diff --git a/BaseClasses.py b/BaseClasses.py
index ebb43e87..823262f2 100644
--- a/BaseClasses.py
+++ b/BaseClasses.py
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ class Item():
 
     @property
     def hint_text(self):
-        return getattr(self, "_hint_text", self.name)
+        return getattr(self, "_hint_text", self.name.replace("_", " ").replace("-", " "))
 
     @property
     def pedestal_hint_text(self):