diff --git a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
index 0291e79b4..2f70057ca 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mplayer.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class MplayerPlayer(BasePlayer):
     speedSupported = True
     customOpenDialog = False
     secondaryOSDSupported = False
-    osdMessageSeparator = "\\n"
+    osdMessageSeparator = "; "
 
     RE_ANSWER = re.compile(constants.MPLAYER_ANSWER_REGEX)
     POSITION_QUERY = 'time_pos'
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mpv.py b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
index 6f8d277b8..99ce1dba3 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mpv.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 class MpvPlayer(MplayerPlayer):
     RE_VERSION = re.compile('.*mpv (\d)\.(\d)\.\d.*')
+    osdMessageSeparator = "\\n"
 
     @staticmethod
     def run(client, playerPath, filePath, args):