diff --git a/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/mixins/features/GuiPlayerTabOverlayMixin_ReadablePing.java b/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/mixins/features/GuiPlayerTabOverlayMixin_ReadablePing.java
index b0897991c..471e753ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/mixins/features/GuiPlayerTabOverlayMixin_ReadablePing.java
+++ b/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/mixins/features/GuiPlayerTabOverlayMixin_ReadablePing.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class GuiPlayerTabOverlayMixin_ReadablePing {
 
             GlStateManager.pushMatrix();
             GlStateManager.scale(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);
-            mc.fontRendererObj.drawStringWithShadow("   " + (ping == 0 ? "?" : ping), (2 * x) - 10, 2 * y, color);
+            mc.fontRendererObj.drawStringWithShadow("   " + (ping == 0 ? "?" : ping == 9999 ? " " : ping), (2 * x) - 10, 2 * y, color);
             GlStateManager.scale(2.0f, 2.0f, 2.0f);
             GlStateManager.popMatrix();
             ci.cancel();
diff --git a/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/util/chat/ChatHandler.java b/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/util/chat/ChatHandler.java
index 4137b6f69..90fa9e21b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/util/chat/ChatHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/util/chat/ChatHandler.java
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public static void appendMessageCounter(IChatComponent chatComponent, boolean re
                     } else {
                         entry.messageCount++;
                         entry.lastSeenMessageMillis = currentTime;
-                        chatComponent.appendSibling(new ChatComponentIgnored(ChatColor.GRAY + " (" + decimalFormat.format(entry.messageCount) + ")"));
+                        chatComponent.appendSibling(new ChatComponentIgnored(ChatColor.GRAY + " [" + "x" + decimalFormat.format(entry.messageCount) + "]"));
                     }
                 }
             }