diff --git a/build-number.txt b/build-number.txt
index 71f48c0f..24d6b312 100644
--- a/build-number.txt
+++ b/build-number.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3303
\ No newline at end of file
+3311
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/util/ComponentUtilities.java b/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/util/ComponentUtilities.java
index 7da8f4e1..abf19a10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/util/ComponentUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/util/ComponentUtilities.java
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
     private static String guardedStringify (final ComponentEncoder<Component, String> serializer, final Component message) {
         try {
             return serializer.serialize(message);
-        } catch (final Exception e) {
+        } catch (final Throwable throwable) {
             return guardedStringify(
                     serializer,
                     Component.translatable(
                             "<Failed to parse component: %s>",
                             NamedTextColor.RED,
-                            Component.text(e.toString())
+                            Component.text(throwable.toString())
                     )
             );
         } finally {
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ public class ComponentUtilities {
             return component.content();
         } else {
             // we deserialize then serialize again
-            final TextComponent deserialized = LEGACY_COMPONENT_SERIALIZER.deserialize(content);
+            final TextComponent deserialized = LEGACY_COMPONENT_SERIALIZER
+                    // prevents stack overflow since adventure seems to just ignore invalid codes
+                    .deserialize(content.replaceAll("§[^a-f0-9rlonmk]", ""));
 
             return isDiscord
                     ? stringifyDiscordAnsi(deserialized)