diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/wrappers/PlayerWrapper.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/wrappers/PlayerWrapper.java
index c38abf62..51ddd06f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/wrappers/PlayerWrapper.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/wrappers/PlayerWrapper.java
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ public class PlayerWrapper implements Player {
         this.parent = parent;
     }
 
+    public static PlayerWrapper wrap(Player parent) {
+        if (parent instanceof  PlayerWrapper) {
+            return (PlayerWrapper) parent;
+        }
+        return new PlayerWrapper(parent);
+    }
+
     public Player getParent() {
         return parent;
     }
@@ -223,18 +230,28 @@ public class PlayerWrapper implements Player {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public WorldVector getBlockTrace(int range, boolean useLastBlock) {
-        return parent.getBlockTrace(range, useLastBlock);
+    public WorldVector getBlockTrace(final int range, final boolean useLastBlock) {
+        return TaskManager.IMP.sync(new RunnableVal<WorldVector>() {
+            @Override
+            public void run(WorldVector value) {
+                this.value = parent.getBlockTrace(range, useLastBlock);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
-    public WorldVectorFace getBlockTraceFace(int range, boolean useLastBlock) {
-        return parent.getBlockTraceFace(range, useLastBlock);
+    public WorldVectorFace getBlockTraceFace(final int range, final boolean useLastBlock) {
+        return TaskManager.IMP.sync(new RunnableVal<WorldVectorFace>() {
+            @Override
+            public void run(WorldVectorFace value) {
+                this.value = parent.getBlockTraceFace(range, useLastBlock);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     @Override
     public WorldVector getBlockTrace(int range) {
-        return parent.getBlockTrace(range);
+        return getBlockTrace(range, false);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/CommandManager.java b/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/CommandManager.java
index 4267bc23..822fcc82 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/CommandManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/CommandManager.java
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public final class CommandManager {
                         return;
                     }
                     fp.setMeta("fawe_action", true);
-                    locals.put(Actor.class, new PlayerWrapper((Player) actor));
+                    locals.put(Actor.class, PlayerWrapper.wrap((Player) actor));
                 } else {
                     locals.put(Actor.class, actor);
                 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlatformManager.java b/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlatformManager.java
index 57a97d19..e9e42933 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlatformManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/extension/platform/PlatformManager.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.boydti.fawe.config.BBC;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.FawePlayer;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.exception.FaweException;
 import com.boydti.fawe.util.MainUtil;
+import com.boydti.fawe.wrappers.PlayerWrapper;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalSession;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.ServerInterface;
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ public class PlatformManager {
     public void handlePlayerInput(PlayerInputEvent event) {
         // Create a proxy actor with a potentially different world for
         // making changes to the world
-        final Player player = createProxyActor(event.getPlayer());
+        final Player player = PlayerWrapper.wrap(createProxyActor(event.getPlayer()));
         try {
             switch (event.getInputType()) {
                 case PRIMARY: {
diff --git a/forge1710/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/ForgePlayer.java b/forge1710/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/ForgePlayer.java
index bba22bf9..de15d615 100644
--- a/forge1710/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/ForgePlayer.java
+++ b/forge1710/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/ForgePlayer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.boydti.fawe.forge;
 
+import com.boydti.fawe.config.BBC;
 import com.boydti.fawe.config.Settings;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.FaweLocation;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.FawePlayer;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class ForgePlayer extends FawePlayer<EntityPlayerMP> {
     @Override
     public void sendMessage(String msg) {
         for (String part : msg.split("\n")) {
-            part = EnumChatFormatting.getTextWithoutFormattingCodes(msg);
+            part = BBC.color(part);
             ChatComponentText component = new ChatComponentText(part);
             component.getChatStyle().setColor(EnumChatFormatting.LIGHT_PURPLE);
             this.parent.addChatMessage(component);
diff --git a/forge189/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/ForgePlayer.java b/forge189/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/ForgePlayer.java
index 7ecd8af9..eb23d929 100644
--- a/forge189/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/ForgePlayer.java
+++ b/forge189/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/forge/ForgePlayer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.boydti.fawe.forge;
 
+import com.boydti.fawe.config.BBC;
 import com.boydti.fawe.config.Settings;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.FaweLocation;
 import com.boydti.fawe.object.FawePlayer;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public class ForgePlayer extends FawePlayer<EntityPlayerMP> {
     @Override
     public void sendMessage(String msg) {
         for (String part : msg.split("\n")) {
-            part = EnumChatFormatting.getTextWithoutFormattingCodes(msg);
+            part = BBC.color(part);
             ChatComponentText component = new ChatComponentText(part);
             component.getChatStyle().setColor(EnumChatFormatting.LIGHT_PURPLE);
             this.parent.addChatMessage(component);