diff --git a/plugins/Format/plugin.py b/plugins/Format/plugin.py
index 232f0b2d3..2c39dcadd 100644
--- a/plugins/Format/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Format/plugin.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Format(callbacks.Plugin):
         with <substring to replace it with> in <text>.
         """
         irc.reply(text.replace(bad, good))
-    replace = wrap(replace, ['something', 'something', 'text'])
+    replace = wrap(replace, ['anything', 'anything', 'text'])
 
     def upper(self, irc, msg, args, text):
         """<text>
diff --git a/plugins/Format/test.py b/plugins/Format/test.py
index a189d408f..f331013a4 100644
--- a/plugins/Format/test.py
+++ b/plugins/Format/test.py
@@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ class FormatTestCase(PluginTestCase):
     def testTranslate(self):
         self.assertResponse('translate 123 456 1234567890', '4564567890')
         self.assertError('translate 123 1234 123125151')
-    
+
     def testReplace(self):
         self.assertResponse('replace # %23 bla#foo', 'bla%23foo')
+        self.assertResponse('replace "/" "" t/e/s/t', 'test')
+        self.assertResponse('replace "" :) hello', ':)h:)e:)l:)l:)o:)')
+        self.assertResponse('replace de "d e" a b c de f ', 'a b c d e f')
 
     def testUpper(self):
         self.assertResponse('upper foo', 'FOO')