diff --git a/azalea-chat/src/component.rs b/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
index 807d0b1a..3855a715 100755
--- a/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
+++ b/azalea-chat/src/component.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use serde::{de, Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 #[cfg(feature = "simdnbt")]
 use simdnbt::{Deserialize as _, FromNbtTag as _, Serialize as _};
 use std::fmt::Display;
+use tracing::{trace, warn};
 
 /// A chat component, basically anything you can see in chat.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Hash)]
@@ -313,22 +314,60 @@ impl simdnbt::FromNbtTag for FormattedText {
                             // if it's a string component with no styling and no siblings, just add
                             // a string to with_array otherwise add the
                             // component to the array
-                            let c = FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(
-                                &simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Compound(item.clone()),
-                            )?;
-                            if let FormattedText::Text(text_component) = c {
-                                if text_component.base.siblings.is_empty()
-                                    && text_component.base.style.is_empty()
-                                {
-                                    with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String(text_component.text));
-                                    continue;
+                            if let Some(primitive) = item.get("") {
+                                // minecraft does this sometimes, for example
+                                // for the /give system messages
+                                match primitive {
+                                    simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Byte(b) => {
+                                        // interpreted as boolean
+                                        with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String(
+                                            if *b != 0 { "true" } else { "false" }.to_string(),
+                                        ));
+                                    }
+                                    simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Short(s) => {
+                                        with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String(s.to_string()));
+                                    }
+                                    simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Int(i) => {
+                                        with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String(i.to_string()));
+                                    }
+                                    simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Long(l) => {
+                                        with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String(l.to_string()));
+                                    }
+                                    simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Float(f) => {
+                                        with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String(f.to_string()));
+                                    }
+                                    simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Double(d) => {
+                                        with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String(d.to_string()));
+                                    }
+                                    simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::String(s) => {
+                                        with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String(s.to_string()));
+                                    }
+                                    _ => {
+                                        warn!("couldn't parse {item:?} as FormattedText because it has a disallowed primitive");
+                                        with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String("?".to_string()));
+                                    }
                                 }
+                            } else if let Some(c) = FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(
