diff --git a/Essentials/src/net/ess3/api/events/LocalChatSpyEvent.java b/Essentials/src/net/ess3/api/events/LocalChatSpyEvent.java
index d1de2204d..bfa7eeb84 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/net/ess3/api/events/LocalChatSpyEvent.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/net/ess3/api/events/LocalChatSpyEvent.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class LocalChatSpyEvent extends Event implements Cancellable
 	public LocalChatSpyEvent(final boolean async, final Player who, final String format, final String message, final Set<Player> players)
 	{
 		super(async);
-		this.format = _("chatTypeSpy").concat(format);
+		this.format = _("chatTypeLocal").concat(_("chatTypeSpy")).concat(format);
 		this.message = message;
 		recipients = players;
 		player = who;
diff --git a/EssentialsChat/src/com/earth2me/essentials/chat/EssentialsChatPlayerListenerNormal.java b/EssentialsChat/src/com/earth2me/essentials/chat/EssentialsChatPlayerListenerNormal.java
index 1143c2588..f61db1a51 100644
--- a/EssentialsChat/src/com/earth2me/essentials/chat/EssentialsChatPlayerListenerNormal.java
+++ b/EssentialsChat/src/com/earth2me/essentials/chat/EssentialsChatPlayerListenerNormal.java
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ public class EssentialsChatPlayerListenerNormal extends EssentialsChatPlayer
 			}
 			return;
 		}
-
-		String type = _("chatTypeLocal");
-		event.setFormat(type.concat(event.getFormat()));
+		
+		final String format = event.getFormat();
+		event.setFormat(_("chatTypeLocal").concat(event.getFormat()));
 
 		logger.info(_("localFormat", user.getName(), event.getMessage()));
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class EssentialsChatPlayerListenerNormal extends EssentialsChatPlayer
 			user.sendMessage(_("localNoOne"));
 		}
 
-		LocalChatSpyEvent spyEvent = new LocalChatSpyEvent(event.isAsynchronous(), event.getPlayer(), event.getFormat(), event.getMessage(), spyList);
+		LocalChatSpyEvent spyEvent = new LocalChatSpyEvent(event.isAsynchronous(), event.getPlayer(), format, event.getMessage(), spyList);
 		server.getPluginManager().callEvent(spyEvent);
 
 		if (!spyEvent.isCancelled())