diff --git a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/TranslatableComponent.java b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/TranslatableComponent.java
index 7a5187a4..5d244fc6 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/TranslatableComponent.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/net/md_5/bungee/api/chat/TranslatableComponent.java
@@ -173,13 +173,9 @@ public class TranslatableComponent extends BaseComponent
     @Override
     protected void toLegacyText(StringBuilder builder)
     {
-        String trans = locales.getString( translate );
-        if ( trans == null )
-        {
-            addFormat( builder );
-            builder.append( translate );
-        } else
+        try
         {
+            String trans = locales.getString( translate );
             Matcher matcher = format.matcher( trans );
             int position = 0;
             int i = 0;
@@ -212,6 +208,10 @@ public class TranslatableComponent extends BaseComponent
                 addFormat( builder );
                 builder.append( trans.substring( position, trans.length() ) );
             }
+        } catch ( MissingResourceException e )
+        {
+            addFormat( builder );
+            builder.append( translate );
         }
         super.toLegacyText( builder );
     }