diff --git a/EssentialsChat/src/net/ess3/chat/EssentialsChatPlayer.java b/EssentialsChat/src/net/ess3/chat/EssentialsChatPlayer.java
index 0b9888a25..02c9cda74 100644
--- a/EssentialsChat/src/net/ess3/chat/EssentialsChatPlayer.java
+++ b/EssentialsChat/src/net/ess3/chat/EssentialsChatPlayer.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public abstract class EssentialsChatPlayer implements Listener
 		MessageFormat format = groupSettings.getChatFormat(user);
 		synchronized(format)
 		{
-		event.setFormat(groupSettings.getChatFormat(user).format(new Object[]
+		event.setFormat(format.format(new Object[]
 				{
 					group, world, world.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH)
 				}));