diff --git a/src/strings/en-us.json b/src/strings/en-us.json
index 0915ec57a0..41a2a370b6 100644
--- a/src/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/src/strings/en-us.json
@@ -1034,14 +1034,14 @@
     "MessageSyncPlayErrorMissingSession": "Failed to enable SyncPlay! Missing session.",
     "MessageSyncPlayErrorNoActivePlayer": "No active player found. SyncPlay has been disabled.",
     "MessageSyncPlayGroupDoesNotExist": "Failed to join group because it does not exist.",
-    "MessageSyncPlayGroupWait": "<b>{0}</b> is buffering…",
+    "MessageSyncPlayGroupWait": "{0} is buffering…",
     "MessageSyncPlayIsDisabled": "Permission required to use SyncPlay.",
     "MessageSyncPlayJoinGroupDenied": "Cannot join group.",
     "MessageSyncPlayLibraryAccessDenied": "Access to this content is restricted.",
     "MessageSyncPlayNoGroupsAvailable": "No groups available. Start playing something first.",
     "MessageSyncPlayPlaybackPermissionRequired": "Playback permission required.",
-    "MessageSyncPlayUserJoined": "<b>{0}</b> has joined the group.",
-    "MessageSyncPlayUserLeft": "<b>{0}</b> has left the group.",
+    "MessageSyncPlayUserJoined": "{0} has joined the group.",
+    "MessageSyncPlayUserLeft": "{0} has left the group.",
     "MessageTheFollowingLocationWillBeRemovedFromLibrary": "The following media locations will be removed from your library:",
     "MessageUnableToConnectToServer": "We're unable to connect to the selected server right now. Please ensure it is running and try again.",
     "MessageUnsetContentHelp": "Content will be displayed as plain folders. For best results use the metadata manager to set the content types of sub-folders.",