diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/network/tcp/TcpSession.java b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/network/tcp/TcpSession.java
index 83f2c78d1..5ebf7335e 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/network/tcp/TcpSession.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/network/tcp/TcpSession.java
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Throwable cause) {
         if (cause instanceof TimeoutException) {
             message = Component.translatable("disconnect.timeout");
         } else {
-            message = Component.translatable("disconnect.genericReason", "Internal Exception: " + cause);
+            message = Component.translatable("disconnect.genericReason", Component.text("Internal Exception: " + cause));
         }
 
         this.disconnect(message, cause);
diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/ClientListener.java b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/ClientListener.java
index 7f2dcbb5a..48f86f39c 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/ClientListener.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/org/geysermc/mcprotocollib/protocol/ClientListener.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public void packetReceived(Session session, Packet packet) {
                     session.disconnect(Component.translatable("disconnect.loginFailedInfo", Component.translatable("disconnect.loginFailedInfo.invalidSession")), e);
                     return;
                 } catch (RequestException e) {
-                    session.disconnect(Component.translatable("disconnect.loginFailedInfo", e.getMessage()), e);
+                    session.disconnect(Component.translatable("disconnect.loginFailedInfo", Component.text(e.getMessage())), e);
                     return;
                 }