diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/wiki/WikiPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/wiki/WikiPlugin.java
index 44146c4cb5..2459f3a87a 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/wiki/WikiPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/wiki/WikiPlugin.java
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ public class WikiPlugin extends Plugin
 					return;
 			}
 
+			name = Text.removeTags(name);
+
 			HttpUrl url = WIKI_RSLOOKUP.newBuilder()
 				.addQueryParameter("type", type)
 				.addQueryParameter("id", "" + id)