diff --git a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/TagCMD.java b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/TagCMD.java
index 14237a3..7b4be8e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/TagCMD.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/TagCMD.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import dev.plex.command.annotation.CommandPermissions;
 import dev.plex.command.source.RequiredCommandSource;
 import dev.plex.player.PlexPlayer;
 import dev.plex.rank.enums.Rank;
+import dev.plex.util.PlexUtils;
 import dev.plex.util.minimessage.SafeMiniMessage;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public class TagCMD extends PlexCommand
             {
                 return usage("/tag set <prefix>");
             }
-            String prefix = StringUtils.join(args, " ", 1, args.length);
+            String prefix = PlexUtils.cleanString(StringUtils.join(args, " ", 1, args.length));
 
             Component convertedComponent = SafeMiniMessage.mmDeserializeWithoutEvents(prefix);
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/ChatListener.java b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/ChatListener.java
index 850cbbb..5c99ecf 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/ChatListener.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/ChatListener.java
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextReplacementConfig;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.ClickEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.resolver.TagResolver;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.standard.StandardTags;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ public class ChatListener extends PlexListener
         @Override
         public @NotNull Component render(@NotNull Player source, @NotNull Component sourceDisplayName, @NotNull Component message, @NotNull Audience viewer)
         {
-            String text = PlexUtils.getTextFromComponent(message);
+            String text = PlexUtils.cleanString(PlexUtils.getTextFromComponent(message));
 
             Component component = Component.empty();
 
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/PlexUtils.java b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/PlexUtils.java
index 58b0aef..ade7813 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/PlexUtils.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/util/PlexUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package dev.plex.util;
 
+import com.google.common.base.CharMatcher;
 import dev.plex.Plex;
 import dev.plex.PlexBase;
 import dev.plex.storage.StorageType;
@@ -229,4 +230,9 @@ public class PlexUtils implements PlexBase
             pl.sendMessage(component);
         });
     }
+
+    public static String cleanString(String input)
+    {
+        return CharMatcher.ascii().retainFrom(input);
+    }
 }