diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs
index af1b5c5ab..c879e9875 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/connectors.rs
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ pub fn connector_display_label(connector: &AppInfo) -> String {
 }
 
 pub fn connector_mention_slug(connector: &AppInfo) -> String {
-    sanitize_name(&connector_display_label(connector))
+    sanitize_slug(&connector_display_label(connector))
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn accessible_connectors_from_mcp_tools(
@@ -918,11 +918,15 @@ fn normalize_connector_value(value: Option<&str>) -> Option<String> {
 }
 
 pub fn connector_install_url(name: &str, connector_id: &str) -> String {
-    let slug = sanitize_name(name);
+    let slug = sanitize_slug(name);
     format!("https://chatgpt.com/apps/{slug}/{connector_id}")
 }
 
 pub fn sanitize_name(name: &str) -> String {
+    sanitize_slug(name).replace("-", "_")
+}
+
+fn sanitize_slug(name: &str) -> String {
     let mut normalized = String::with_capacity(name.len());
     for character in name.chars() {
         if character.is_ascii_alphanumeric() {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/mcp_connection_manager.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/mcp_connection_manager.rs
index 74422d074..f0165d4e4 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/mcp_connection_manager.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/mcp_connection_manager.rs
@@ -1231,12 +1231,11 @@ fn normalize_codex_apps_tool_name(
         return tool_name.to_string();
     }
 
-    let tool_name = sanitize_name(tool_name).replace('-', "_");
+    let tool_name = sanitize_name(tool_name);
 
     if let Some(connector_name) = connector_name
         .map(str::trim)
         .map(sanitize_name)
-        .map(|name| name.replace('-', "_"))
         .filter(|name| !name.is_empty())
         && let Some(stripped) = tool_name.strip_prefix(&connector_name)
         && !stripped.is_empty()
@@ -1247,7 +1246,6 @@ fn normalize_codex_apps_tool_name(
     if let Some(connector_id) = connector_id
         .map(str::trim)
         .map(sanitize_name)
-        .map(|name| name.replace('-', "_"))
         .filter(|name| !name.is_empty())
         && let Some(stripped) = tool_name.strip_prefix(&connector_id)
         && !stripped.is_empty()