+                                &simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Compound(item.clone()),
+                            ) {
+                                if let FormattedText::Text(text_component) = c {
+                                    if text_component.base.siblings.is_empty()
+                                        && text_component.base.style.is_empty()
+                                    {
+                                        with_array
+                                            .push(StringOrComponent::String(text_component.text));
+                                        continue;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                with_array.push(StringOrComponent::FormattedText(
+                                    FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(
+                                        &simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Compound(item.clone()),
+                                    )?,
+                                ));
+                            } else {
+                                warn!("couldn't parse {item:?} as FormattedText");
+                                with_array.push(StringOrComponent::String("?".to_string()));
                             }
-                            with_array.push(StringOrComponent::FormattedText(
-                                FormattedText::from_nbt_tag(&simdnbt::borrow::NbtTag::Compound(
-                                    item.clone(),
-                                ))?,
-                            ));
                         }
                         component = FormattedText::Translatable(TranslatableComponent::new(
                             translate, with_array,
@@ -344,22 +383,21 @@ impl simdnbt::FromNbtTag for FormattedText {
                     // object = GsonHelper.getAsJsonObject(jsonObject, "score");
                     if score.get("name").is_none() || score.get("objective").is_none() {
                         // A score component needs at least a name and an objective
-                        tracing::trace!("A score component needs at least a name and an objective");
+                        trace!("A score component needs at least a name and an objective");
                         return None;
                     }
                     // TODO, score text components aren't yet supported
                     return None;
                 } else if compound.get("selector").is_some() {
                     // selector text components aren't yet supported
-                    tracing::trace!("selector text components aren't yet supported");
+                    trace!("selector text components aren't yet supported");
                     return None;
                 } else if compound.get("keybind").is_some() {
                     // keybind text components aren't yet supported
-                    tracing::trace!("keybind text components aren't yet supported");
+                    trace!("keybind text components aren't yet supported");
                     return None;
                 } else {
                     let Some(_nbt) = compound.get("nbt") else {
-                        // Don't know how to turn 'nbt' into a FormattedText
                         return None;
                     };
                     let _separator = FormattedText::parse_separator_nbt(compound)?;
@@ -369,7 +407,7 @@ impl simdnbt::FromNbtTag for FormattedText {
                         None => false,
                     };
                     if let Some(_block) = compound.get("block") {}
-                    // nbt text components aren't yet supported
+                    trace!("nbt text components aren't yet supported");
                     return None;
                 }
                 if let Some(extra) = compound.get("extra") {
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_system_chat_packet.rs b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_system_chat_packet.rs
index 8a5823a0..420dfd36 100755
--- a/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_system_chat_packet.rs
+++ b/azalea-protocol/src/packets/game/clientbound_system_chat_packet.rs
@@ -7,3 +7,26 @@ pub struct ClientboundSystemChatPacket {
     pub content: FormattedText,
     pub overlay: bool,
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::io::Cursor;
+
