diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
index 7a681a787..54195e67a 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/SpongePlayer.java
@@ -30,11 +30,15 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.LocalWorldAdapter;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.internal.cui.CUIEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.session.SessionKey;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.Location;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayerMP;
+import net.minecraft.util.ChatComponentText;
 import org.spongepowered.api.entity.living.player.Player;
 import org.spongepowered.api.item.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.spongepowered.api.text.LiteralText;
 import org.spongepowered.api.text.Text;
 import org.spongepowered.api.text.format.TextColor;
 import org.spongepowered.api.text.format.TextColors;
+import org.spongepowered.api.text.serializer.TextSerializers;
 import org.spongepowered.api.world.World;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ public class SpongePlayer extends AbstractPlayerActor {
     @Override
     public void printRaw(String msg) {
         for (String part : msg.split("\n")) {
-            this.player.sendMessage(Text.of(part));
+            this.player.sendMessage(TextSerializers.LEGACY_FORMATTING_CODE.deserialize(part));
         }
     }