diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a8f3f7..d0d639f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+- Issue where ?morse/?demorse outputs beginning with `-` rendered as a bulleted list (#484).
 
 ## [2.9.2] - 2023-12-15
 ### Added
diff --git a/exts/morse.py b/exts/morse.py
index 641912b..6a11b67 100644
--- a/exts/morse.py
+++ b/exts/morse.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async def _morse(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, msg: str):
             result += " "
         embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
         embed.title = f"Morse Code for {msg}"
-        embed.description = "**" + result + "**"
+        embed.description = "**`" + result + "`**"
         embed.colour = cmn.colours.good
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async def _unmorse(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, msg: str):
             result += " "
         embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
         embed.title = f"ASCII for {msg0}"
-        embed.description = result
+        embed.description = "`" + result + "`"
         embed.colour = cmn.colours.good
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)