diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/novel.js b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/novel.js
index 7c89c889a..0f43effe8 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/tts/novel.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/tts/novel.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class NovelTtsProvider {
     processText(text) {
         // Novel reads tilde as a word. Replace with full stop
         text = text.replace(/~/g, '.');
+        // Novel reads asterisk as a word. Remove it
+        text = text.replace(/\*/g, '');
         return text;
     }