diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/charter.dm b/code/game/objects/items/charter.dm
index c550a0c872..5ed719ff94 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/charter.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/charter.dm
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
 		to_chat(user, "You're still waiting for approval from your employers about your proposed name change, it'd be best to wait for now.")
 		return
 
-	var/new_name = stripped_input(user, message="What do you want to name \
+	var/new_name =  html_decode(stripped_input(user, message="What do you want to name \
 		[station_name()]? Keep in mind particularly terrible names may be \
 		rejected by your employers, while names using the standard format, \
-		will automatically be accepted.", max_length=MAX_CHARTER_LEN)
+		will automatically be accepted.", max_length=MAX_CHARTER_LEN))
 
 	if(response_timer_id)
 		to_chat(user, "You're still waiting for approval from your employers about your proposed name change, it'd be best to wait for now.")