diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/net/ess3/api/TranslatableException.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/net/ess3/api/TranslatableException.java
index 34fdacb8dd0..87ac813a3f5 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/net/ess3/api/TranslatableException.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/net/ess3/api/TranslatableException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package net.ess3.api;
 
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.AdventureUtil;
+
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n.tlLiteral;
 
 /**
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ public Object[] getArgs() {
 
     @Override
     public String getMessage() {
-        return tlLiteral(tlKey, args);
+        final String literal = tlLiteral(tlKey, args);
+        return AdventureUtil.miniToLegacy(literal);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/test/java/com/earth2me/essentials/EconomyTest.java b/Essentials/src/test/java/com/earth2me/essentials/EconomyTest.java
index 7429756795d..eaa37156863 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/test/java/com/earth2me/essentials/EconomyTest.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/test/java/com/earth2me/essentials/EconomyTest.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import com.earth2me.essentials.api.UserDoesNotExistException;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.commands.IEssentialsCommand;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.commands.NoChargeException;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.AdventureUtil;
 import net.ess3.api.Economy;
 import net.ess3.api.MaxMoneyException;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ public void testNegativePayCommand() {
         try {
             runCommand("pay", user1, PLAYERNAME2 + " -123");
         } catch (final Exception e) {
-            Assert.assertEquals(I18n.tlLiteral("payMustBePositive"), e.getMessage());
+            Assert.assertEquals(AdventureUtil.miniToLegacy(I18n.tlLiteral("payMustBePositive")), e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 }