diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/FileData.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/FileData.java
index 71b978c..1c781c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/FileData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/FileData.java
@@ -60,23 +60,11 @@ public class FileData {
         return playerSettings.getOrDefault(player, sittingConfig);
     }
 
-    /// the language / text system for the mod
-    private static final LanguageReader langReader = new LanguageReader(
-            new ResourceReader("assets/sit-oth3r/lang/",Sit.class.getClassLoader()),
-            new ResourceReader(Data.CONFIG_DIR),"en_us","en_us");
-
-    public static LanguageReader getLangReader() {
-        return langReader;
-    }
-
     /**
      * loads all config files to memory
      */
     public static void loadFiles() {
         getServerConfig().load();
-        // load the language reader
-        langReader.updateLanguage(getServerConfig().getLang());
-
         getSittingConfig().load();
         // if loading file and is on supported server on client, send the new settings over
         if (Data.isClient() && Data.isSupportedServer()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
index bfc8660..9eb2ff2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/ServerConfig.java
@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ public class ServerConfig implements CustomFile<ServerConfig> {
             version = 2.3;
             this.lang = this.lang.substring(0,3)+this.lang.substring(3).toLowerCase();
         }
+
+        // update the language reader
+        LanguageReg.getLang(Data.MOD_ID).updateLanguage(lang);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Chat.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Chat.java
index 6dc2867..57f8536 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Chat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/utl/Chat.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package one.oth3r.sit.utl;
 
 import one.oth3r.otterlib.chat.CTxT;
-import one.oth3r.sit.file.FileData;
+import one.oth3r.otterlib.registry.LanguageReg;
 
 import java.awt.*;
 
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ public class Chat {
     }
 
     public static CTxT lang(String key, Object... args) {
-        return FileData.getLangReader().dynamicTranslatable(key, args);
+        return LanguageReg.getLang(Data.MOD_ID).dynamicTranslatable(key, args);
     }
 }