diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/Events.kt b/src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/Events.kt
index 158ff0e..64cd70b 100755
--- a/src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/Events.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/Events.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TranslatableComponent
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextColor
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainTextComponentSerializer
 import net.trueog.utilitiesog.UtilitiesOG
 import nl.skbotnl.chatog.ChatOG.Companion.config
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ internal class Events : Listener {
 
         var nameString = "${PlayerUtils.getPrefix(event.player.uniqueId)}${event.player.name}"
 
-        val unionTag = UtilitiesOG.trueogExpand("<simpleclans_clan_color_tag>", event.player)
+        val unionTag =
+            MiniMessage.miniMessage().serialize(UtilitiesOG.trueogExpand("<simpleclans_clan_color_tag>", event.player))
         val unionPlainTag = UtilitiesOG.stripFormatting(unionTag)
         if (unionPlainTag.isNotEmpty() && unionPlainTag != "None") {
             nameString = "&8[$unionTag&8] $nameString"
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/util/ChatUtil.kt b/src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/util/ChatUtil.kt
index 838260f..5d5debb 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/util/ChatUtil.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/util/ChatUtil.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ internal object ChatUtil {
         var playerPart =
             "${PlayerUtils.getPrefix(player.uniqueId)}${player.name}${if (includeSuffix) PlayerUtils.getSuffix(player.uniqueId) else ""}"
 
-        val unionTag = UtilitiesOG.trueogExpand("<simpleclans_clan_color_tag>", player)
+        val unionTag =
+            MiniMessage.miniMessage().serialize(UtilitiesOG.trueogExpand("<simpleclans_clan_color_tag>", player))
         val unionPlainTag = UtilitiesOG.stripFormatting(unionTag)
         if (unionPlainTag.isNotEmpty() && unionPlainTag != "None") {
             playerPart = legacyToMm("&8[$unionTag&8] ") + playerPart