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 00cce21..89d7471 100755
--- a/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
+++ b/galaxy/src/main/java/com/alttd/chat/handler/ChatHandler.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class ChatHandler {
             return;
         }
         long timeLeft = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(System.currentTimeMillis() - user.getGcCooldown());
-        if(timeLeft <= Config.GCCOOLDOWN) { // player is on cooldown and should wait x seconds
+        if(timeLeft <= Config.GCCOOLDOWN || player.hasPermission("chat.globalchat.cooldownbypass")) { // player is on cooldown and should wait x seconds
             player.sendMessage(miniMessage.parse(Config.GCONCOOLDOWN, Template.of("cooldown", Config.GCCOOLDOWN-timeLeft+"")));
             return;
         }
diff --git a/velocity/dependency-reduced-pom.xml b/velocity/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
index 775683b..2cfdbd6 100644
--- a/velocity/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+++ b/velocity/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.8.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>16</source>
+          <target>16</target>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/velocity/pom.xml b/velocity/pom.xml
index 1eb09b5..9c17322 100755
--- a/velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/velocity/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>16</source>
+                    <target>16</target>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>