diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BukkitCommandManager.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BukkitCommandManager.java
index 5f633d0c..9891b625 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BukkitCommandManager.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BukkitCommandManager.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class BukkitCommandManager extends CommandManager {
             ACFUtil.sneaky(e);
         }
         this.commandMap = commandMap;
-        this.formatters.put(MessageType.ERROR, new BukkitMessageFormatter(ChatColor.RED, ChatColor.YELLOW, ChatColor.RED));
+        this.formatters.put(MessageType.ERROR, defaultFormatter = new BukkitMessageFormatter(ChatColor.RED, ChatColor.YELLOW, ChatColor.RED));
         this.formatters.put(MessageType.SYNTAX, new BukkitMessageFormatter(ChatColor.YELLOW, ChatColor.GREEN, ChatColor.WHITE));
         this.formatters.put(MessageType.INFO, new BukkitMessageFormatter(ChatColor.BLUE, ChatColor.DARK_GREEN, ChatColor.GREEN));
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(new ACFBukkitListener(plugin), plugin);
diff --git a/bungee/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BungeeCommandManager.java b/bungee/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BungeeCommandManager.java
index 2d942db5..997b75a2 100644
--- a/bungee/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BungeeCommandManager.java
+++ b/bungee/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/BungeeCommandManager.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class BungeeCommandManager extends CommandManager {
 
     public BungeeCommandManager(Plugin plugin) {
         this.plugin = plugin;
-        this.formatters.put(MessageType.ERROR, new BungeeMessageFormatter(ChatColor.RED, ChatColor.YELLOW, ChatColor.RED));
+        this.formatters.put(MessageType.ERROR, defaultFormatter = new BungeeMessageFormatter(ChatColor.RED, ChatColor.YELLOW, ChatColor.RED));
         this.formatters.put(MessageType.SYNTAX, new BungeeMessageFormatter(ChatColor.YELLOW, ChatColor.GREEN, ChatColor.WHITE));
         this.formatters.put(MessageType.INFO, new BungeeMessageFormatter(ChatColor.BLUE, ChatColor.DARK_GREEN, ChatColor.GREEN));
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/CommandManager.java b/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/CommandManager.java
index 379cdc2c..eb78b056 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/CommandManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/CommandManager.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public abstract class CommandManager {
     protected ExceptionHandler defaultExceptionHandler = null;
     protected Set<Locale> supportedLanguages = Sets.newHashSet(Locale.ENGLISH);
     protected Map<MessageType, MessageFormatter> formatters = new IdentityHashMap<>();
+    protected MessageFormatter defaultFormatter;
     {
         MessageFormatter plain = new MessageFormatter<Object>() {
             @Override
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public abstract class CommandManager {
                 return message;
             }
         };
+        defaultFormatter = plain;
         getLocales().addMessageBundles("acf-core");
         formatters.put(MessageType.INFO, plain);
         formatters.put(MessageType.SYNTAX, plain);
@@ -165,6 +167,14 @@ public abstract class CommandManager {
         return result;
     }
 
+    public MessageFormatter getDefaultFormatter() {
+        return defaultFormatter;
+    }
+
+    public void setDefaultFormatter(MessageFormatter defaultFormatter) {
+        this.defaultFormatter = defaultFormatter;
+    }
+
     public void sendMessage(Object issuerArg, MessageType type, MessageKeyProvider key, String... replacements) {
         sendMessage(issuerArg, type, key.getMessageKey(), replacements);
     }
@@ -175,10 +185,11 @@ public abstract class CommandManager {
         if (replacements.length > 0) {
             message = ACFUtil.replaceStrings(message, replacements);
         }
-        MessageFormatter formatter = formatters.get(type);
+        MessageFormatter formatter = formatters.getOrDefault(type, defaultFormatter);
         if (formatter != null) {
             message = formatter.format(message);
         }
+
         for (String msg : ACFPatterns.NEWLINE.split(message)) {
             issuer.sendMessageInternal(msg);
         }
diff --git a/sponge/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/SpongeCommandManager.java b/sponge/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/SpongeCommandManager.java
index 647f7911..429ff945 100644
--- a/sponge/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/SpongeCommandManager.java
+++ b/sponge/src/main/java/co/aikar/commands/SpongeCommandManager.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class SpongeCommandManager extends CommandManager {
         getLocales().addMessageBundles("acf-minecraft", pluginName, pluginName.toLowerCase());
         this.commandTiming = Timings.of(plugin, "Commands");
 
-        this.formatters.put(MessageType.ERROR, new SpongeMessageFormatter(TextColors.RED, TextColors.YELLOW, TextColors.RED));
+        this.formatters.put(MessageType.ERROR, defaultFormatter = new SpongeMessageFormatter(TextColors.RED, TextColors.YELLOW, TextColors.RED));
         this.formatters.put(MessageType.SYNTAX, new SpongeMessageFormatter(TextColors.YELLOW, TextColors.GREEN, TextColors.WHITE));
         this.formatters.put(MessageType.INFO, new SpongeMessageFormatter(TextColors.BLUE, TextColors.DARK_GREEN, TextColors.GREEN));
     }