diff --git a/kchat/lib/global.php b/kchat/lib/global.php
index c557dd7..e24d1eb 100644
--- a/kchat/lib/global.php
+++ b/kchat/lib/global.php
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function reverse($a){
 }
 
 function msgencode($data,$txt){
-	return trim(json_encode($txt),'"');
+	return substr(json_encode($txt), 1, -1);
 }
 
 function msgdecode($data,$txt){