diff --git a/services/managers/ipboard_manager.py b/services/managers/ipboard_manager.py
index 8fa92353..ec1625dd 100755
--- a/services/managers/ipboard_manager.py
+++ b/services/managers/ipboard_manager.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class IPBoardManager:
     @staticmethod
     def __santatize_username(username):
         sanatized = username.replace(" ", "_")
-        sanatized = sanatized.replace("'", "_")
+        sanatized = username.replace("'", "\\'")
         return sanatized.lower()
 
     @staticmethod