diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/PurpleBot.java b/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/PurpleBot.java
index fa36913..07b1ea7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/PurpleBot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/PurpleBot.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public final class PurpleBot {
     public CaseInsensitiveMap<Boolean> enableMessageFiltering;
     private final CaseInsensitiveMap<Boolean> shortify;
     public CaseInsensitiveMap<String> heroChannel;
-    public CaseInsensitiveMap<String> townyChannel;    
+    public CaseInsensitiveMap<String> townyChannel;
     public CaseInsensitiveMap<Collection<String>> opsList;
     public CaseInsensitiveMap<Collection<String>> voicesList;
     public CaseInsensitiveMap<Collection<String>> worldList;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/PurpleIRC.java b/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/PurpleIRC.java
index 1b07943..fcb924e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/PurpleIRC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/PurpleIRC.java
@@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ public void onEnable() {
             logInfo("DeathMessages not detected.");
         }
         if (isPluginEnabled("Shortify")) {
-            //String shortifyVersion = getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("Shortify").getDescription().getVersion();
-            //if (shortifyVersion.startsWith("1.6")) {
-            //    logError("Shortify v" + shortifyVersion + " not supported. Please install 1.7 or newer.");
-            //} else {
-            logInfo("Enabling Shortify support.");
-            shortifyHook = new ShortifyHook(this);
-            //}
+            String shortifyVersion = getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("Shortify").getDescription().getVersion();
+            if (shortifyVersion.startsWith("1.8")) {
+                logInfo("Enabling Shortify v" + shortifyVersion + " support.");
+                shortifyHook = new ShortifyHook(this);
+            } else {
+                logError("Shortify v" + shortifyVersion + " not supported. Please use the latest version from http://jenkins.cnaude.org/job/Shortify/");
+            }
         } else {
             logInfo("Shortify not detected.");
         }
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public void onEnable() {
         }
         vanishHook = new VanishHook(this);
         if (isPluginEnabled("SuperVanish")) {
-            logInfo("Enabling SuperVanish support.");            
+            logInfo("Enabling SuperVanish support.");
             superVanishHook = new SuperVanishHook(this);
         } else {
             logInfo("SuperVanish not detected.");
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ public String getPlayerGroup(Player player) {
         }
         return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', groupName);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      *
      * @param player
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ public void updateDisplayNameCache(String player, String displayName) {
         logDebug("Caching displayName for " + player + " = " + displayName);
         displayNameCache.put(player, displayName);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      *
      * @param player
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ public void updateUuidCache(Player player) {
         logDebug("Caching UUID for " + player.getName() + " = " + player.getUniqueId().toString());
         uuidCache.put(player.getName(), player.getUniqueId());
     }
-    
+
     /**
      *
      * @param player
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ public void loadDisplayNameCache() {
             logError(e.getMessage());
         }
     }
-    
+
     public void saveUuidCache() {
         BufferedWriter writer;
         try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/Utilities/NetPackets.java b/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/Utilities/NetPackets.java
index ac7180c..072febc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/Utilities/NetPackets.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/Utilities/NetPackets.java
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@
 import com.comphenix.protocol.events.PacketContainer;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.injector.PacketConstructor;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.reflect.FieldAccessException;
+import com.comphenix.protocol.wrappers.EnumWrappers.NativeGameMode;
+import com.comphenix.protocol.wrappers.PlayerInfoData;
+import com.comphenix.protocol.wrappers.WrappedChatComponent;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.wrappers.WrappedGameProfile;
 import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.pircbotx.Channel;
 import org.pircbotx.User;
@@ -108,7 +113,6 @@ private PacketContainer tabPacket(String name, boolean add) {
         String displayName = truncateName(plugin.customTabPrefix + name);
         PacketContainer packet = null;
         String version = plugin.getServer().getVersion();
-        plugin.logDebug("tabPacket: " + version);
         if (version.contains("MC: 1.7.10")) {
             try {
                 packet = protocolManager.createPacket(PacketType.Play.Server.PLAYER_INFO);
@@ -121,14 +125,44 @@ private PacketContainer tabPacket(String name, boolean add) {
                 plugin.logError("tabPacket: " + ex.getMessage());
             }
         } else if (version.contains("MC: 1.8")) {
+            /*
             try {
                 packet = protocolManager.createPacket(PacketType.Play.Server.PLAYER_INFO);
-                //packet.getChatComponents()
-                
+                UUID uuid = plugin.getPlayerUuid(name);
+                if (uuid == null) {
+                    uuid = java.util.UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes(("OfflinePlayer:" + displayName).getBytes(Charsets.UTF_8));
+                }
+                PlayerInfoData pid = new PlayerInfoData(
+                        packet,
+                        NativeGameMode.CREATIVE,
+                        0,
+                        new WrappedGameProfile(uuid, displayName),
+                        WrappedChatComponent.fromJson("{\"text\": \"" + displayName + "\"}"));
+                List<PlayerInfoData> pil = packet.getPlayerInfoDataLists().read(0);
+                int count = packet.getPlayerInfoDataLists().size();
+                pil.add(pid);
+                for (Player player : plugin.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()) {
+                    if (plugin.vanishHook != null) {
+                        if (plugin.vanishHook.isVanished(player)) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    pil.add(new PlayerInfoData(
+                            packet,
+                            NativeGameMode.valueOf(player.getGameMode().name()),
+                            0,
+                            new WrappedGameProfile(player.getUniqueId(), player.getDisplayName()),
+                            WrappedChatComponent.fromJson("{\"text\": \"" + player.getDisplayName() + "\"}"))
+                    );
+                }
+                packet.getPlayerInfoDataLists().write(0, pil);                
+                return packet;
+
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 plugin.logError("tabPacket: " + ex.getMessage());
                 ex.printStackTrace();
             }
+            */
         } else {
             plugin.logDebug("tabPacket: deprecated ");
             playerListConstructor = protocolManager.createPacketConstructor(Packets.Server.PLAYER_INFO, "", false, (int) 0);