diff --git a/src/main/java/xyz/fzorb/noThankYouMicrosoft/messageListener.java b/src/main/java/xyz/fzorb/noThankYouMicrosoft/messageListener.java
index add05d3..c5110ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xyz/fzorb/noThankYouMicrosoft/messageListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xyz/fzorb/noThankYouMicrosoft/messageListener.java
@@ -16,9 +16,16 @@ public class messageListener implements Listener {
         String format = NoThankYouMicrosoft.getInstance().getConfig().getString("format");
         String finalMessage = format
                 .replace("{{username}}", player.getDisplayName())
-                .replace("{{message}}", message)
-                .replace("{{pride_start}}", "<pride:" + flagManager.getUserPride(player.getUniqueId()) + ">")
-                .replace("{{pride_end}}", "</pride>");
+                .replace("{{message}}", message);
+        if (!flagManager.getUserPride(player.getUniqueId()).equals("none")) {
+            finalMessage = finalMessage
+                    .replace("{{pride_start}}", "<pride:" + flagManager.getUserPride(player.getUniqueId()) + ">")
+                    .replace("{{pride_end}}", "</pride>");
+        } else {
+            finalMessage = finalMessage
+                    .replace("{{pride_start}}", "")
+                    .replace("{{pride_end}}", "");
+        }
         Bukkit.getServer().broadcast(MiniMessage.miniMessage().deserialize(finalMessage));
 
     }