diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
index 77964cb6b4a7beac058f779e352cd7da8698dbb9..c1b70f00251179bd3494da186f291e1cb92b2a2c 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/SnarkManager.java
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ public class SnarkManager implements CompleteListener, ClientApp {
             // don't bother delaying if auto start is false
             long delay = (60L * 1000) * getStartupDelayMinutes();
             if (delay > 0 && shouldAutoStart()) {
-                addMessage(_t("Adding torrents in {0}", DataHelper.formatDuration2(delay)));
+                addMessageNoEscape(_t("Adding torrents in {0}", DataHelper.formatDuration2(delay)));
                 try { Thread.sleep(delay); } catch (InterruptedException ie) {}
                 // Remove that first message
                 if (_messages.size() == 1)