diff --git a/plugins/mctools.py b/plugins/mctools.py
index d4e8388..bfcd811 100755
--- a/plugins/mctools.py
+++ b/plugins/mctools.py
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ import socket
 import json
 import struct
 
+def mccolorconvert(motd):
+    empty = ""
+    colors = [u"\x0300,\xa7f", u"\x0301,\xa70", u"\x0302,\xa71", u"\x0303,\xa72", u"\x0304,\xa7c", u"\x0305,\xa74", u"\x0306,\xa75", u"\x0307,\xa76", u"\x0308,\xa7e", u"\x0309,\xa7a", u"\x0310,\xa73", u"\x0311,\xa7b", u"\x0312,\xa71", u"\x0313,\xa7d", u"\x0314,\xa78", u"\x0315,\xa77", u"\x02,\xa7l", u"\x0310,\xa79", u"\x09,\xa7o", u"\x13,\xa7m", u"\x0f,\xa7r", u"\x15,\xa7n"];
+    for s in colors:
+        lcol = s.split(",")
+        motd = motd.replace(lcol[1], lcol[0])
+    motd = motd.replace(u"\xa7k", empty)
+    return motd
 
 def mcping_connect(host, port):
     sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
@@ -25,7 +33,7 @@ def mcping_connect(host, port):
             message = u"{} - {}/{} players".format(data[0], data[1], data[2])
         else:
             # decoded data, server is using new format
-            message = u"{} - {} - {}/{} players".format(data[3], data[2], data[4], data[5])
+            message = u"{} \x0f- {} - {}/{} players".format(data[3], data[2], data[4], data[5])
 
         sock.close()
         return message
@@ -107,4 +115,5 @@ def mcping(inp):
     else:
         host = inp
         port = 25565
-    return mcping_connect(host, port)
+    return mccolorconvert(mcping_connect(host, port))
+