send("Something went wrong")
+            # except:
+            #    await ctx.send("Something went wrong")
 
     @commands.command(name="Unlink")
     async def unlink(self, ctx):