diff --git a/.idea/jarRepositories.xml b/.idea/jarRepositories.xml
index e35af68..a2011b2 100644
--- a/.idea/jarRepositories.xml
+++ b/.idea/jarRepositories.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@
       <option name="name" value="spigot-repo" />
       <option name="url" value="https://hub.spigotmc.org/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots/" />
     </remote-repository>
+    <remote-repository>
+      <option name="id" value="jeff-media-public" />
+      <option name="name" value="jeff-media-public" />
+      <option name="url" value="https://repo.jeff-media.com/public/" />
+    </remote-repository>
     <remote-repository>
       <option name="id" value="jboss.community" />
       <option name="name" value="JBoss Community repository" />
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e330d28..b690259 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.tr7zw</groupId>
             <artifactId>item-nbt-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.2</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.13.0</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>me.clip</groupId>
diff --git a/resource/plugin.yml b/resource/plugin.yml
index 7ba2699..a4f7465 100644
--- a/resource/plugin.yml
+++ b/resource/plugin.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 3.21.4.2
+version: 3.21.4.3
 main: me.rockyhawk.commandpanels.CommandPanels
 name: CommandPanels
 author: RockyHawk
diff --git a/src/me/rockyhawk/commandpanels/openpanelsmanager/OpenGUI.java b/src/me/rockyhawk/commandpanels/openpanelsmanager/OpenGUI.java
index 0845c37..7c2d00a 100644
--- a/src/me/rockyhawk/commandpanels/openpanelsmanager/OpenGUI.java
+++ b/src/me/rockyhawk/commandpanels/openpanelsmanager/OpenGUI.java
@@ -119,19 +119,20 @@ public class OpenGUI {
                 }
             } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException ignore) {}
         }
-        if (pconfig.contains("empty") && !Objects.equals(pconfig.getString("empty"), "AIR")) {
+        if (pconfig.contains("empty") && !plugin.tex.placeholdersNoColour(panel,position,p,pconfig.getString("empty")).equals("AIR")) {
+            String emptyValue = plugin.tex.placeholdersNoColour(panel,position,p,pconfig.getString("empty"));
             ItemStack empty;
             try {
                 //emptyID for older versions of minecraft (might be deprecated later on)
                 short id = 0;
                 if(pconfig.contains("emptyID")){
-                    id = Short.parseShort(pconfig.getString("emptyID"));
+                    id = Short.parseShort(plugin.tex.placeholdersNoColour(panel,position,p,pconfig.getString("emptyID")));
                 }
                 //either use custom item or just material type
-                if(pconfig.contains("custom-item." + pconfig.getString("empty"))){
-                    empty = plugin.itemCreate.makeItemFromConfig(panel,position,pconfig.getConfigurationSection("custom-item." + pconfig.getString("empty")),p,true,true,true);
+                if(pconfig.contains("custom-item." + emptyValue)){
+                    empty = plugin.itemCreate.makeItemFromConfig(panel,position,pconfig.getConfigurationSection("custom-item." + emptyValue),p,true,true,true);
                 }else{
-                    empty = new ItemStack(Objects.requireNonNull(Material.matchMaterial(pconfig.getString("empty").toUpperCase())), 1,id);
+                    empty = new ItemStack(Objects.requireNonNull(Material.matchMaterial(emptyValue.toUpperCase())), 1,id);
                     ItemMeta renamedMeta = empty.getItemMeta();
                     assert renamedMeta != null;
                     renamedMeta.setDisplayName(" ");