diff --git a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/Main.java b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/Main.java
index 82b099c..1f4cc09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/Main.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package it.ohalee.minecraftgpt;
 import com.google.common.cache.*;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.command.ChatCommand;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.handler.PlayerHandlers;
+import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.util.Messages;
 import org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public class Main extends JavaPlugin {
                     }
                     USER_TYPE.invalidate(notification.getKey());
                     if (notification.getCause() == RemovalCause.EXPIRED) {
-                        notification.getKey().sendMessage(getConfig().getString("command.toggle.disabled").replace("&", "§"));
+                        notification.getKey().sendMessage(Messages.format(getConfig().getString("command.toggle.disabled")));
                     }
                 }).build();
         USER_TYPE = CacheBuilder.newBuilder().build();
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/command/ChatCommand.java b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/command/ChatCommand.java
index e57023f..baff1b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/command/ChatCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/command/ChatCommand.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.command;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.Main;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.Type;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.conversation.TypeManager;
+import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.util.Messages;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
@@ -37,15 +38,14 @@ public class ChatCommand implements TabExecutor {
         if (args.length >= 1) {
             type = Type.getType(args[0]);
             if (type == null) {
-                player.sendMessage(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.invalid-type")
-                        .replace("&", "§")
+                player.sendMessage(Messages.format(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.invalid-type"))
                         .replace("{types}", String.join(", ", Arrays.stream(Type.values()).map(Enum::name).toArray(String[]::new))));
                 return true;
             }
         }
 
         if (!player.hasPermission("minecraftgpt.command." + type.name().toLowerCase())) {
-            player.sendMessage(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.no-permission").replace("&", "§"));
+            player.sendMessage(Messages.format(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.no-permission")));
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/conversation/TypeManager.java b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/conversation/TypeManager.java
index 81b9f17..43f855b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/conversation/TypeManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/conversation/TypeManager.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.conversation;
 
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.Main;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.Type;
+import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.util.Messages;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
 public class TypeManager {
@@ -9,13 +10,13 @@ public class TypeManager {
     public static void startConversation(Main plugin, Player player, Type type) {
         if (Main.CACHE.asMap().containsKey(player)) {
             Main.CACHE.invalidate(player);
-            player.sendMessage(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.toggle.disabled").replace("&", "§"));
+            player.sendMessage(Messages.format(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.toggle.disabled")));
             return;
         }
 
         Main.USER_TYPE.put(player, type);
         Main.CACHE.put(player, new StringBuilder());
-        player.sendMessage(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.toggle.enabled").replace("&", "§"));
+        player.sendMessage(Messages.format(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.toggle.enabled")));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/handler/PlayerHandlers.java b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/handler/PlayerHandlers.java
index 83b4dc9..fe7d867 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/handler/PlayerHandlers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/handler/PlayerHandlers.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.handler;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.Main;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.OpenAI;
 import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.Type;
+import it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.util.Messages;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.AsyncPlayerChatEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -44,10 +47,7 @@ public class PlayerHandlers implements Listener {
         if (!plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("use-default-chat", false)) {
             e.setCancelled(true);
 
-            for (Player rec : recipients)
-                rec.sendMessage(list.get(0).replace("&", "§")
-                        .replace("%message%", e.getMessage())
-                        .replace("%player%", player.getName()));
+            sendMessage(format(list.get(0), e.getMessage(), player.getName()), recipients);
         }
 
         StringBuilder builder = Main.CACHE.getIfPresent(player);
@@ -56,15 +56,22 @@ public class PlayerHandlers implements Listener {
         OpenAI.getResponse(builder, e.getMessage()).whenComplete((response, throwable) -> {
             if (throwable != null) {
                 throwable.printStackTrace();
-                player.sendMessage(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.error").replace("&", "§"));
+                player.sendMessage(Messages.format(plugin.getConfig().getString("command.error")));
                 return;
             }
-
-            for (Player rec : recipients)
-                rec.sendMessage(list.get(1).replace("&", "§")
-                        .replace("%message%", response)
-                        .replace("%player%", player.getName()));
+            sendMessage(list.get(1), recipients);
         });
     }
 
+    private String format(String str, String message, String player) {
+        return Messages.format(str).replace("%message%", message).replace("%player%", player);
+    }
+
+    private void sendMessage(String message, Collection<Player> players) {
+        for (Player player : players)
+            player.sendMessage(message);
+        if (plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("send-messages-to-console", true))
+            plugin.getServer().getConsoleSender().sendMessage(message);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/util/Messages.java b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/util/Messages.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2441c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/it/ohalee/minecraftgpt/util/Messages.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package it.ohalee.minecraftgpt.util;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+public class Messages {
+
+    public static @NotNull String format(@Nullable String str) {
+        if (str == null) return "Error - Bad Config";
+        return str.replace("&", "§");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 3297cb3..e93892e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ command:
     disabled: "&cChatGPT has disconnected."
   error: "&cAn error occurred while processing your message."
 
+send-messages-to-console: true
 use-default-chat: false
 format:
   - "&b%player%: &7%message%"