diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/callback/Hooks.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/callback/Hooks.java
index f641a43f42..e6ea014bf5 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/callback/Hooks.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/callback/Hooks.java
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ public class Hooks
 			logger.debug("Chat message type {}: {}", ChatMessageType.of(type), message);
 		}
 
-		ChatMessage chatMessage = new ChatMessage(type, sender, message, clan);
+		ChatMessageType chatMessageType = ChatMessageType.of(type);
+		ChatMessage chatMessage = new ChatMessage(chatMessageType, sender, message, clan);
 
 		runelite.getEventBus().post(chatMessage);
 	}
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/events/ChatMessage.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/events/ChatMessage.java
index f924ae4d15..397aac2c58 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/events/ChatMessage.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/events/ChatMessage.java
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ public class ChatMessage
 	private String message;
 	private String clan;
 
-	public ChatMessage(int type, String sender, String message, String clan)
+	public ChatMessage(ChatMessageType type, String sender, String message, String clan)
 	{
-		this.type = ChatMessageType.of(type);
+		this.type = type;
 		this.sender = sender;
 		this.message = message;
 		this.clan = clan;