diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce9c966..dcb8b0d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.craftaro</groupId>
             <artifactId>CraftaroCore</artifactId>
-            <version>3.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>3.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/craftaro/ultimatemoderation/staffchat/StaffChannel.java b/src/main/java/com/craftaro/ultimatemoderation/staffchat/StaffChannel.java
index 94c38a9..25183e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/craftaro/ultimatemoderation/staffchat/StaffChannel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/craftaro/ultimatemoderation/staffchat/StaffChannel.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class StaffChannel {
     public void processMessage(String message, Player player) {
         messageAll(UltimateModeration.getInstance().getLocale()
                 .getMessage("event.staffchat.format")
-                .processPlaceholder("color", this.chatChar)
+                .processPlaceholder("color", String.valueOf(this.chatChar))
                 .processPlaceholder("channel", this.channelName)
                 .processPlaceholder("player", player.getDisplayName())
                 .processPlaceholder("message", message).toText());