diff --git a/TowerRun/src/de/steamwar/towerrun/listener/GlobalListener.java b/TowerRun/src/de/steamwar/towerrun/listener/GlobalListener.java
index 8d1c6004..c20dd391 100644
--- a/TowerRun/src/de/steamwar/towerrun/listener/GlobalListener.java
+++ b/TowerRun/src/de/steamwar/towerrun/listener/GlobalListener.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import de.steamwar.towerrun.TowerRun;
 import de.steamwar.towerrun.config.WorldConfig;
 import de.steamwar.towerrun.game.TowerRunGame;
 import de.steamwar.towerrun.game.TowerRunPlayer;
+import de.steamwar.towerrun.state.GameState;
 import de.steamwar.towerrun.state.GameStateBukkitListener;
 import de.steamwar.towerrun.state.GameStates;
 import lombok.val;
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public class GlobalListener extends GameStateBukkitListener implements Listener
     @EventHandler
     public void onAsyncPlayerChat(AsyncPlayerChatEvent event) {
         TowerRunPlayer player = TowerRunPlayer.get(event.getPlayer());
-        if (TowerRunGame.isAlive(player) || TowerRunGame.isEscaped(player)) {
+        if (GameState.getCurrentState() == GameStates.RUNNING && (TowerRunGame.isAlive(player) || TowerRunGame.isEscaped(player))) {
             String prefix;
             if (TowerRunGame.isAlive(player)) {
                 if (event.getPlayer().getGameMode() == GameMode.SPECTATOR) {