diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/commands/subcommands/NounsCreateSubCommand.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/commands/subcommands/NounsCreateSubCommand.java
index 91fddde..d60a70f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/commands/subcommands/NounsCreateSubCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/commands/subcommands/NounsCreateSubCommand.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class NounsCreateSubCommand
             return true;
         }
 
-        String format = args[2];
+        String format = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', args[2]);
 
         if(Cache.dbManager.addNewPronoun(pronoun, format)) {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/commands/subcommands/NounsUpdateSubCmd.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/commands/subcommands/NounsUpdateSubCmd.java
index b1f2a90..ca43f01 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/commands/subcommands/NounsUpdateSubCmd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/nounspicker/commands/subcommands/NounsUpdateSubCmd.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class NounsUpdateSubCmd
 
         int pronounId = Cache.dbManager.getPronounId(pronoun);
         String oldFormat = Cache.dbManager.getPronounFormat(pronounId);
-        String newFormat = args[2];
+        String newFormat = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', args[2]);
 
         if(Cache.dbManager.updatePronounFormat(pronounId, newFormat)) {
             sender.sendMessage("Format of pronoun " + pronoun + " updated from " + oldFormat + " to " + newFormat + "!");