diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bukkit/PingEventPaper.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bukkit/PingEventPaper.java
index 3bb5c8b..68dcbfb 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bukkit/PingEventPaper.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bukkit/PingEventPaper.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import net.pistonmaster.pistonmotd.shared.StatusFavicon;
 import net.pistonmaster.pistonmotd.shared.StatusPingListener;
 import net.pistonmaster.pistonmotd.shared.utils.PMHelpers;
-import net.pistonmaster.pistonmotd.shared.utils.PMUnsupportedConfigException;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
@@ -24,6 +23,11 @@
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 @SuppressWarnings({"removal", "deprecation"})
 public class PingEventPaper implements Listener, StatusPingListener {
+    public static final LegacyComponentSerializer LEGACY_COMPONENT_SERIALIZER = LegacyComponentSerializer.builder()
+        .character('§')
+        .hexCharacter('#')
+        .hexColors()
+        .build();
     private final PistonMOTDPlugin plugin;
 
     @EventHandler
@@ -40,12 +44,12 @@ public void hidePlayers() {
 
             @Override
             public String getDescriptionJson() {
-                return GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serialize(LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(event.getMotd()));
+                return GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serialize(LEGACY_COMPONENT_SERIALIZER.deserialize(event.getMotd()));
             }
 
             @Override
             public void setDescription(String descriptionJson) {
-                event.setMotd(LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().serialize(GsonComponentSerializer.gson().deserialize(descriptionJson)));
+                event.setMotd(LEGACY_COMPONENT_SERIALIZER.serialize(GsonComponentSerializer.gson().deserialize(descriptionJson)));
             }
 
             @Override
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bukkit/PingEventSpigot.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bukkit/PingEventSpigot.java
index a28c218..cceee18 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bukkit/PingEventSpigot.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/pistonmaster/pistonmotd/bukkit/PingEventSpigot.java
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 @SuppressWarnings({"deprecation"})
 public class PingEventSpigot implements Listener, StatusPingListener {
+    public static final LegacyComponentSerializer LEGACY_COMPONENT_SERIALIZER = LegacyComponentSerializer.builder()
+        .character('§')
+        .hexCharacter('#')
+        .hexColors()
+        .useUnusualXRepeatedCharacterHexFormat()
+        .build();
     private final PistonMOTDPlugin plugin;
 
     @EventHandler
@@ -38,12 +44,12 @@ public void hidePlayers() throws PMUnsupportedConfigException {
 
             @Override
             public String getDescriptionJson() {
-                return GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serialize(LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(event.getMotd()));
+                return GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serialize(LEGACY_COMPONENT_SERIALIZER.deserialize(event.getMotd()));
             }
 
             @Override
             public void setDescription(String descriptionJson) {
-                event.setMotd(LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().serialize(GsonComponentSerializer.gson().deserialize(descriptionJson)));
+                event.setMotd(LEGACY_COMPONENT_SERIALIZER.serialize(GsonComponentSerializer.gson().deserialize(descriptionJson)));
             }
 
             @Override