diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/shavit/chat-colors.inc b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/shavit/chat-colors.inc
index b3417e72..8ed792a4 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/shavit/chat-colors.inc
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/include/shavit/chat-colors.inc
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 char gS_GlobalColorNames[][] =
 {
 	"{default}",
+	"{def}",
 	"{team}",
 	"{green}"
 };
 
 char gS_GlobalColors[][] =
 {
+	"\x01",
 	"\x01",
 	"\x03",
 	"\x04"
@@ -50,3 +52,33 @@ char gS_CSGOColors[][] =
 	"\x09",
 	"\x07"
 };
+
+
+stock void FormatColors(char[] buffer, int size, bool colors, bool escape, bool csgo, bool funky_chars=true)
+{
+	if(colors)
+	{
+		for(int i = 0; i < sizeof(gS_GlobalColorNames); i++)
+		{
+			ReplaceString(buffer, size, gS_GlobalColorNames[i], gS_GlobalColors[i]);
+		}
+
+		if(csgo)
+		{
+			for(int i = 0; i < sizeof(gS_CSGOColorNames); i++)
+			{
+				ReplaceString(buffer, size, gS_CSGOColorNames[i], gS_CSGOColors[i]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (funky_chars) ReplaceString(buffer, size, "^", "\x07");
+		ReplaceString(buffer, size, "{RGB}", "\x07");
+		if (funky_chars) ReplaceString(buffer, size, "&", "\x08");
+		ReplaceString(buffer, size, "{RGBA}", "\x08");
+	}
+
+	if(escape)
+	{
+		ReplaceString(buffer, size, "%%", "");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-chat.sp b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-chat.sp
index 7975871f..c88bd751 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-chat.sp
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-chat.sp
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public Action OnClientSayCommand(int client, const char[] command, const char[]
 
 void ReplaceFormats(char[] formatting, int maxlen, char[] name, char[] colon, char[] text)
 {
-	FormatColors(formatting, maxlen, true, false);
+	FormatColors(formatting, maxlen, true, false, gEV_Type == Engine_CSGO);
 	FormatRandom(formatting, maxlen);
 	ReplaceString(formatting, maxlen, "{name}", name);
 	ReplaceString(formatting, maxlen, "{def}", "\x01");
@@ -1281,35 +1281,6 @@ public Action Command_CCDelete(int client, int args)
 	return Plugin_Handled;
 }
 
-void FormatColors(char[] buffer, int size, bool colors, bool escape)
-{
-	if(colors)
-	{
-		for(int i = 0; i < sizeof(gS_GlobalColorNames); i++)
-		{
-			ReplaceString(buffer, size, gS_GlobalColorNames[i], gS_GlobalColors[i]);
-		}
-
-		if(gEV_Type == Engine_CSGO)
-		{
-			for(int i = 0; i < sizeof(gS_CSGOColorNames); i++)
-			{
-				ReplaceString(buffer, size, gS_CSGOColorNames[i], gS_CSGOColors[i]);
-			}
-		}
-
-		ReplaceString(buffer, size, "^", "\x07");
-		ReplaceString(buffer, size, "{RGB}", "\x07");
-		ReplaceString(buffer, size, "&", "\x08");
-		ReplaceString(buffer, size, "{RGBA}", "\x08");
-	}
-
-	if(escape)
-	{
-		ReplaceString(buffer, size, "%%", "");
-	}
-}
-
 void FormatRandom(char[] buffer, int size)
 {
 	char temp[8];
@@ -1331,7 +1302,7 @@ void FormatRandom(char[] buffer, int size)
 
 void FormatChat(int client, char[] buffer, int size)
 {
-	FormatColors(buffer, size, true, true);
+	FormatColors(buffer, size, true, true, gEV_Type == Engine_CSGO);
 	FormatRandom(buffer, size);
 
 	char temp[33];
diff --git a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-misc.sp b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-misc.sp
index 0f834044..cb9c4375 100644
--- a/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-misc.sp
+++ b/addons/sourcemod/scripting/shavit-misc.sp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include <shavit/core>
 #include <shavit/misc>
+#include <shavit/chat-colors>
 
 #undef REQUIRE_PLUGIN
 #include <shavit/chat>
@@ -663,9 +664,10 @@ bool LoadAdvertisementsConfig()
 		ReplaceString(sTempMessage, 300, "{variable2}", gS_ChatStrings.sVariable2);
 		ReplaceString(sTempMessage, 300, "{style}", gS_ChatStrings.sStyle);
 
+		FormatColors(sTempMessage, 300, true, false, gEV_Type == Engine_CSGO, false);
+
 		gA_Advertisements.PushString(sTempMessage);
 	}
-
 	while(kv.GotoNextKey(false));
 
 	delete kv;