diff --git a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/ListCMD.java b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/ListCMD.java
index 573cb8e..108fd5e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/ListCMD.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/ListCMD.java
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ public class ListCMD extends PlexCommand
             }
             else
             {
-                list = list.append(VaultHook.getPrefix(getPlexPlayer(player))).append(Component.space()).append(Component.text(player.getName()).color(NamedTextColor.WHITE));
+                Component prefix = VaultHook.getPrefix(getPlexPlayer(player));
+                if (prefix != null && !prefix.equals(Component.empty()) && !prefix.equals(Component.space())) {
+                    list = list.append(prefix).append(Component.space());
+                }
+                list = list.append(Component.text(player.getName()).color(NamedTextColor.WHITE));
             }
             if (i != players.size() - 1)
             {
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 7b4be8e..f99851f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/TagCMD.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/command/impl/TagCMD.java
@@ -76,15 +76,14 @@ public class TagCMD extends PlexCommand
                 }
 
                 PlexPlayer player = DataUtils.getPlayer(playerSender.getUniqueId());
-                player.setPrefix("");
+                player.setPrefix(null);
                 DataUtils.update(player);
                 return messageComponent("prefixCleared");
             }
-
             checkRank(sender, Rank.ADMIN, "plex.tag.clear.others");
             Player target = getNonNullPlayer(args[1]);
             PlexPlayer plexTarget = DataUtils.getPlayer(target.getUniqueId());
-            plexTarget.setPrefix("");
+            plexTarget.setPrefix(null);
             DataUtils.update(plexTarget);
             return messageComponent("otherPrefixCleared", target.getName());
         }
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 319b277..2d7e186 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/ChatListener.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/listener/impl/ChatListener.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class ChatListener extends PlexListener
         }
         Component prefix = plugin.getRankManager().getPrefix(plexPlayer);
 
-        if (prefix != null)
+        if (prefix != null && !prefix.equals(Component.empty()) && !prefix.equals(Component.space()))
         {
             renderer.hasPrefix = true;
             renderer.prefix = prefix;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/rank/RankManager.java b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/rank/RankManager.java
index 2dbaa6c..6b922d5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/rank/RankManager.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/dev/plex/rank/RankManager.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class RankManager
         }
         if (getConfigPrefixes(plexPlayer) != null)
         {
-            getConfigPrefixes(plexPlayer);
+            return getConfigPrefixes(plexPlayer);
         }
         if (Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Vault") && Plex.get().getSystem().equalsIgnoreCase("permissions"))
         {