diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/BugReportPane.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/BugReportPane.java
index 1404e16..0ac1d83 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/BugReportPane.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/settings/BugReportPane.java
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import javafx.event.EventHandler;
 import javafx.scene.control.*;
 import javafx.scene.input.InputEvent;
 
-import envoy.client.data.Context;
-import envoy.client.util.IssueUtil;
+import envoy.event.IssueProposal;
 
 /**
  * This class offers the option for users to submit a bug report. Only the title
@@ -58,10 +57,10 @@ public final class BugReportPane extends OnlineOnlySettingsPane {
 
 		// Displaying the submitReportButton
 		submitReportButton.setDisable(true);
-		submitReportButton.setOnAction(e -> client.send(IssueUtil.createIssueProposal(titleTextField.getText(),
-				errorDetailArea.getText(),
-				showUsernameInBugReport.isSelected() ? Context.getInstance().getLocalDB().getUser().getName() : null,
-				true)));
+		submitReportButton.setOnAction(e -> {
+			String title = titleTextField.getText(), description = errorDetailArea.getText();
+			client.send(showUsernameInBugReport.isSelected() ? new IssueProposal(title, description, true) : new IssueProposal(title, description, client.getSender().getName(), true));
+		});
 		getChildren().add(submitReportButton);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/IssueUtil.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/IssueUtil.java
deleted file mode 100644
index eb2c0ea..0000000
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/util/IssueUtil.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-package envoy.client.util;
-
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
-
-import envoy.event.IssueProposal;
-
-/**
- * Provides methods to handle outgoing issues.
- *
- * @author Leon Hofmeister
- * @author Kai S. K. Engelbart
- * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
- */
-public final class IssueUtil {
-
-	private static final Pattern	removeBackslashes	= Pattern.compile("\\\\");
-	private static final Pattern	escapeQuotes		= Pattern.compile("\"");
-
-	private IssueUtil() {}
-
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@code IssueProposal} from the given data.
-	 *
-	 * @param title       the proposed title of the issue
-	 * @param description the proposed description of the issue
-	 * @param username    the user who submitted the issue. Should be
-	 *                    {@code null} if he does not want to be named. * @param
-	 *                    isBug
-	 * @param isBug       whether this issue is a bug or a feature
-	 * @return a sanitized IssueProposal that should not fail to be sent
-	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
-	 */
-	public static IssueProposal createIssueProposal(String title, String description, String username, boolean isBug) {
-		title		= sanitizeIssueTitle(title);
-		description	= sanitizeIssueDescription(description, username);
-		return new IssueProposal(title, description, isBug);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Escapes quotes and removes backslashes for a suggested issue title.
-	 *
-	 * @param title the title to sanitize
-	 * @return the sanitized title
-	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
-	 */
-	private static String sanitizeIssueTitle(String title) {
-
-		// Remove ALL backslashes as they are only error prone
-		title = removeBackslashes.matcher(title).replaceAll("");
-
-		// Escape quotes
-		title = escapeQuotes.matcher(title).replaceAll("\\\\\"");
-		return title;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Normalizes line breaks, <br>
-	 * removes all backslashes, <br>
-	 * escapes quotes and<br>
-	 * appends the user name to the issue description if requested.
-	 *
-	 * @param description the description to sanitize
-	 * @param username    the user who submitted the issue. Should be
-	 *                    {@code null} if he does not want to be named.
-	 * @return the sanitized description
-	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
-	 */
-	public static String sanitizeIssueDescription(String description, String username) {
-
-		// Trim and replace line breaks by <br> tags
-		description = description.trim().replaceAll(System.getProperty("line.separator"), "<br>");
-
-		// Append user name if requested
-		if (username != null) description += String.format("<br>Submitted by user %s.", username);
-
-		// Remove ALL backslashes as they are only error prone
-		description = removeBackslashes.matcher(description).replaceAll("");
-
-		// Escape all quotes to avoid prematurely ending the string
-		description = escapeQuotes.matcher(description).replaceAll("\\\\\"");
-		return description;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/envoy/event/IssueProposal.java b/common/src/main/java/envoy/event/IssueProposal.java
index 63c54f1..b12b6fd 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/envoy/event/IssueProposal.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/envoy/event/IssueProposal.java
@@ -23,11 +23,46 @@ public final class IssueProposal extends Event<String> {
 	 * @since Envoy Common v0.2-beta
 	 */
 	public IssueProposal(String title, String description, boolean isBug) {
-		super(title);
-		this.description	= description;
+		super(escape(title));
+		this.description	= sanitizeDescription(description);
 		bug					= isBug;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param title       the title of the reported bug
+	 * @param description the description of this bug
+	 * @param user        the name of the user creating the issue
+	 * @param isBug       determines whether this {@code IssueProposal} is
+	 *                    supposed to be a
+	 *                    feature or a bug (true = bug, false = feature)
+	 * @since Envoy Common v0.2-beta
+	 */
+	public IssueProposal(String title, String description, String user, boolean isBug) {
+		super(escape(title));
+		this.description	= sanitizeDescription(description) + String.format("<br>Submitted by user %s.", user);
+		bug					= isBug;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Escapes an issue description and normalizes its line breaks.
+	 *
+	 * @param description the description to normalize
+	 * @return the normalized description
+	 * @since Envoy Common v0.2-beta
+	 */
+	private static String sanitizeDescription(String description) {
+		return escape(description).replaceAll("\r?\n", "<br>");
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Escapes quotes and backslashes from a string.
+	 *
+	 * @param raw the string to escape
+	 * @return the escaped string
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
+	 */
+	private static String escape(String raw) { return raw.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("\"", "\\\""); }
+
 	/**
 	 * @return the description
 	 * @since Envoy Common v0.2-beta