diff --git a/src/client/steam/interfaces/matchmaking_servers.cpp b/src/client/steam/interfaces/matchmaking_servers.cpp
index 594689ce..924d7f62 100644
--- a/src/client/steam/interfaces/matchmaking_servers.cpp
+++ b/src/client/steam/interfaces/matchmaking_servers.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ namespace steam
 		::utils::concurrency::container<servers> queried_servers{};
 		std::atomic<matchmaking_server_list_response*> current_response{};
 
+		template <typename T>
+		void copy_safe(T& dest, const char* in)
+		{
+			::utils::string::copy(dest, in);
+			::utils::string::strip_material(dest, dest, std::extent<T>::value);
+		}
+
 		gameserveritem_t create_server_item(const game::netadr_t& address, const ::utils::info_string& info,
 		                                    const uint32_t ping, const bool success)
 		{
@@ -40,9 +47,11 @@ namespace steam
 			server.m_nPing = static_cast<int>(ping);
 			server.m_bHadSuccessfulResponse = success;
 			server.m_bDoNotRefresh = false;
-			::utils::string::copy(server.m_szGameDir, "");
-			::utils::string::copy(server.m_szMap, info.get("mapname").data());
-			::utils::string::copy(server.m_szGameDescription, info.get("description").data());
+
+			copy_safe(server.m_szGameDir, "");
+			copy_safe(server.m_szMap, info.get("mapname").data());
+			copy_safe(server.m_szGameDescription, info.get("description").data());
+
 			server.m_nAppID = (sub_protocol == SUB_PROTOCOL || sub_protocol == (SUB_PROTOCOL - 1)) ? 311210 : 0;
 			server.m_nPlayers = atoi(info.get("clients").data());
 			server.m_nMaxPlayers = atoi(info.get("sv_maxclients").data());
@@ -51,7 +60,8 @@ namespace steam
 			server.m_bSecure = true;
 			server.m_ulTimeLastPlayed = 0;
 			server.m_nServerVersion = 1000;
-			::utils::string::copy(server.m_szServerName, info.get("hostname").data());
+
+			copy_safe(server.m_szServerName, info.get("hostname").data());
 
 			const auto playmode = info.get("playmode");
 			const auto mode = game::eModes(std::atoi(playmode.data()));
@@ -66,7 +76,8 @@ namespace steam
 				atoi(info.get("bots").data()),
 				info.get("modname").data());
 
-			::utils::string::copy(server.m_szGameTags, tags);
+			copy_safe(server.m_szGameTags, tags);
+
 			server.m_steamID.bits = strtoull(info.get("xuid").data(), nullptr, 16);
 
 			return server;
diff --git a/src/common/utils/string.cpp b/src/common/utils/string.cpp
index 64a1215e..2421e0c3 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/string.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/string.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include "string.hpp"
-#include <sstream>
-#include <cstdarg>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstdarg>
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "nt.hpp"
 
@@ -107,11 +108,12 @@ namespace utils::string
 
 	void strip(const char* in, char* out, size_t max)
 	{
+		assert(max);
 		if (!in || !out) return;
 
 		max--;
 		size_t current = 0;
-		while (*in != 0 && current < max)
+		while (*in != '\0' && current < max)
 		{
 			const auto color_index = (*(in + 1) - 48) >= 0xC ? 7 : (*(in + 1) - 48);
 
@@ -132,6 +134,25 @@ namespace utils::string
 		*out = '\0';
 	}
 
+	void strip_material(const char* in, char* out, size_t max)
+	{
+		assert(max);
+		if (!in || !out) return;
+
+		size_t i = 0;
+		while (*in != '\0' && i < max - 1)
+		{
+			if (*in != '$' && *in != '{' && *in != '}')
+			{
+				*out++ = *in;
+				i++;
+			}
+			in++;
+		}
+
+		*out = '\0';
+	}
+
 	std::string convert(const std::wstring& wstr)
 	{
 		std::string result;
diff --git a/src/common/utils/string.hpp b/src/common/utils/string.hpp
index d3d798dd..c58753dc 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/string.hpp
+++ b/src/common/utils/string.hpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ namespace utils::string
 	std::string get_clipboard_data();
 
 	void strip(const char* in, char* out, size_t max);
+	void strip_material(const char* in, char* out, size_t max);
 
 	std::string convert(const std::wstring& wstr);
 	std::wstring convert(const std::string& str);