diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utility.java b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utility.java
index dc10a3c..329be80 100755
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utility.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/util/Utility.java
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextColor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainComponentSerializer;
 import net.luckperms.api.LuckPerms;
 import net.luckperms.api.model.group.Group;
 import net.luckperms.api.model.user.User;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -169,4 +172,23 @@ public class Utility {
                 : miniMessage.parse(stringBuilder.toString());
     }
 
+
+    public static void sendBlockedNotification(String prefix, Player player, String input, String target) {
+        MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.get();
+        Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach(a ->{
+            Component blockedNotification = miniMessage.parse("<red>[" + prefix + "] "
+                    + getDisplayName(player.getUniqueId())
+                    + (target.isEmpty() ? " tried to say: " : " -> " + target + ": ")
+                    + input + "</red>");
+            if (a.hasPermission("chat.alert-blocked")) {
+                a.sendMessage(blockedNotification);//TODO make configurable (along with all the messages)
+            }
+        });
+        player.sendMessage(miniMessage.parse("<red>The language you used in your message is not allowed, " +
+                "this constitutes as your only warning. Any further attempts at bypassing the filter will result in staff intervention.</red>"));
+    }
+
+    public static void sendBlockedNotification(String prefix, Player player, Component input, String target) {
+        sendBlockedNotification(prefix, player, PlainComponentSerializer.plain().serialize(input), target);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
index 89d7471..fc4c3f5 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
@@ -38,18 +38,21 @@ public class ChatHandler {
     public void privateMessage(Player player, String target, String message) {
         ChatUser user = ChatUserManager.getChatUser(player.getUniqueId());
         user.setReplyTarget(target);
-        message = RegexManager.replaceText(message); // todo a better way for this
-        if(message == null) return; // the message was blocked
-
-        if(!player.hasPermission("chat.format")) {
-            message = miniMessage.stripTokens(message);
+        String updatedMessage = RegexManager.replaceText(message); // todo a better way for this
+        if(updatedMessage == null) {
+            Utility.sendBlockedNotification("DM Language", player, message, target);
+            return; // the message was blocked
         }
 
-        if(message.contains("[i]"))
-            message = message.replace("[i]", "<[i]>");
+        if(!player.hasPermission("chat.format")) {
+            updatedMessage = miniMessage.stripTokens(updatedMessage);
+        }
+
+        if(updatedMessage.contains("[i]"))
+            updatedMessage = updatedMessage.replace("[i]", "<[i]>");
 
         List<Template> templates = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
-                Template.of("message", message),
+                Template.of("message", updatedMessage),
                 Template.of("[i]", itemComponent(player.getInventory().getItemInMainHand()))));
 
         Component component = miniMessage.parse("<message>", templates);
@@ -73,20 +76,23 @@ public class ChatHandler {
         Component senderName = user.getDisplayName();
         Component prefix = user.getPrefix();
 
-        message = RegexManager.replaceText(message); // todo a better way for this
-        if(message == null) return; // the message was blocked
-
-        if(!player.hasPermission("chat.format")) {
-            message = miniMessage.stripTokens(message);
+        String updatedMessage = RegexManager.replaceText(message); // todo a better way for this
+        if(updatedMessage == null) {
+            Utility.sendBlockedNotification("GC Language", player, message, "");
+            return; // the message was blocked
         }
 
-        if(message.contains("[i]"))
-            message = message.replace("[i]", "<[i]>"); // end of todo
+        if(!player.hasPermission("chat.format")) {
+            updatedMessage = miniMessage.stripTokens(updatedMessage);
+        }
+
+        if(updatedMessage.contains("[i]"))
+            updatedMessage = updatedMessage.replace("[i]", "<[i]>"); // end of todo
 
         List<Template> templates = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
                 Template.of("sender", senderName),
                 Template.of("prefix", prefix),
-                Template.of("message", message),
+                Template.of("message", updatedMessage),
                 Template.of("server", Bukkit.getServerName()),
                 Template.of("[i]", itemComponent(player.getInventory().getItemInMainHand()))));
 
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
index f3d5885..0c52abc 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/ChatListener.java
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ import com.alttd.chat.handler.ChatHandler;
 import com.alttd.chat.managers.ChatUserManager;
 import com.alttd.chat.managers.RegexManager;
 import com.alttd.chat.objects.ChatUser;
+import com.alttd.chat.util.Utility;
 import io.papermc.paper.chat.ChatRenderer;
 import io.papermc.paper.event.player.AsyncChatEvent;
-import me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderAPI;
 import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.Template;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainComponentSerializer;
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
 
 public class ChatListener implements Listener, ChatRenderer {
 
@@ -41,16 +39,7 @@ public class ChatListener implements Listener, ChatRenderer {
         message = RegexManager.replaceText(message); // todo a better way for this
         if(message == null) {
             event.setCancelled(true);
-            Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach(a ->{
-                Component blockedNotification = miniMessage.parse("<red>[Language] "
-                        + Objects.requireNonNull(player.getCustomName()) + " tried to say: "
-                        + PlainComponentSerializer.plain().serialize(input) + "</red>");
-                if (a.hasPermission("chat.alert-blocked")) {
-                    a.sendMessage(blockedNotification);//TODO make configurable
-                }
-            });
-            player.sendMessage(miniMessage.parse("<red>The language you used in your message is not allowed, " +
-                    "this constitutes as your only warning. Any further attempts at bypassing the filter will result in staff intervention.</red>"));
+            Utility.sendBlockedNotification("Language", player, input, "");
             return; // the message was blocked
         }
 
diff --git a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
index 7467c64..73cf3f0 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/listeners/PlayerListener.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.alttd.chat.database.Queries;
 import com.alttd.chat.managers.ChatUserManager;
 import com.alttd.chat.managers.RegexManager;
 import com.alttd.chat.objects.ChatUser;
+import com.alttd.chat.util.Utility;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainComponentSerializer;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ public class PlayerListener implements Listener {
 
                 message = RegexManager.replaceText(message); // todo a better way for this
 
+                if (message == null) {
+                    Utility.sendBlockedNotification("Sign Language" ,event.getPlayer(), PlainComponentSerializer.plain().serialize(component), "");
+                }
+
                 component = message == null ? Component.empty() : Component.text(message);
 
                 event.line(i, component);