diff --git a/plugins/Gameknot.py b/plugins/Gameknot.py
index fe6800b0d..fed3a1cc7 100644
--- a/plugins/Gameknot.py
+++ b/plugins/Gameknot.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ class Gameknot(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
                 games = '%s active games' % games
             if 'Team:' in profile:
                 team = self._gkteam.search(profile).group('name')
+                team = utils.htmlToText(team)
                 s = '%s (team: %s) is rated %s and has %s ' \
                     'and a record of %s, %s, and %s ' \
                     '(win/loss/draw percentage: %.2f%%/%.2f%%/%.2f%%).  %s' % \
diff --git a/test/test_Gameknot.py b/test/test_Gameknot.py
index 4221e7166..7d45244d2 100644
--- a/test/test_Gameknot.py
+++ b/test/test_Gameknot.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ if network:
             self.assertError('gkstats %s' % utils.mktemp())
             self.assertNotError('gkstats Strike')
 
+        def testNoHtmlInTeam(self):
+            self.assertNotRegexp('gkstats jeffuk', '9608')
+
         def testUrlSnarfer(self):
             conf.supybot.plugins.Gameknot.gameSnarfer.setValue(True)
             self.assertNotError('http://gameknot.com/chess.pl?bd=1019508')