diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/util/BotValidationUtilities.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/util/BotValidationUtilities.java
index 808cca7..aa79138 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/util/BotValidationUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/util/BotValidationUtilities.java
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ public class BotValidationUtilities {
         if (key == null) throw new RuntimeException("The key of the bot is unspecified (null), did you incorrectly add it to your config?");
 
         try {
-            MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256");
+            MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5");
             String time = String.valueOf(System.currentTimeMillis() / 20000);
-            String input = prefix + command.replaceAll("&[0-9a-fklmnorx]", "") + ";" + client.player.getName() + ";" + time + ";" + key;
+            String input = prefix + command.replaceAll("&[0-9a-fklmnorx]", "") + ";" + client.player.getName().getString() + ";" + time + ";" + key;
             byte[] hash = md.digest(input.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
             BigInteger bigInt = new BigInteger(1, Arrays.copyOfRange(hash, 0, 4));
             String stringHash = bigInt.toString(Character.MAX_RADIX);