diff --git a/packages/emails/lib/sanitizeDisplayName.ts b/packages/emails/lib/sanitizeDisplayName.ts
index 04950b9b6b..53ee5ff162 100644
--- a/packages/emails/lib/sanitizeDisplayName.ts
+++ b/packages/emails/lib/sanitizeDisplayName.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const sanitizeDisplayName = (nameAndEmail: string) => {
 };
 
 const sanitize = (name: string) => {
-  const charsToReplace = /[;,"<>()]/g;
+  const charsToReplace = /[;,"<>():]/g;
 
-  return name.replace(charsToReplace, " ");
+  return name.replace(charsToReplace, " ").replace(/\s+/g, " ");
 };