diff --git a/PGM/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/playerstats/StatsPlayerFacet.java b/PGM/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/playerstats/StatsPlayerFacet.java
index f9fdf35..888b890 100644
--- a/PGM/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/playerstats/StatsPlayerFacet.java
+++ b/PGM/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/playerstats/StatsPlayerFacet.java
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ import tc.oc.pgm.match.MatchScheduler;
 import tc.oc.pgm.match.MatchScope;
 import tc.oc.pgm.match.inject.ForRunningMatch;
 
+import static tc.oc.minecraft.protocol.MinecraftVersion.lessThan;
+import static tc.oc.minecraft.protocol.MinecraftVersion.MINECRAFT_1_8;
+
 @ListenerScope(MatchScope.RUNNING)
 public class StatsPlayerFacet implements MatchPlayerFacet, Listener {
 
     private static final int DISPLAY_TICKS = 60;
+    private static final int LEGACY_TICKS = 2;
     private static final DecimalFormat FORMAT = new DecimalFormat("0.00");
 
     private final MatchScheduler scheduler;
@@ -49,8 +53,9 @@ public class StatsPlayerFacet implements MatchPlayerFacet, Listener {
         if (task != null) {
             task.cancel();
         }
+
         task = scheduler.createRepeatingTask(1, 1, new Runnable() {
-            int ticks = DISPLAY_TICKS;
+            int ticks = lessThan(MINECRAFT_1_8, player.getBukkit().getProtocolVersion()) ? LEGACY_TICKS : DISPLAY_TICKS;
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 if (--ticks > 0) {
diff --git a/Util/bukkit/src/main/java/tc/oc/commons/bukkit/chat/Audiences.java b/Util/bukkit/src/main/java/tc/oc/commons/bukkit/chat/Audiences.java
index 9805475..98404bf 100644
--- a/Util/bukkit/src/main/java/tc/oc/commons/bukkit/chat/Audiences.java
+++ b/Util/bukkit/src/main/java/tc/oc/commons/bukkit/chat/Audiences.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class Audiences extends AbstractAudiences<CommandSender> {
 
         @Override
         public void sendHotbarMessage(BaseComponent message) {
-            sender().sendMessage(ChatMessageType.ACTION_BAR, message);
+            sender().sendMessage(ChatMessageType.ACTION_BAR, ComponentRenderers.render(message, sender()));
         }
 
         @Override