diff --git a/src/sbbs3/main.cpp b/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
index 9be1677c886555e793d513bc52b0a658b809ccf2..7877e47dbdaaf9a6fe54c322948c79d28b1d4e0d 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
+++ b/src/sbbs3/main.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ int eprintf(char *fmt, ...)
     vsnprintf(sbuf,sizeof(sbuf),fmt,argptr);
 	sbuf[sizeof(sbuf)-1]=0;
     va_end(argptr);
+	strip_ctrl(sbuf);
     return(startup->event_log(sbuf));
 }