diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/chat/ChatMessageManager.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/chat/ChatMessageManager.java
index 2642dbb162..2f4d860c2c 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/chat/ChatMessageManager.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/chat/ChatMessageManager.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class ChatMessageManager
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Subscribe(priority = 1) // run after all plugins
+	@Subscribe(priority = -1) // run after all plugins
 	public void onChatMessage(ChatMessage chatMessage)
 	{
 		MessageNode messageNode = chatMessage.getMessageNode();
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/eventbus/EventBus.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/eventbus/EventBus.java
index ec98ec6698..2340e306dd 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/eventbus/EventBus.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/eventbus/EventBus.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class EventBus
 			builder.putAll(subscribers);
 		}
 
-		builder.orderValuesBy(Comparator.comparing(Subscriber::getPriority)
+		builder.orderValuesBy(Comparator.comparing(Subscriber::getPriority).reversed()
 			.thenComparing(s -> s.object.getClass().getName()));
 
 		for (Class<?> clazz = object.getClass(); clazz != null; clazz = clazz.getSuperclass())