diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
index 297fa05ee89..81543c5443e 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/panel-mainmenu.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class MainMenuRoom extends PSRoom {
 					room.update(null);
 				}
 			}
-			PS.alert(message.replace(/\|\|/g, '\n'));
+			PS.alert(message.replace(/^(\|modal\||\|html\||\|wide\|)/, "").replace(/\|\|/g, '\n'));
 			return;
 		}
 		}