diff --git a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/spigot/SpigotAdapter.java b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/spigot/SpigotAdapter.java
index 8365f97..175f7da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/spigot/SpigotAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/spigot/SpigotAdapter.java
@@ -82,4 +82,8 @@ public class SpigotAdapter implements SpigotInterface {
 
         Chat.sendMessage(sender, message.toString());
     }
+
+    public String processComponent(String component) {
+        return component.replace(Chat.COMPONENT_PIPE, "|");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/spigot/Spigot_v1_16.java b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/spigot/Spigot_v1_16.java
index 600997e..29395d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/spigot/Spigot_v1_16.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/spigot/Spigot_v1_16.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class Spigot_v1_16 extends SpigotHandler implements SpigotInterface {
         try {
             if (Config.getGlobal().HOVER_EVENTS) {
                 TextComponent component = new TextComponent(TextComponent.fromLegacyText(data[2]));
-                component.setHoverEvent(new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text(TextComponent.fromLegacyText(data[1]))));
+                component.setHoverEvent(new HoverEvent(HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT, new Text(TextComponent.fromLegacyText(processComponent(data[1])))));
                 ((TextComponent) message).addExtra(component);
             }
             else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/Chat.java b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/Chat.java
index 870996e..df50fbd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/Chat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/Chat.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public final class Chat {
     public static final String COMPONENT_TAG_CLOSE = "</COMPONENT>";
     public static final String COMPONENT_COMMAND = "COMMAND";
     public static final String COMPONENT_POPUP = "POPUP";
+    public static final String COMPONENT_PIPE = "<PIPE/>";
 
     private Chat() {
         throw new IllegalStateException("Utility class");
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/Util.java b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/Util.java
index fb4329f..6c233e0 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/Util.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/coreprotect/utility/Util.java
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public class Util extends Queue {
         StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder(Chat.COMPONENT_TAG_OPEN + Chat.COMPONENT_POPUP);
 
         // tooltip
-        message.append("|" + tooltip + "|");
+        message.append("|" + tooltip.replace("|", Chat.COMPONENT_PIPE) + "|");
 
         // chat output
         message.append(phrase);