diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/events/MinionChestLinkEvent.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/events/MinionChestLinkEvent.kt
index c07ca27..48950b9 100644
--- a/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/events/MinionChestLinkEvent.kt
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/api/events/MinionChestLinkEvent.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class MinionChestLinkEvent(minion: Minion, private val player: Player, private v
     }
 
     private var isCancelled = false
-
+    private var failMessage: String? = null
 
     override fun getHandlers(): HandlerList {
         return handlerList
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ class MinionChestLinkEvent(minion: Minion, private val player: Player, private v
         return player
     }
 
+    fun getFailMessage(): String? {
+        return failMessage
+    }
+
+    fun setFailMessage(message: String) {
+        failMessage = message
+    }
+
     fun getBlock(): Block {
         return block
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/listeners/LinkingListener.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/listeners/LinkingListener.kt
index ea335d6..bba31a3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/listeners/LinkingListener.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/artillexstudios/axminions/listeners/LinkingListener.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ class LinkingListener : Listener {
         if (!AxMinionsPlugin.integrations.getProtectionIntegration().canBuildAt(event.player, event.clickedBlock!!.location)) return
 
         val minion = linking.remove(event.player) ?: return
+
+        val linkEvent = MinionChestLinkEvent(
+            minion,
+            event.player,
+            event.clickedBlock!!
+        )
+        Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(linkEvent)
+        if (linkEvent.isCancelled) {
+            event.player.sendMessage(StringUtils.formatToString(linkEvent.getFailMessage() ?: (Messages.PREFIX() + Messages.LINK_FAIL())))
+            return
+        }
+
         event.isCancelled = true
         if (minion.getLocation()
                 .distanceSquared(event.clickedBlock!!.location) > Config.MAX_LINKING_DISTANCE() * Config.MAX_LINKING_DISTANCE()
@@ -38,16 +50,6 @@ class LinkingListener : Listener {
             return
         }
 
-        val linkEvent = MinionChestLinkEvent(
-            linking.getValue(event.player),
-            event.player,
-            event.clickedBlock!!
-        )
-        Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(linkEvent)
-        if (linkEvent.isCancelled) {
-            return
-        }
-
         event.player.sendMessage(StringUtils.formatToString(Messages.PREFIX() + Messages.LINK_SUCCESS()))
         minion.setLinkedChest(event.clickedBlock!!.location)
     }