diff --git a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/bungee/util/BungeeFormatUtils.java b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/bungee/util/BungeeFormatUtils.java
index 26e2d60..48ca2a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/bungee/util/BungeeFormatUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/bungee/util/BungeeFormatUtils.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import me.oskar3123.staffchat.util.StringUtils;
 
 public class BungeeFormatUtils {
 
+  private BungeeFormatUtils() {}
+
   public static String replacePlaceholders(
       String string,
       Function<String, String> colorize,
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/FormatUtils.java b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/FormatUtils.java
index 0e87b3a..2629282 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/FormatUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/FormatUtils.java
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public class FormatUtils {
 
+  private FormatUtils() {}
+
   public static String replacePlaceholders(
       String string,
       Function<String, String> colorize,
       Supplier<String> nameSupplier,
       String message) {
+    string = colorize.apply(string);
     string =
         string.replaceAll("\\{NAME}", StringUtils.sanitize(colorize.apply(nameSupplier.get())));
     string = string.replaceAll("\\{MESSAGE}", StringUtils.sanitize(message));
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtils.java b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtils.java
index 2c9095a..ff7dd6a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/oskar3123/staffchat/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package me.oskar3123.staffchat.util;
 
 public class StringUtils {
 
+  private StringUtils() {}
+
   public static String sanitize(String string) {
     string = string.replaceAll("\\\\", "\\\\\\\\");
     string = string.replaceAll("\\$", "\\\\\\$");