diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/PlayerTarget.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/PlayerTarget.java
index e13b1cb25..0804bd55d 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/PlayerTarget.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/PlayerTarget.java
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 
+import java.util.UUID;
+
 public class PlayerTarget implements ITarget {
-    private final String name;
+    private final UUID uuid;
 
     public PlayerTarget(final Player entity) {
-        this.name = entity.getName();
+        this.uuid = entity.getUniqueId();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Location getLocation() {
-        return Bukkit.getServer().getPlayerExact(name).getLocation();
+        return Bukkit.getPlayer(uuid).getLocation();
     }
 }