+    use azalea_buf::McBufReadable;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_clientbound_system_chat_packet() {
+        #[rustfmt::skip]
+        let bytes = [
+            10, 9, 0, 4, 119, 105, 116, 104, 10, 0, 0, 0, 2, 10, 0, 10, 104, 111, 118, 101, 114, 69, 118, 101, 110, 116, 10, 0, 8, 99, 111, 110, 116, 101, 110, 116, 115, 8, 0, 4, 110, 97, 109, 101, 0, 3, 112, 121, 53, 11, 0, 2, 105, 100, 0, 0, 0, 4, 101, 54, 191, 237, 134, 149, 72, 253, 131, 161, 236, 210, 76, 242, 160, 253, 8, 0, 4, 116, 121, 112, 101, 0, 16, 109, 105, 110, 101, 99, 114, 97, 102, 116, 58, 112, 108, 97, 121, 101, 114, 0, 8, 0, 6, 97, 99, 116, 105, 111, 110, 0, 11, 115, 104, 111, 119, 95, 101, 110, 116, 105, 116, 121, 0, 10, 0, 10, 99, 108, 105, 99, 107, 69, 118, 101, 110, 116, 8, 0, 6, 97, 99, 116, 105, 111, 110, 0, 15, 115, 117, 103, 103, 101, 115, 116, 95, 99, 111, 109, 109, 97, 110, 100, 8, 0, 5, 118, 97, 108, 117, 101, 0, 10, 47, 116, 101, 108, 108, 32, 112, 121, 53, 32, 0, 8, 0, 9, 105, 110, 115, 101, 114, 116, 105, 111, 110, 0, 3, 112, 121, 53, 8, 0, 4, 116, 101, 120, 116, 0, 3, 112, 121, 53, 0, 9, 0, 4, 119, 105, 116, 104, 10, 0, 0, 0, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 10, 0, 10, 104, 111, 118, 101, 114, 69, 118, 101, 110, 116, 10, 0, 8, 99, 111, 110, 116, 101, 110, 116, 115, 8, 0, 2, 105, 100, 0, 25, 109, 105, 110, 101, 99, 114, 97, 102, 116, 58, 100, 105, 97, 109, 111, 110, 100, 95, 112, 105, 99, 107, 97, 120, 101, 8, 0, 3, 116, 97, 103, 0, 10, 123, 68, 97, 109, 97, 103, 101, 58, 48, 125, 0, 8, 0, 6, 97, 99, 116, 105, 111, 110, 0, 9, 115, 104, 111, 119, 95, 105, 116, 101, 109, 0, 9, 0, 4, 119, 105, 116, 104, 10, 0, 0, 0, 1, 9, 0, 5, 101, 120, 116, 114, 97, 10, 0, 0, 0, 1, 8, 0, 9, 116, 114, 97, 110, 115, 108, 97, 116, 101, 0, 30, 105, 116, 101, 109, 46, 109, 105, 110, 101, 99, 114, 97, 102, 116, 46, 100, 105, 97, 109, 111, 110, 100, 95, 112, 105, 99, 107, 97, 120, 101, 0, 8, 0, 4, 116, 101, 120, 116, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0, 5, 99, 111, 108, 111, 114, 0, 5, 119, 104, 105, 116, 101, 8, 0, 9, 116, 114, 97, 110, 115, 108, 97, 116, 101, 0, 20, 99, 104, 97, 116, 46, 115, 113, 117, 97, 114, 101, 95, 98, 114, 97, 99, 107, 101, 116, 115, 0, 10, 0, 10, 104, 111, 118, 101, 114, 69, 118, 101, 110, 116, 10, 0, 8, 99, 111, 110, 116, 101, 110, 116, 115, 8, 0, 4, 110, 97, 109, 101, 0, 3, 112, 121, 53, 11, 0, 2, 105, 100, 0, 0, 0, 4, 101, 54, 191, 237, 134, 149, 72, 253, 131, 161, 236, 210, 76, 242, 160, 253, 8, 0, 4, 116, 121, 112, 101, 0, 16, 109, 105, 110, 101, 99, 114, 97, 102, 116, 58, 112, 108, 97, 121, 101, 114, 0, 8, 0, 6, 97, 99, 116, 105, 111, 110, 0, 11, 115, 104, 111, 119, 95, 101, 110, 116, 105, 116, 121, 0, 10, 0, 10, 99, 108, 105, 99, 107, 69, 118, 101, 110, 116, 8, 0, 6, 97, 99, 116, 105, 111, 110, 0, 15, 115, 117, 103, 103, 101, 115, 116, 95, 99, 111, 109, 109, 97, 110, 100, 8, 0, 5, 118, 97, 108, 117, 101, 0, 10, 47, 116, 101, 108, 108, 32, 112, 121, 53, 32, 0, 8, 0, 9, 105, 110, 115, 101, 114, 116, 105, 111, 110, 0, 3, 112, 121, 53, 8, 0, 4, 116, 101, 120, 116, 0, 3, 112, 121, 53, 0, 8, 0, 9, 116, 114, 97, 110, 115, 108, 97, 116, 101, 0, 28, 99, 111, 109, 109, 97, 110, 100, 115, 46, 103, 105, 118, 101, 46, 115, 117, 99, 99, 101, 115, 115, 46, 115, 105, 110, 103, 108, 101, 0, 8, 0, 5, 99, 111, 108, 111, 114, 0, 4, 103, 114, 97, 121, 1, 0, 6, 105, 116, 97, 108, 105, 99, 1, 8, 0, 9, 116, 114, 97, 110, 115, 108, 97, 116, 101, 0, 15, 99, 104, 97, 116, 46, 116, 121, 112, 101, 46, 97, 100, 109, 105, 110, 0, 0
+        ];
+
+        let packet = ClientboundSystemChatPacket::read_from(&mut Cursor::new(&bytes)).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            packet.content.to_string(),
+            "[py5: Gave 1 [Diamond Pickaxe] to py5]".to_string()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/azalea-protocol/src/read.rs b/azalea-protocol/src/read.rs
index e9337898..434cc74a 100755
--- a/azalea-protocol/src/read.rs
+++ b/azalea-protocol/src/read.rs
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@ where
     }
 
     if log::log_enabled!(log::Level::Trace) {
-        const EXTRA_LARGE_LOGS: bool = false;
+        const DO_NOT_CUT_OFF_PACKET_LOGS: bool = false;
 
         let buf_string: String = {
-            if !EXTRA_LARGE_LOGS && buf.len() > 500 {
+            if !DO_NOT_CUT_OFF_PACKET_LOGS && buf.len() > 500 {
                 let cut_off_buf = &buf[..500];
                 format!("{cut_off_buf:?}...")
             } else {