diff --git a/src/blockRenames.ts b/src/blockRenames.ts
index d153229a..2dd49621 100644
--- a/src/blockRenames.ts
+++ b/src/blockRenames.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import itemBlockRenames from './itemBlockRenames.json'
+import { versionToNumber } from './utils'
 
 // postflatenning
 // todo regen 1.13 the flatenning data
 
-const versionToNumber = (ver: string) => {
-  const [x, y = '0', z = '0'] = ver.split('.')
-  return +`${x.padStart(2, '0')}${(parseInt(y).toString().padStart(2, '0'))}${parseInt(z).toString().padStart(2, '0')}`
-}
-
 // const allRenamesMapFromLatest = Object.fromEntries(
 //   ['blocks', 'items'].map(x =>
 //     [
diff --git a/src/lib/modules/chat.ts b/src/lib/modules/chat.ts
index 943dece5..69ad009a 100644
--- a/src/lib/modules/chat.ts
+++ b/src/lib/modules/chat.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { versionToNumber } from '../../utils'
+
 export const server = function (serv: Server) {
   serv.broadcast = (message, { whitelist = serv.players, blacklist = [], system = false }: any = {}) => {
     if (whitelist.type === 'player') whitelist = [whitelist]
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ export const server = function (serv: Server) {
   }
 }
 
-export const player = function (player: Player, serv: Server) {
+export const player = function (player: Player, serv: Server, settings: Options) {
   const chatHandler = ({ message }: { message: string }) => {
     if (message[0] === '/') {
       player.behavior('command', { command: message.slice(1) }, ({ command }) => player.handleCommand(command))
@@ -157,11 +159,17 @@ export const player = function (player: Player, serv: Server) {
     chatHandler({ message: `/${command}` })
   })
 
-  player.chat = message => {
+  const sendChat = (message, isSystem) => {
     if (typeof message === 'string') message = serv.parseClassic(message)
-    player._client.write('chat', { message: JSON.stringify(message), position: 0, sender: '0' })
-    // 1.19+
-    player._client.write('systemChat', { formattedMessage: JSON.stringify(message), position: 0, sender: '0' })
+    if (versionToNumber(settings.version) >= versionToNumber('1.19')) {
+      player._client.write('systemChat', { message: JSON.stringify(message), position: isSystem ? 2 : 0, sender: '0' })
+    } else {
+      player._client.write('chat', { message: JSON.stringify(message), position: isSystem ? 2 : 0, sender: '0' })
+    }
+  }
+
+  player.chat = message => {
+    sendChat(message, false)
   }
 
   player.emptyChat = (count = 1) => {
@@ -171,10 +179,7 @@ export const player = function (player: Player, serv: Server) {
   }
 
   player.system = message => {
-    if (typeof message === 'string') message = serv.parseClassic(message)
-    player._client.write('chat', { message: JSON.stringify(message), position: 2, sender: '0' })
-    // 1.19+
-    player._client.write('systemChat', { formattedMessage: JSON.stringify(message), position: 2, sender: '0' })
+    sendChat(message, true)
   }
 }
 declare global {
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 45947129..aaa3e7c2 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ export class ViewRect {
     this.z1 = cz + viewDistance
   }
 
-  contains(x, z) {
+  contains (x, z) {
     return this.x0 <= x && x <= this.x1 && this.z0 <= z && z <= this.z1
   }
 }
+
+
+export const versionToNumber = (ver: string) => {
+  const [x, y = '0', z = '0'] = ver.split('.')
+  return +`${x.padStart(2, '0')}${(parseInt(y).toString().padStart(2, '0'))}${parseInt(z).toString().padStart(2, '0')}`
+}