diff --git a/src/game/boe.newgraph.cpp b/src/game/boe.newgraph.cpp
index f192cf75..096198ef 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.newgraph.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.newgraph.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "replay.hpp"
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 
 short monsters_faces[190] = {
 	0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
@@ -995,6 +996,13 @@ void place_talk_str(std::string str_to_place,std::string str_to_place2,short col
 	// First determine the offsets of clickable words.
 	// The added spaces ensure that end-of-word boundaries are found
 	std::string str = str_to_place + " |" + str_to_place2 + " ";
+
+	// TODO use a font where we don't need this
+	extern std::map<std::string,std::string> substitutions;
+	for(auto it : substitutions){
+		boost::replace_all(str, it.first, it.second);
+	}
+
 	std::vector<hilite_t> hilites;
 	std::vector<int> nodes;
 	int wordStart = 0, wordEnd = 0;