diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/NbtIoMixin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/NbtIoMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa775f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/NbtIoMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.mixin;
+
+import net.minecraft.nbt.*;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
+
+import java.io.DataInput;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+@Mixin(NbtIo.class)
+public class NbtIoMixin {
+    @Inject(method = "read(Ljava/io/DataInput;ILnet/minecraft/nbt/NbtTagSizeTracker;)Lnet/minecraft/nbt/NbtElement;", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private static void read(DataInput input, int depth, NbtTagSizeTracker tracker, CallbackInfoReturnable<NbtElement> cir) {
+        try {
+            byte b = input.readByte();
+            if (b == 0) {
+                cir.setReturnValue(NbtEnd.INSTANCE);
+            }
+
+            NbtString.skip(input);
+            cir.setReturnValue(NbtTypes.byId(b).read(input, depth, tracker));
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/StringHelperMixin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/StringHelperMixin.java
index 4801f6e..dd5ce5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/StringHelperMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/mixin/StringHelperMixin.java
@@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ 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;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
 
 @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;
+    @Inject(method = "truncateChat", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private static void truncateChat (String text, CallbackInfoReturnable<String> cir) {
+        cir.setReturnValue(text);
     }
 
-    @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;
+    @Inject(method = "stripTextFormat", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private static void stripTextFormat(String text, CallbackInfoReturnable<String> cir) {
+        cir.setReturnValue(text);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
index e6a2726..5b19f67 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/chipmunkmod.mixins.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "MinecraftClientAccessor",
     "LightmapTextureManagerMixin",
     "DecoderHandlerMixin",
-    "StringHelperMixin"
+    "StringHelperMixin",
+    "NbtIoMixin"
   ],
   "injectors": {
     "defaultRequire": 1