diff --git a/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/BaseComponentSerializer.java b/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/BaseComponentSerializer.java
index ae69b231b..fc9739a80 100644
--- a/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/BaseComponentSerializer.java
+++ b/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/BaseComponentSerializer.java
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ public class BaseComponentSerializer
 
     protected void deserialize(JsonObject object, BaseComponent component, JsonDeserializationContext context)
     {
-        if ( object.has( "color" ) )
-        {
-            component.setColor( ChatColor.of( object.get( "color" ).getAsString() ) );
-        }
-        if ( object.has( "font" ) )
-        {
-            component.setFont( object.get( "font" ).getAsString() );
-        }
         if ( object.has( "bold" ) )
         {
             component.setBold( object.get( "bold" ).getAsBoolean() );
@@ -50,14 +42,14 @@ public class BaseComponentSerializer
         {
             component.setObfuscated( object.get( "obfuscated" ).getAsBoolean() );
         }
+        if ( object.has( "color" ) )
+        {
+            component.setColor( ChatColor.of( object.get( "color" ).getAsString() ) );
+        }
         if ( object.has( "insertion" ) )
         {
             component.setInsertion( object.get( "insertion" ).getAsString() );
         }
-        if ( object.has( "extra" ) )
-        {
-            component.setExtra( Arrays.asList( context.<BaseComponent[]>deserialize( object.get( "extra" ), BaseComponent[].class ) ) );
-        }
 
         //Events
         if ( object.has( "clickEvent" ) )
@@ -121,6 +113,15 @@ public class BaseComponentSerializer
                 component.setHoverEvent( hoverEvent );
             }
         }
+
+        if ( object.has( "font" ) )
+        {
+            component.setFont( object.get( "font" ).getAsString() );
+        }
+        if ( object.has( "extra" ) )
+        {
+            component.setExtra( Arrays.asList( context.<BaseComponent[]>deserialize( object.get( "extra" ), BaseComponent[].class ) ) );
+        }
     }
 
     protected void serialize(JsonObject object, BaseComponent component, JsonSerializationContext context)
@@ -135,14 +136,6 @@ public class BaseComponentSerializer
         {
             Preconditions.checkArgument( !ComponentSerializer.serializedComponents.get().contains( component ), "Component loop" );
             ComponentSerializer.serializedComponents.get().add( component );
-            if ( component.getColorRaw() != null )
-            {
-                object.addProperty( "color", component.getColorRaw().getName() );
-            }
-            if ( component.getFontRaw() != null )
-            {
-                object.addProperty( "font", component.getFontRaw() );
-            }
             if ( component.isBoldRaw() != null )
             {
                 object.addProperty( "bold", component.isBoldRaw() );
@@ -163,16 +156,15 @@ public class BaseComponentSerializer
             {
                 object.addProperty( "obfuscated", component.isObfuscatedRaw() );
             }
+            if ( component.getColorRaw() != null )
+            {
+                object.addProperty( "color", component.getColorRaw().getName() );
+            }
             if ( component.getInsertion() != null )
             {
                 object.addProperty( "insertion", component.getInsertion() );
             }
 
-            if ( component.getExtra() != null )
-            {
-                object.add( "extra", context.serialize( component.getExtra() ) );
-            }
-
             //Events
             if ( component.getClickEvent() != null )
             {
@@ -195,6 +187,15 @@ public class BaseComponentSerializer
                 }
                 object.add( "hoverEvent", hoverEvent );
             }
+
+            if ( component.getFontRaw() != null )
+            {
+                object.addProperty( "font", component.getFontRaw() );
+            }
+            if ( component.getExtra() != null )
+            {
+                object.add( "extra", context.serialize( component.getExtra() ) );
+            }
         } finally
         {
             ComponentSerializer.serializedComponents.get().remove( component );
diff --git a/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/TextComponentSerializer.java b/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/TextComponentSerializer.java
index a9347fe0b..8a7e98195 100644
--- a/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/TextComponentSerializer.java
+++ b/chat/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/chat/TextComponentSerializer.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
 import com.google.gson.JsonSerializationContext;
 import com.google.gson.JsonSerializer;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
-import java.util.List;
-import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.BaseComponent;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.TextComponent;
 
 public class TextComponentSerializer extends BaseComponentSerializer implements JsonSerializer<TextComponent>, JsonDeserializer<TextComponent>
@@ -32,13 +30,9 @@ public class TextComponentSerializer extends BaseComponentSerializer implements
     @Override
     public JsonElement serialize(TextComponent src, Type typeOfSrc, JsonSerializationContext context)
     {
-        List<BaseComponent> extra = src.getExtra();
         JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
+        serialize( object, src, context );
         object.addProperty( "text", src.getText() );
-        if ( src.hasFormatting() || ( extra != null && !extra.isEmpty() ) )
-        {
-            serialize( object, src, context );
-        }
         return object;
     }
 }
diff --git a/chat/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/ComponentsTest.java b/chat/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/ComponentsTest.java
index 23fa3024c..20c62f1d5 100644
--- a/chat/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/ComponentsTest.java
+++ b/chat/src/test/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/ComponentsTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ComponentsTest
         {
             textComponent
         } );
-        json = "{\"text\":\"Test\",\"hoverEvent\":{\"action\":\"show_item\",\"value\":[{\"text\":\"{id:\\\"minecraft:netherrack\\\",Count:47b}\"}]}}";
+        json = "{\"hoverEvent\":{\"action\":\"show_item\",\"value\":[{\"text\":\"{id:\\\"minecraft:netherrack\\\",Count:47b}\"}]},\"text\":\"Test\"}";
         testDissembleReassemble( json );
         //////////
         String hoverVal = "{\"text\":\"{id:\\\"minecraft:dirt\\\",Count:1b}\"}";