diff --git a/src/main/java/com/craftaro/skyblock/placeholder/PlaceholderManager.java b/src/main/java/com/craftaro/skyblock/placeholder/PlaceholderManager.java
index 426b6dcc..6948711f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/craftaro/skyblock/placeholder/PlaceholderManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/craftaro/skyblock/placeholder/PlaceholderManager.java
@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@ package com.craftaro.skyblock.placeholder;
 import com.craftaro.skyblock.SkyBlock;
 import com.craftaro.skyblock.manager.Manager;
 import com.craftaro.skyblock.placeholder.hook.PlaceholderAPI;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginManager;
 
 public class PlaceholderManager extends Manager {
-    private boolean placeholderAPIEnabled = false;
+    private final PlaceholderAPI skyBlockPlaceholderAPI;
+    private final boolean placeholderAPIEnabled;
 
     public PlaceholderManager(SkyBlock plugin) {
         super(plugin);
+        this.skyBlockPlaceholderAPI = new PlaceholderAPI(this.plugin);
 
-        PluginManager pluginManager = plugin.getServer().getPluginManager();
-
-        if (pluginManager.getPlugin("PlaceholderAPI") != null) {
-            this.placeholderAPIEnabled = true;
-        }
+        PluginManager pluginManager = this.plugin.getServer().getPluginManager();
+        this.placeholderAPIEnabled = pluginManager.getPlugin("PlaceholderAPI") != null;
     }
 
     public void registerPlaceholders() {
         if (this.placeholderAPIEnabled) {
-            new PlaceholderAPI(this.plugin).register();
+            this.skyBlockPlaceholderAPI.register();
         }
     }
 
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class PlaceholderManager extends Manager {
 
         if (this.placeholderAPIEnabled) {
             retValue = me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(player, message);
+            retValue = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', retValue);
         }
         return retValue;
     }