diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/handlers/DeathHandler.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/handlers/DeathHandler.kt
index efdadc9..69d5db8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/handlers/DeathHandler.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/handlers/DeathHandler.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ object DeathHandler {
             damageType: String
     ) {
         if (cfg.outgoing.death.enable) {
-            var msg = deathMessage.replace(player, player.stripColorOut.antiping)
+            var msg = deathMessage.stripColorOut.replace(player, player.stripColorOut.antiping)
             if (cfg.outgoing.death.damageType) {
                 val emojis = cfg.outgoing.death.damageTypeMapping[damageType]?.split(' ')
                         ?: listOf("\uD83D\uDC7B unknown type '$damageType'")