diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ACFBukkitLocalesListener.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ACFBukkitLocalesListener.java
index 68e9d2fb..405a7d5f 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ACFBukkitLocalesListener.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/ACFBukkitLocalesListener.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerLocaleChangeEvent;
 
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 class ACFBukkitLocalesListener implements Listener {
 
     private final BukkitCommandManager manager;
+    private MethodHandle localeMethod1_8 = null;
 
     ACFBukkitLocalesListener(BukkitCommandManager manager) {
         this.manager = manager;
@@ -56,13 +60,24 @@ class ACFBukkitLocalesListener implements Listener {
                 }
             } catch (NoSuchMethodError ignored2) {
                 try {
-                    Method getNewLocale = event.getClass().getMethod("getNewLocale");
-                    getNewLocale.setAccessible(true);
-                    String value = (String) getNewLocale.invoke(event);
+                    if (localeMethod1_8 != null) {
+                        String value = (String) localeMethod1_8.invoke(event);
+                        if (!value.equals(manager.issuersLocaleString.get(player.getUniqueId()))) {
+                            locale = ACFBukkitUtil.stringToLocale(value);
+                        }
+
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    MethodHandles.Lookup lookup = MethodHandles.lookup();
+                    MethodType type = MethodType.methodType(String.class);
+
+                    localeMethod1_8 = lookup.findVirtual(PlayerLocaleChangeEvent.class, "getNewLocale", type);
+                    String value = (String) localeMethod1_8.invoke(event);
                     if (!value.equals(manager.issuersLocaleString.get(player.getUniqueId()))) {
                         locale = ACFBukkitUtil.stringToLocale(value);
                     }
-                } catch (NoSuchMethodException | IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException ignored3) {
+                } catch (Throwable ignored3) {
                 }
             }
         }