1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/azalea-chat/src/component.rs b/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
index 94a5125f..bd9b7269 100755
--- a/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
+++ b/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
@@ -412,9 +412,13 @@ impl simdnbt::FromNbtTag for FormattedText {
 #[cfg(feature = "azalea-buf")]
 impl McBufReadable for FormattedText {
     fn read_from(buf: &mut std::io::Cursor<&[u8]>) -> Result<Self, BufReadError> {
-        let nbt = simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::read(buf)?;
-        FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(&nbt)
-            .ok_or(BufReadError::Custom("couldn't read nbt".to_owned()))
+        let nbt = simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::read_optional(buf)?;
+        if let Some(nbt) = nbt {
+            FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(&nbt)
+                .ok_or(BufReadError::Custom("couldn't read nbt".to_owned()))
+        } else {
+            Ok(FormattedText::default())
+        }
     }
 }