diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/BungeeLanguagePlayer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/BungeeLanguagePlayer.java
index 7a9b3102..6303bb3a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/BungeeLanguagePlayer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/BungeeLanguagePlayer.java
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ public void setLang(Language language, boolean sendToSpigot) {
         PlayerChangeLanguageBungeeEvent event = new PlayerChangeLanguageBungeeEvent(this, this.language, language);
         BungeeCord.getInstance().getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
         if (event.isCancelled()) return;
+        this.language = event.getNewLanguage();
         if (this.waitingForClientLocale && getParent() != null)
             parent.sendMessage(TextComponent.fromLegacyText(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', Triton.get().getMessagesConfig()
                     .getMessage("success.detected-language", language.getDisplayName()))));
-        this.language = event.getNewLanguage();
         this.waitingForClientLocale = false;
 
         if (sendToSpigot && getParent() != null)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/SpigotLanguagePlayer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/SpigotLanguagePlayer.java
index bc7949c9..5a4d000d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/SpigotLanguagePlayer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/SpigotLanguagePlayer.java
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ public void setLang(Language lang, boolean sendToBungee) {
         PlayerChangeLanguageSpigotEvent event = new PlayerChangeLanguageSpigotEvent(this, this.lang, lang);
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
         if (event.isCancelled()) return;
+        boolean hasChanged = !Objects.equals(event.getNewLanguage(), this.lang);
+        this.lang = event.getNewLanguage();
         if (this.waitingForClientLocale) {
             try {
                 if (toBukkit().isPresent()) {
@@ -133,8 +135,6 @@ public void setLang(Language lang, boolean sendToBungee) {
                 Triton.get().getLogger().logError(e, "Failed to send \"language changed\" message.");
             }
         }
-        boolean hasChanged = !Objects.equals(event.getNewLanguage(), this.lang);
-        this.lang = event.getNewLanguage();
         this.waitingForClientLocale = false;
         if (hasChanged) {
             refreshAll();
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/VelocityLanguagePlayer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/VelocityLanguagePlayer.java
index 4d571f4f..1011262e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/VelocityLanguagePlayer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/rexcantor64/triton/player/VelocityLanguagePlayer.java
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ public void setLang(Language language) {
 
     public void setLang(Language language, boolean sendToSpigot) {
         // TODO fire Triton's API change language event
+        this.language = language;
         if (this.waitingForClientLocale && getParent() != null)
             parent.sendMessage(LegacyComponentSerializer.legacyAmpersand().deserialize(Triton.get().getMessagesConfig()
                     .getMessage("success.detected-language", language.getDisplayName())));
-        this.language = language;
         this.waitingForClientLocale = false;
 
         if (sendToSpigot && getParent() != null)