diff --git a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/botspam/BotSpamManager.java b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/botspam/BotSpamManager.java
index a977b3685..9a9a6b8d5 100644
--- a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/botspam/BotSpamManager.java
+++ b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/botspam/BotSpamManager.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.AsyncPlayerChatEvent;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 import mineplex.core.MiniPlugin;
@@ -54,6 +55,27 @@ public class BotSpamManager extends MiniPlugin
 		}
 	}
 
+	@EventHandler
+	public void onChatMessage(final AsyncPlayerChatEvent event)
+	{
+		for (final SpamText spamText : _spam)
+		{
+			if (spamText.isEnabled() && spamText.isSpam(event.getMessage()))
+			{
+				runSync(new Runnable()
+				{
+					@Override
+					public void run()
+					{
+						punishBot(event.getPlayer(), spamText);
+					}
+				});
+
+				event.setCancelled(true);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	public void punishBot(Player player, final SpamText botText)
 	{
 		_punish.AddPunishment(player.getName(), Category.Other, "Bot Spam #" + botText.getId(), "Chiss", 1, true, -1, true);