diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 05b08c2..664854e 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ if (!empty($_GET["admin"])){
             while ($stmt->fetch())    
             {
                 if (!empty($_GET['deletechatmsg'])&&!empty($_POST['deletechatmsg'])){
-                    if(htmlspecialchars($_POST['deletechatmsg']) == "*"){
+                    if($_POST['deletechatmsg'] == "*"){
                         $stmt5 = $mysqli->prepare("DELETE from Chat WHERE StreamID = ?;");
                         $stmt5->bind_param('i', $idcko);
                         $stmt5->execute();