diff --git a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
index ee34ca422..4af725727 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quester.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import me.blackvein.quests.util.ItemUtil;
 import me.blackvein.quests.util.Lang;
 import me.blackvein.quests.util.LocaleQuery;
 import me.blackvein.quests.util.MiscUtil;
+import me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderAPI;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
 
 public class Quester {
@@ -2082,7 +2083,10 @@ public class Quester {
         if (getCurrentStage(quest).objectiveOverride != null) {
             String message = ChatColor.GREEN + "(" + Lang.get(p, "completed") + ") " + getCurrentStage(quest)
                     .objectiveOverride;
-            p.sendMessage(ConfigUtil.parseString(message, p));
+            if (plugin.getDependencies().getPlaceholderApi() != null) {
+                message = PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(p, message);
+            }
+            p.sendMessage(message);
         } else if (objective.equalsIgnoreCase("password")) {
             String message = ChatColor.GREEN + "(" + Lang.get(p, "completed") + ") " + pass;
             p.sendMessage(message);
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
index af4938343..39f412570 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
@@ -648,7 +648,11 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
         if (!ignoreOverrides) {
             if (quester.getCurrentStage(quest) != null) {
                 if (quester.getCurrentStage(quest).objectiveOverride != null) {
-                    quester.getPlayer().sendMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + quester.getCurrentStage(quest).objectiveOverride);
+                    String message = ChatColor.GREEN + quester.getCurrentStage(quest).objectiveOverride;
+                    if (depends.getPlaceholderApi() != null) {
+                        message = PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(quester.getPlayer(), message);
+                    }
+                    quester.getPlayer().sendMessage(message);
                     return;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ConfigUtil.java b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ConfigUtil.java
index faba65fc4..f4e6538e4 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ConfigUtil.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/util/ConfigUtil.java
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ public class ConfigUtil {
         }
         return parsed;
     }
-    
-    public static String parseString(String s, Player player) {
-        String parsed = parseString(s);
-        if (Dependencies.placeholder != null && player != null) {
-            parsed = PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(player, parsed);
-        }
-        return parsed;
-    }
 
     public static String parseString(String s, NPC npc) {
         String parsed = parseString(s);