diff --git a/website/server/models/group.js b/website/server/models/group.js
index 0905df6b83..5551d10656 100644
--- a/website/server/models/group.js
+++ b/website/server/models/group.js
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ schema.methods.startQuest = async function startQuest (user) {
         });
     });
   });
-  this.sendChat(`Your quest, ${quest.text('en')}, has started.`, null, {
+  this.sendChat(`\`Your quest, ${quest.text('en')}, has started.\``, null, {
     participatingMembers: this.getParticipatingQuestMembers().join(', '),
   });
 };