diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a68ac9..cf9b8ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>de.tubyoub</groupId>
     <artifactId>StatusPlugin</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.1</version>
+    <version>1.5.2</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Tub's Status Plugin</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Listener/ChatListener.java b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Listener/ChatListener.java
index 00d717f..57ca168 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Listener/ChatListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Listener/ChatListener.java
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ public void onPlayerChat(PlayerChatEvent event) {
                 status = PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(player, status);
             }
 
+           // message = plugin.getStatusManager().translateColorsAndFormatting(message,player);
+
             // Format the broadcast message
             String broadcastMessage;
-            if (status == null) {
-                broadcastMessage = player.getName() + ": " + message;
+            if (status.isEmpty()) {
+                broadcastMessage = player.getName() + ": " + plugin.getStatusManager().translateColorsAndFormatting(message,player);
             } else {
-                broadcastMessage = "[" + ColourUtils.format(status) + ChatColor.RESET + "] " + player.getName() + ": " + message;
+                broadcastMessage = configManager.getOpeningCharacter() + ColourUtils.format(status) + ChatColor.RESET + configManager.getClosingCharacter() + " " + player.getName() + ": " + plugin.getStatusManager().translateColorsAndFormatting(message,player);
             }
 
             // Broadcast the message and cancel the original event
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Listener/PlayerJoinListener.java b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Listener/PlayerJoinListener.java
index 899d5fa..638de9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Listener/PlayerJoinListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Listener/PlayerJoinListener.java
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
         if (player.hasPermission("StatusPlugin.admin") && plugin.getConfigManager().isCheckUpdate()) {
             // Alert if a critical update is available
             if (this.versionInfo.isNewVersionAvailable && this.versionInfo.urgency == UpdateUrgency.CRITICAL || this.versionInfo.urgency == UpdateUrgency.HIGH) {
-                player.sendMessage(plugin.getPluginPrefix() + ChatColor.RED + "A critical update for BT Grave is available!");
-                player.sendMessage(plugin.getPluginPrefix() + ChatColor.RED + "Please update to version: " + this.versionInfo.latestVersion);
-                player.sendMessage(plugin.getPluginPrefix() + ChatColor.RED + "Backup your config");
+                player.sendMessage(plugin.getPluginPrefix() + ChatColor.RED + " A critical update for Tubs StatusPlugin is available!");
+                player.sendMessage(plugin.getPluginPrefix() + ChatColor.RED + " Please update to version: " + this.versionInfo.latestVersion);
+                player.sendMessage(plugin.getPluginPrefix() + ChatColor.RED + " Backup your config");
                 // only works this way and idk why
                 TextComponent modrinthLink = new TextComponent(ChatColor.GREEN + "" + ChatColor.UNDERLINE + "Modrinth");
                 modrinthLink.setClickEvent(new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.OPEN_URL, "https://modrinth.com/plugin/bt-graves/version/" + this.versionInfo.latestVersion));
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Managers/StatusManager.java b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Managers/StatusManager.java
index a9ff61b..391f430 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Managers/StatusManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/Managers/StatusManager.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public String getStatus(Player player) {
     public void updateDisplayName(Player player) {
         String status = getStatus(player);
 
-        if (status != "") {
+        if (status.isEmpty()) {
             String translatedStatus = translateColorsAndFormatting(status, player);
             if (plugin.isLuckPermsPresent() && player.hasPermission("StatusPlugin.placeholders")) {
                 translatedStatus.replace("%LP_prefix%", Objects.requireNonNull(plugin.getLuckPerms().getPlayerAdapter(Player.class).getUser(player).getCachedData().getMetaData().getPrefix()));
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public String translateColorsAndFormatting(String status, CommandSender sender)
                 status = status.replace(codes[i], "");
             }
         }
-        return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('§', status);
+        return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', status);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/StatusPlaceholderExpansion.java b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/StatusPlaceholderExpansion.java
index 546e0c4..c3012d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/StatusPlaceholderExpansion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/StatusPlaceholderExpansion.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public String getVersion(){
     @Override
     public String onPlaceholderRequest(Player player, String identifier){
         if(player == null){
-            return "";
+            return null;
         }
         if (Objects.equals(identifier, "status")){
             return plugin.getStatusManager().getStatus(player);
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/StatusPlugin.java b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/StatusPlugin.java
index 666da7f..fd66c3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/StatusPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tubyoub/statusplugin/StatusPlugin.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * This class extends JavaPlugin and represents the main entry point for the plugin.
  */
 public class StatusPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
-    private final String version = "1.5.1";
+    private final String version = "1.5.2";
     private final String project = "km0yAITg";
      private int pluginId = 20463;
     private StatusManager statusManager;