diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
index ede620a2b52..d82c9bb4d35 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private String formatNickname(final User user, final String nick) throws Excepti
             throw new Exception(tl("nickTooLong"));
         } else if (FormatUtil.stripFormat(newNick).length() < 1) {
             throw new Exception(tl("nickNamesAlpha"));
-        } else if (user != null && user.isAuthorized("essentials.nick.changecolors") && !user.isAuthorized("essentials.nick.changecolors.bypass") && !FormatUtil.stripFormat(newNick).equals(user.getName())) {
+        } else if (user != null && user.isAuthorized("essentials.nick.changecolors") && !user.isAuthorized("essentials.nick.changecolors.bypass") && !FormatUtil.stripFormat(newNick).equals(user.getName()) && !nick.equalsIgnoreCase("off")) {
             throw new Exception(tl("nickNamesOnlyColorChanges"));
         } else if (user != null && !user.isAuthorized("essentials.nick.blacklist.bypass") && isNickBanned(newNick)) {
             throw new Exception(tl("nickNameBlacklist", nick));