diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
index 281448d02..ea4134b8e 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
         // legacy message and then inject the legacy text into a component... yuck!
         JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
         object.addProperty("text", ComponentSerializers.LEGACY.serialize(component));
-        json = VelocityServer.GSON.toJson(object);
+        json = object.toString();
       }
     } else {
       json = ComponentSerializers.JSON.serialize(component);