diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/gui/overlay/ForgeGui.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/gui/overlay/ForgeGui.java
index 4d52a833b4..9e5c9e10d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/gui/overlay/ForgeGui.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/client/gui/overlay/ForgeGui.java
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ public class ForgeGui extends Gui
                 RenderSystem.defaultBlendFunc();
                 int color = (animateOverlayMessageColor ? Mth.hsvToRgb(hue / 50.0F, 0.7F, 0.6F) & WHITE : WHITE);
                 drawBackdrop(pStack, font, -4, font.width(overlayMessageString), 16777215 | (opacity << 24));
-                font.draw(pStack, overlayMessageString.getVisualOrderText(), -font.width(overlayMessageString) / 2, -4, color | (opacity << 24));
+                font.drawShadow(pStack, overlayMessageString.getVisualOrderText(), -font.width(overlayMessageString) / 2, -4, color | (opacity << 24));
                 RenderSystem.disableBlend();
                 pStack.popPose();
             }
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/debug/chat/ClientChatEventTest.java b/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/debug/chat/ClientChatEventTest.java
index 49f8a1b378..1fddfbdc81 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/debug/chat/ClientChatEventTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/minecraftforge/debug/chat/ClientChatEventTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class ClientChatEventTest
     {
         if (event.getMessage().equals("Cancel"))
             event.setCanceled(true);
-        else if (event.getMessage().equals("Replace this text"))
-            event.setMessage("Text replaced.");
+        // else if (event.getMessage().equals("Replace this text"))
+        //     event.setMessage("Text replaced.");
     }
 }