diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
index 52b16404e..ec2bd7125 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ public class EssentialsSign
 
 	public static boolean checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(final Block block)
 	{
-		if (block.getRelative(BlockFace.UP).getType() == Material.SIGN_POST)
+		final Block sign = block.getRelative(BlockFace.UP);
+		if (sign.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST && isValidSign(new BlockSign(sign)))
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -212,8 +213,8 @@ public class EssentialsSign
 			final Block signblock = block.getRelative(blockFace);
 			if (signblock.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN)
 			{
-				final org.bukkit.material.Sign sign = (org.bukkit.material.Sign)signblock.getState().getData();
-				if (sign.getFacing() == blockFace)
+				final org.bukkit.material.Sign signMat = (org.bukkit.material.Sign)signblock.getState().getData();
+				if (signMat.getFacing() == blockFace && isValidSign(new BlockSign(signblock)))
 				{
 					return true;
 				}
@@ -222,6 +223,11 @@ public class EssentialsSign
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	public static boolean isValidSign(final ISign sign)
+	{
+		return sign.getLine(0).matches("§1\\[.*\\]");
+	}
+
 	protected boolean onBlockPlace(final Block block, final User player, final String username, final IEssentials ess) throws SignException, ChargeException
 	{
 		return true;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignBlockListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignBlockListener.java
index e772a5108..6f07b67b2 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignBlockListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignBlockListener.java
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ public class SignBlockListener extends BlockListener
 		}
 
 		final Block against = event.getBlockAgainst();
-		if (against.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
-			|| against.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST)
+		if ((against.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
+			 || against.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST)
+			&& EssentialsSign.isValidSign(new EssentialsSign.BlockSign(against)))
 		{
 			event.setCancelled(true);
 			return;
@@ -155,9 +156,10 @@ public class SignBlockListener extends BlockListener
 		}
 
 		final Block block = event.getBlock();
-		if ((block.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
-			 || block.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST
-			 || EssentialsSign.checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(block)))
+		if (((block.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
+			  || block.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST)
+			 && EssentialsSign.isValidSign(new EssentialsSign.BlockSign(block)))
+			|| EssentialsSign.checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(block))
 		{
 			event.setCancelled(true);
 			return;
@@ -189,13 +191,14 @@ public class SignBlockListener extends BlockListener
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onBlockPistonExtend(BlockPistonExtendEvent event)
+	public void onBlockPistonExtend(final BlockPistonExtendEvent event)
 	{
 		for (Block block : event.getBlocks())
 		{
-			if ((block.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
-				 || block.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST
-				 || EssentialsSign.checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(block)))
+			if (((block.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
+				  || block.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST)
+				 && EssentialsSign.isValidSign(new EssentialsSign.BlockSign(block)))
+				|| EssentialsSign.checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(block))
 			{
 				event.setCancelled(true);
 				return;
@@ -214,14 +217,15 @@ public class SignBlockListener extends BlockListener
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onBlockPistonRetract(BlockPistonRetractEvent event)
+	public void onBlockPistonRetract(final BlockPistonRetractEvent event)
 	{
 		if (event.isSticky())
 		{
 			final Block block = event.getBlock();
-			if ((block.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
-				 || block.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST
-				 || EssentialsSign.checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(block)))
+			if (((block.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
+				  || block.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST)
+				 && EssentialsSign.isValidSign(new EssentialsSign.BlockSign(block)))
+				|| EssentialsSign.checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(block))
 			{
 				event.setCancelled(true);
 				return;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignEntityListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignEntityListener.java
index 4528c040d..3b4f28fc5 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignEntityListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignEntityListener.java
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ public class SignEntityListener extends EntityListener
 {
 	private final transient IEssentials ess;
 
-	public SignEntityListener(IEssentials ess)
+	public SignEntityListener(final IEssentials ess)
 	{
 		this.ess = ess;
 	}
 
-	
 	@Override
-	public void onEntityExplode(EntityExplodeEvent event)
+	public void onEntityExplode(final EntityExplodeEvent event)
 	{
 		for (Block block : event.blockList())
 		{
-			if ((block.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
-				 || block.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST
-				 || EssentialsSign.checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(block)))
+			if (((block.getType() == Material.WALL_SIGN
+				  || block.getType() == Material.SIGN_POST)
+				 && EssentialsSign.isValidSign(new EssentialsSign.BlockSign(block)))
+				|| EssentialsSign.checkIfBlockBreaksSigns(block))
 			{
 				event.setCancelled(true);
 				return;