diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e91642e..7a833d1 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ fn build_basic_status(tweet: &Tweet) -> Result<StatusBuilder, Box<dyn Error>> {
         toot = toot.replace(&decoded_url.0, &decoded_url.1);
     }
 
+    // remove the &amp; and replace it with &
+    // this is the only entities and/or char that is not available via Twitter API
+    toot = toot.replace("&amp;", "&");
+
     Ok(StatusBuilder::new(toot))
 }