diff --git a/back/volume/src/chat/chat.controller.ts b/back/volume/src/chat/chat.controller.ts
index cfd20ac..a3573cd 100644
--- a/back/volume/src/chat/chat.controller.ts
+++ b/back/volume/src/chat/chat.controller.ts
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ export class ChatController {
     }
     const dms = channels.filter((channel: Channel) => {
       return (
-        (channel.name === (user.username + '&' + other.username) ||
-          channel.name === (other.username + '&' + user.username)) &&
+        (channel.name === (user.ftId + '&' + other.ftId) ||
+          channel.name === (other.ftId + '&' + user.ftId)) &&
         channel.isPrivate &&
         (channel.password === undefined || channel.password === '')
       )
diff --git a/back/volume/src/chat/chat.service.ts b/back/volume/src/chat/chat.service.ts
index 70efacd..c89a267 100644
--- a/back/volume/src/chat/chat.service.ts
+++ b/back/volume/src/chat/chat.service.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export class ChatService {
       const channels = await this.getChannelsForUser(user.id)
       const dmAlreadyExists = channels.find((channel: Channel) => {
         return (
-          (channel.name === (user.username + '&' + otherUser.username) ||
-            channel.name === (otherUser.username + '&' + user.username)) &&
+          (channel.name === (user.ftId + '&' + otherUser.ftId) ||
+            channel.name === (otherUser.ftId + '&' + user.ftId)) &&
           channel.isPrivate &&
           (channel.password === undefined || channel.password === '')
         )
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class ChatService {
     newDM.owner = user
     newDM.users = [user, otherUser]
     newDM.admins = []
-    newDM.name = user.username + '&' + otherUser.username
+    newDM.name = user.ftId + '&' + otherUser.ftId
     return newDM
   }
 
diff --git a/front/volume/src/App.svelte b/front/volume/src/App.svelte
index 2f2ad41..db33fd9 100644
--- a/front/volume/src/App.svelte
+++ b/front/volume/src/App.svelte
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
           },
           body: JSON.stringify({
-            name: $store.username + "&" + DMUsername,
+            name: "none",
             owner: $store.ftId,
             password: "",
             isPrivate: true,
diff --git a/front/volume/src/components/Channels.svelte b/front/volume/src/components/Channels.svelte
index 885e82a..2af43f4 100644
--- a/front/volume/src/components/Channels.svelte
+++ b/front/volume/src/components/Channels.svelte
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
       credentials: "include",
       mode: "cors",
     });
-    if (res.ok) channels = await res.json();
+    if (res.ok) {
+      const newChannels: Array<ChannelsType> = await res.json();
+      await formatChannelNames(newChannels);
+      channels = newChannels;
+    }
   };
 
   let channels: Array<ChannelsType> = [];
@@ -173,6 +177,47 @@
   };
 
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
+
+  async function formatChannelNames(channel: Array<ChannelsType>): Promise<void> {
+    const res = await fetch(API_URL + "/users/all", {
+      credentials: "include",
+      mode: "cors",
+    })
+    if (res.ok) {
+      const users = await res.json()
+      if (users) {
+        channel.forEach((channel) => {
+          let channelName = channel.name;
+          if (channelName.startsWith("🚪 ")) return;
+
+          const split = channelName.split("&");
+          if (split.length > 1) {
+            const firstID = parseInt(split[0]);
+            const secondID = parseInt(split[1]);
+            let newChannelName = channelName;
+
+            users.forEach((user) => {
+              if (user.ftId === firstID) {
+                newChannelName = newChannelName.replace(
+                  split[0],
+                  user.username
+                );
+              }
+              if (user.ftId === secondID) {
+                newChannelName = newChannelName.replace(
+                  split[1],
+                  user.username
+                );
+              }
+            });
+            channel.name = newChannelName;
+          } else {
+            console.log("Could not format channel name")
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
 </script>
 
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