diff --git a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/SimplyAPI.java b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/SimplyAPI.java
index a5f788f..bdfa796 100644
--- a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/SimplyAPI.java
+++ b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/SimplyAPI.java
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ public class SimplyAPI implements PermsConfig {
 		return plugin.config.getMessages();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getMessage(String key) {
+		return plugin.config.getMessage(key);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void addMessage(String key, String message) {
 		plugin.config.addMessage(key, message);
diff --git a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/SimplyPrevents.java b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/SimplyPrevents.java
index 5166f5c..c1a7fa5 100755
--- a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/SimplyPrevents.java
+++ b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/SimplyPrevents.java
@@ -63,25 +63,21 @@ public abstract class SimplyPrevents implements Listener {
 		this.plugin = plugin;
 	}
 
-	public void sendMessage(Player player, String message) {
+	public void sendMessage(Player player, String node) {
 		Long next = throttleTimestamps.get(player);
 		next = Long.valueOf(next == null ? 0 : next.longValue());
 		long current = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
 		if (next.longValue() < current) {
-			player.sendMessage(message);
+			player.sendMessage(plugin.config.getMessage(node));
+			plugin.debug("Event '" + node + "' cancelled for " + player.getName());
 			throttleTimestamps.put(player, Long.valueOf(current + 3000));
 		}
 	}
 
 	private void deny(Cancellable event, Player player, String node) {
 		event.setCancelled(true);
-		if (plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/" + node) != null) {
-			sendMessage(player, plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/" + node).replace('&', '\u00A7'));
-		} else if (plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/all") != null) {
-			sendMessage(player, plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/all").replace('&', '\u00A7'));
-		}
-		plugin.debug("Event '" + node + "' cancelled for " + player.getName());
+		sendMessage(player, node);
 	}
 
 	protected boolean prevent(Cancellable event, Player player, String node) {
diff --git a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigFile.java b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigFile.java
index abc2acb..3568bb7 100755
--- a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigFile.java
+++ b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigFile.java
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ public class ConfigFile implements PermsConfig {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getMessage(String key) {
+		return plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/" + key, plugin.getConfig().getString("messages/all")).replace('&', '\u00A7');
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void addMessage(String key, String message) {
 		Map<String, Object> messages = getMessages();
diff --git a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigSQL.java b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigSQL.java
index 8ba365f..554ba2c 100755
--- a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigSQL.java
+++ b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/ConfigSQL.java
@@ -404,6 +404,11 @@ public class ConfigSQL implements PermsConfig {
 		return config.getMessages();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getMessage(String key) {
+		return config.getMessage(key);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void addMessage(String key, String message) {
 		config.addMessage(key, message);
diff --git a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/PermsConfig.java b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/PermsConfig.java
index 0f1e862..3817b63 100755
--- a/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/PermsConfig.java
+++ b/src/net/crystalyx/bukkit/simplyperms/io/PermsConfig.java
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ public interface PermsConfig {
 
 	public Map<String, Object> getMessages();
 
+	public String getMessage(String key);
+
 	public void addMessage(String key, String message);
 
 	public void removeMessage(String key);