diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 39aff5a..6bcdeda 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ org.gradle.parallel=true
 	archives_base_name = chipmunkmod
 
 # Dependencies
-	fabric_version=0.80.0+1.19.4
+	fabric_version=0.81.1+1.19.4
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/ChatScreenMixin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/ChatScreenMixin.java
index 9fec4fe..32218d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/ChatScreenMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/ChatScreenMixin.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.ModifyArg;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
 import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
@@ -38,4 +39,9 @@ public class ChatScreenMixin {
   public void init (CallbackInfo ci) {
     chatField.setMaxLength(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
   }
+
+  @ModifyArg(method = "normalize", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/util/StringHelper;truncateChat(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;"))
+  private String normalize (String text) {
+    return text;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/StringHelperMixin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/StringHelperMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4801f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/StringHelperMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.mixin;
+
+import net.minecraft.util.StringHelper;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.ModifyArg;
+
+@Mixin(StringHelper.class)
+public class StringHelperMixin {
+    // totallynotskidded™ from meteor client
+    @ModifyArg(method = "truncateChat", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/util/StringHelper;truncate(Ljava/lang/String;IZ)Ljava/lang/String;"))
+    private static int truncateChat(int maxLength) {
+        return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    @ModifyArg(method = "stripTextFormat", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Ljava/util/regex/Matcher;replaceAll(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;"))
+    private static String stripTextFormat (String replacement) {
+        return replacement;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
index 8bd5556..e6a2726 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "ClientPlayNetworkHandlerMixin",
     "MinecraftClientAccessor",
     "LightmapTextureManagerMixin",
-    "DecoderHandlerMixin"
+    "DecoderHandlerMixin",
+    "StringHelperMixin"
   ],
   "injectors": {
     "defaultRequire": 1