diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkbot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkbot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
index e903c37..58f9488 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkbot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkbot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ public class ChatPlugin extends SessionAdapter {
   public void tellraw (Component message, String targets) {
     final int maxLength = client.core().maxCommandLength();
     String command = "minecraft:tellraw " + targets + " " + GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serialize(message); 
-    if (command.length() > maxLength) command = "minecraft:w " + targets + " " + ComponentUtilities.stringify(message);
+    if (command.length() > maxLength) command = ("minecraft:w " + targets + " " + ComponentUtilities.stringify(message));
+    if (command.length() > maxLength) command = command.substring(0, maxLength);
     client.core().run(command);
   }
   public void tellraw (Component message) { tellraw(message, "@a"); }