diff --git a/src/main/java/xyz/fzorb/noThankYouMicrosoft/messageListener.java b/src/main/java/xyz/fzorb/noThankYouMicrosoft/messageListener.java
index 993e32f..add05d3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xyz/fzorb/noThankYouMicrosoft/messageListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xyz/fzorb/noThankYouMicrosoft/messageListener.java
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ public class messageListener implements Listener {
         String message = MiniMessage.miniMessage().serialize(event.message());
         event.setCancelled(true);
         String format = NoThankYouMicrosoft.getInstance().getConfig().getString("format");
-        Bukkit.getServer().broadcast(MiniMessage.miniMessage().deserialize(format
+        String finalMessage = format
                 .replace("{{username}}", player.getDisplayName())
                 .replace("{{message}}", message)
-                .replace("{{pride_start}}", "<pride:%s>".format(flagManager.getUserPride(player.getUniqueId())))
-                .replace("{{pride_end}}", "</pride>")
-        ));
+                .replace("{{pride_start}}", "<pride:" + flagManager.getUserPride(player.getUniqueId()) + ">")
+                .replace("{{pride_end}}", "</pride>");
+        Bukkit.getServer().broadcast(MiniMessage.miniMessage().deserialize(finalMessage));
+
     }
 }