diff --git a/plugins/e621_tagger/e621_tagger.py b/plugins/e621_tagger/e621_tagger.py
index 5f7306cb..33daab32 100644
--- a/plugins/e621_tagger/e621_tagger.py
+++ b/plugins/e621_tagger/e621_tagger.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def process_e621_post_for_item(
 
     performer_ids = []
     for char in post_data.get("tags", {}).get("character", []):
-        name = char.split("_(")[0]
+        name = char
         perf = get_or_create_performer(stash, name)
         performer_ids.append(perf["id"])
 
diff --git a/plugins/e621_tagger/e621_tagger.yml b/plugins/e621_tagger/e621_tagger.yml
index 911080ff..38976a37 100644
--- a/plugins/e621_tagger/e621_tagger.yml
+++ b/plugins/e621_tagger/e621_tagger.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: e621_tagger
 description: Finding images and videos on e621 and tagging them.
-version: 0.4
+version: 0.5
 url: https://github.com/stashapp/CommunityScripts/
 exec:
   - python