diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
index e523bf231..370d83d7f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ public final class ComponentUtil {
     }
 
     public static @Nullable JsonElement convertJson(@Nullable final JsonElement element, final SerializerVersion from, final SerializerVersion to) {
-        return element != null ? convert(from, to, from.jsonSerializer.deserialize(element)) : null;
+        return element != null ? convert(from, to, from.toComponent(element)) : null;
     }
 
     public static @Nullable JsonElement convertJson(@Nullable final String json, final SerializerVersion from, final SerializerVersion to) {
-        return json != null ? convert(from, to, from.jsonSerializer.deserializeReader(json)) : null;
+        return json != null ? convert(from, to, from.toComponent(json)) : null;
     }
 
     private static JsonElement convert(final SerializerVersion from, final SerializerVersion to, final ATextComponent component) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/SerializerVersion.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/SerializerVersion.java
index ae76835a5..aa4e4cb98 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/SerializerVersion.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/SerializerVersion.java
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ public enum SerializerVersion {
     }
 
     public ATextComponent toComponent(final String json) {
-        return jsonSerializer.deserializeReader(json);
+        if (ordinal() >= SerializerVersion.V1_20_3.ordinal()) {
+            return jsonSerializer.deserializeParser(json);
+        } else if (ordinal() >= SerializerVersion.V1_9.ordinal()) {
+            return jsonSerializer.deserializeReader(json);
+        } else {
+            return jsonSerializer.deserialize(json);
+        }
     }
 
     public ATextComponent toComponent(final Tag tag) {