diff --git a/code/cogs/chat.py b/code/cogs/chat.py
index 0b7353a..9b3df45 100644
--- a/code/cogs/chat.py
+++ b/code/cogs/chat.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ async def on_message_process(message: discord.Message, self: Chat):
         #get the gmt time the message was sent
         gmt_time = message.created_at.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
         print(f"{gmt_time}")
-        prompt += f"{msg.author.name} ({gmt_time} GMT-0): {msg.content}\n"
+        prompt += f"{msg.author} ({gmt_time} GMT-0): {msg.content}\n"
     #get the prompt_prefix from the database
     #check if the bot is in pretend mode
     c.execute("SELECT pretend_enabled FROM data WHERE guild_id = ?", (message.guild.id,))