diff --git a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Citizens.java b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Citizens.java
index 542bb9863..27fcd17d1 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Citizens.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Citizens.java
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.CitizensNPCRegistry;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.CitizensTraitFactory;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.NPCSelector;
-import net.citizensnpcs.npc.ai.speech.Chat;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.ai.speech.CitizensSpeechFactory;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.profile.ProfileFetcher;
 import net.citizensnpcs.npc.skin.Skin;
@@ -338,11 +337,10 @@ public void onEnable() {
             return;
         }
 
+        speechFactory = new CitizensSpeechFactory();
         npcRegistry = new CitizensNPCRegistry(saves, "citizens");
         traitFactory = new CitizensTraitFactory();
         selector = new NPCSelector(this);
-        speechFactory = new CitizensSpeechFactory();
-        speechFactory.register(Chat.class, "chat");
 
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(new EventListen(storedRegistries), this);
         if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("PlaceholderAPI") != null) {
diff --git a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/CitizensSpeechFactory.java b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/CitizensSpeechFactory.java
index f2166b5fd..5c82c0e85 100644
--- a/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/CitizensSpeechFactory.java
+++ b/main/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/speech/CitizensSpeechFactory.java
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 public class CitizensSpeechFactory implements SpeechFactory {
     private final Map<String, Class<? extends VocalChord>> registered = new HashMap<String, Class<? extends VocalChord>>();
 
+    public CitizensSpeechFactory() {
+        register(Chat.class, "chat");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public VocalChord getVocalChord(Class<? extends VocalChord> clazz) {
         Preconditions.checkNotNull(clazz, "class cannot be null");
@@ -33,6 +37,9 @@ public VocalChord getVocalChord(Class<? extends VocalChord> clazz) {
     public VocalChord getVocalChord(String name) {
         Preconditions.checkNotNull(name, "name cannot be null");
         // Check if VocalChord name is a registered type
+        if (name.equalsIgnoreCase("chat")) {
+            return new Chat();
+        }
         if (isRegistered(name)) {
             // Return a new instance of the VocalChord specified
             try {