diff --git a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigFile.java b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigFile.java
index ec15a52..d61da7f 100755
--- a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigFile.java
+++ b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigFile.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class ConfigFile implements PermsConfig {
 
 	@Override
 	public String getMessage(String key) {
-		return plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/" + key, plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/all")).replace('&', '\u00A7');
+		return plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/" + key, plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/all", "")).replace('&', '\u00A7');
 	}
 
 	@Override