diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/util/ComponentUtilities.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/util/ComponentUtilities.java
index 45f62a7..b5230c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/util/ComponentUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/util/ComponentUtilities.java
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ package land.chipmunk.chayapak.chomens_bot.util;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.TranslatableComponent;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.SelectorComponent;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.KeybindComponent;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.*;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.Style;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextColor;
@@ -35,6 +31,11 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
 
     public static final Pattern ARG_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("%(?:(\\d+)\\$)?([s%])");
 
+    // is having each map for each type a great idea?
+    private static final Map<Component, String> stringCache = new HashMap<>();
+    private static final Map<Component, String> motdCache = new HashMap<>();
+    private static final Map<Component, String> ansiCache = new HashMap<>();
+
     public static final Map<String, String> ansiMap = new HashMap<>();
     static {
         // map totallynotskidded™ from https://github.com/PrismarineJS/prismarine-chat/blob/master/index.js#L10
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
     public static String stringify (Component message) { return stringify(message, null); }
     private static String stringify (Component message, String lastColor) {
         try {
+            if (stringCache.containsKey(message)) return stringCache.get(message);
+
             final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 
             final PartiallyStringified output = stringifyPartially(message, false, false, lastColor);
@@ -104,6 +107,8 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
 
             for (Component child : message.children()) builder.append(stringify(child, output.lastColor));
 
+            stringCache.put(message, builder.toString());
+
             return builder.toString();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return "";
@@ -113,6 +118,8 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
     public static String stringifyMotd (Component message) { return stringifyMotd(message, null); }
     private static String stringifyMotd (Component message, String lastColor) {
         try {
+            if (motdCache.containsKey(message)) return motdCache.get(message);
+
             final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 
             final PartiallyStringified output = stringifyPartially(message, true, false, lastColor);
@@ -121,6 +128,8 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
 
             for (Component child : message.children()) builder.append(stringifyMotd(child, output.lastColor));
 
+            motdCache.put(message, builder.toString());
+
             return builder.toString();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return "";
@@ -130,6 +139,8 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
     public static String stringifyAnsi (Component message) { return stringifyAnsi(message, null); }
     private static String stringifyAnsi (Component message, String lastColor) {
         try {
+            if (ansiCache.containsKey(message)) return ansiCache.get(message);
+
             final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 
             final PartiallyStringified output = stringifyPartially(message, false, true, lastColor);
@@ -138,6 +149,8 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
 
             for (Component child : message.children()) builder.append(stringifyAnsi(child, output.lastColor));
 
+            ansiCache.put(message, builder.toString());
+
             return builder.toString();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return "";