diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
index a66f3dadf..f29fca886 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo, IUser
 				if (opPrefix != null && opPrefix.toString().length() > 0)
 				{
 					prefix.insert(0, opPrefix.toString());
-					suffix = "§f";
+					suffix = "§r";
 				}
 			}
 			catch (Exception e)
@@ -309,13 +309,13 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo, IUser
 			{
 				final String ptext = ess.getPermissionsHandler().getPrefix(base).replace('&', '§');
 				prefix.insert(0, ptext);
-				suffix = "§f";
+				suffix = "§r";
 			}
 			if (!ess.getSettings().disableSuffix())
 			{
 				final String stext = ess.getPermissionsHandler().getSuffix(base).replace('&', '§');
-				suffix = stext + "§f";
-				suffix = suffix.replace("§f§f", "§f");
+				suffix = stext + "§r";
+				suffix = suffix.replace("§f§f", "§f").replace("§f§r", "§r").replace("§r§r", "§r");
 			}
 		}
 		final String strPrefix = prefix.toString();
diff --git a/Essentials/src/config.yml b/Essentials/src/config.yml
index e6fb3d78f..2073fbe37 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/config.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/config.yml
@@ -426,11 +426,11 @@ chat:
   # For more information of chat formatting, check out the wiki: http://ess.khhq.net/wiki/Chat_Formatting  
 
   format: '<{DISPLAYNAME}> {MESSAGE}'
-  #format: '&7[{GROUP}]&f {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&f {MESSAGE}'
+  #format: '&7[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
 
   group-formats:
-  #  Default: '{WORLDNAME} {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&f {MESSAGE}'
-  #  Admins: '{WORLDNAME} &c[{GROUP}]&f {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&c {MESSAGE}'
+  #  Default: '{WORLDNAME} {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&r {MESSAGE}'
+  #  Admins: '{WORLDNAME} &c[{GROUP}]&r {DISPLAYNAME}&7:&c {MESSAGE}'
 
   # If you are using group formats make sure to remove the '#' to allow the setting to be read.