diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/MultiUserExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/MultiUserExt.cs
index e99aee8a..9e2d4a48 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/MultiUserExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/MultiUserExt.cs
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 						}
 					}
 				}
+				message = message.Replace(@"\u8209?", "-");  //B2017-057 replace unicode char with a dash
 				return rv;
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)