diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/PlayerList_scarpetEventsMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/PlayerList_scarpetEventsMixin.java
index 99915f05..06192215 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/PlayerList_scarpetEventsMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/PlayerList_scarpetEventsMixin.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package carpet.mixins;
 
 import carpet.fakes.ServerPlayerInterface;
 import carpet.script.external.Vanilla;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.ChatType;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.PlayerChatMessage;
 import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.server.players.PlayerList;
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
 
+import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_MESSAGE;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_RESPAWNS;
 
 @Mixin(PlayerList.class)
@@ -26,6 +29,17 @@ public class PlayerList_scarpetEventsMixin
         PLAYER_RESPAWNS.onPlayerEvent(player);
     }
 
+    @Inject(method = "broadcastChatMessage(Lnet/minecraft/network/chat/PlayerChatMessage;Lnet/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer;Lnet/minecraft/network/chat/ChatType$Bound;)V",
+            at = @At("HEAD"),
+            cancellable = true)
+    private void cancellableChatMessageEvent(PlayerChatMessage message, ServerPlayer player, ChatType.Bound params, CallbackInfo ci) {
+        // having this earlier breaks signatures
+        if (PLAYER_MESSAGE.isNeeded())
+        {
+            if (PLAYER_MESSAGE.onPlayerMessage(player, message.signedContent())) ci.cancel();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Inject(method = "respawn", at = @At(
             value = "INVOKE",
             target = "Lnet/minecraft/server/level/ServerPlayer;initInventoryMenu()V"
diff --git a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerGamePacketListenerImpl_scarpetEventsMixin.java b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerGamePacketListenerImpl_scarpetEventsMixin.java
index 26749b59..55011635 100644
--- a/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerGamePacketListenerImpl_scarpetEventsMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/carpet/mixins/ServerGamePacketListenerImpl_scarpetEventsMixin.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package carpet.mixins;
 
 import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ServerboundChatCommandPacket;
-import net.minecraft.network.protocol.game.ServerboundChatPacket;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_STOPS_SPRINTING;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_SWAPS_HANDS;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_SWINGS_HAND;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_SWITCHES_SLOT;
-import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_MESSAGE;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_COMMAND;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_USES_ITEM;
 import static carpet.script.CarpetEventServer.Event.PLAYER_WAKES_UP;
@@ -274,17 +272,6 @@ public class ServerGamePacketListenerImpl_scarpetEventsMixin
         }
     }
 
-    @Inject(method = "handleChat(Lnet/minecraft/network/protocol/game/ServerboundChatPacket;)V",
-            at = @At(value = "HEAD"),
-            cancellable = true
-    )
-    private void onChatMessage(ServerboundChatPacket serverboundChatPacket, CallbackInfo ci) {
-        if (PLAYER_MESSAGE.isNeeded())
-        {
-            if(PLAYER_MESSAGE.onPlayerMessage(player, serverboundChatPacket.message())) ci.cancel();
-        }
-    }
-
     @Inject(method = "handleChatCommand(Lnet/minecraft/network/protocol/game/ServerboundChatCommandPacket;)V",
             at = @At(value = "HEAD")
     )