diff --git a/otouto/plugins/rss.lua b/otouto/plugins/rss.lua
index 442ba49..256e5dd 100644
--- a/otouto/plugins/rss.lua
+++ b/otouto/plugins/rss.lua
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function rss:cron(self_plz)
 		 else
 		   content = ''
 		 end
-		 text = text..'\n#RSS: *'..title..'*\n'..utilities.md_escape(content)..' [Weiterlesen]('..link..')\n'
+		 text = text..'\n#RSS: *'..title..'*\n'..utilities.trim(utilities.markdown_escape_simple(content))..' [Weiterlesen]('..link..')\n'
       end
       if text ~= '' then
          local newlast = newentr[1].id
diff --git a/otouto/plugins/youtube.lua b/otouto/plugins/youtube.lua
index 5b1f6f0..2d490b4 100644
--- a/otouto/plugins/youtube.lua
+++ b/otouto/plugins/youtube.lua
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ function get_yt_thumbnail(data)
 end
 
 function send_youtube_data(data, msg, self, link, sendpic)
-  local title = data.snippet.localized.title
-  local title = title:gsub('%*', '\\*')
-  local title = title:gsub('`', '\\`')
+  local title = utilities.markdown_escape_simple(data.snippet.localized.title)
   -- local description = data.snippet.localized.description
   local uploader = data.snippet.channelTitle
   local upload_date = makeOurDate(data.snippet.publishedAt)
diff --git a/otouto/utilities.lua b/otouto/utilities.lua
index f089071..763359b 100644
--- a/otouto/utilities.lua
+++ b/otouto/utilities.lua
@@ -497,6 +497,13 @@ function utilities.markdown_escape(text)
 	return text
 end
 
+function utilities.markdown_escape_simple(text)
+	text = text:gsub('_', '\\_')
+	text = text:gsub('%*', '\\*')
+	text = text:gsub('`', '\\`')
+	return text
+end
+
 utilities.md_escape = utilities.markdown_escape
 
 utilities.triggers_meta = {}