diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3763e8..afd9fb2 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>minecraftwars</groupId>
     <artifactId>gringotts</artifactId>
-    <version>2.12.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.12.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.deploy.skip>false</maven.deploy.skip>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/AccountChest.java b/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/AccountChest.java
index 9099eee..bc8034f 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/AccountChest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/AccountChest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.gestern.gringotts;
 
 import io.papermc.lib.PaperLib;
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
 import org.bukkit.block.BlockState;
@@ -10,13 +11,20 @@
 import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.InventoryHolder;
 
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
 /**
  * Represents a storage unit for an account.
  *
  * @author jast
  */
 public class AccountChest {
+
+    private final Pattern VAULT_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(Configuration.CONF.vaultPattern, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE | Pattern.UNICODE_CASE);
+
     public final String           id;
+
     /**
      * Sign marking the chest as an account chest.
      */
@@ -186,9 +194,12 @@ public boolean notValid() {
         }
 
         String[] lines = sign.getLines();
-        String   line0 = lines[0];
+        String   line0 = ChatColor.stripColor(lines[0]).trim();
+
+
+        Matcher match = VAULT_PATTERN.matcher(line0);
 
-        if (!line0.matches(Configuration.CONF.vaultPattern)) {
+        if (!match.matches()) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/GringottsAccount.java b/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/GringottsAccount.java
index 2b2c991..27bb68e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/GringottsAccount.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/GringottsAccount.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public long addToShulkerBox(long remaining, Inventory inventory) {
 
     public long removeFromShulkerBox(long remaining, Inventory inventory) {
         for (ItemStack itemStack : inventory.getContents()) {
-            if (Tag.SHULKER_BOXES.isTagged(itemStack.getType()) && itemStack.getItemMeta() instanceof BlockStateMeta) {
+            if (itemStack != null && Tag.SHULKER_BOXES.isTagged(itemStack.getType()) && itemStack.getItemMeta() instanceof BlockStateMeta) {
                 BlockStateMeta blockState = (BlockStateMeta) itemStack.getItemMeta();
                 if (blockState.getBlockState() instanceof ShulkerBox) {
                     ShulkerBox shulkerBox = (ShulkerBox) blockState.getBlockState();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/event/AccountListener.java b/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/event/AccountListener.java
index 358bd26..d0f8069 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/event/AccountListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gestern/gringotts/event/AccountListener.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.gestern.gringotts.event;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.block.Sign;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
  */
 public class AccountListener implements Listener {
 
-    private final Pattern vaultPattern = Pattern.compile(Configuration.CONF.vaultPattern, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE | Pattern.UNICODE_CASE);
+    private final Pattern VAULT_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(Configuration.CONF.vaultPattern, Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE | Pattern.UNICODE_CASE);
 
     /**
      * Create an account chest by adding a sign marker over it.
@@ -28,13 +29,13 @@ public class AccountListener implements Listener {
      */
     @EventHandler
     public void onSignChange(SignChangeEvent event) {
-        String line0String = event.getLine(0);
+        String line0String = ChatColor.stripColor(event.getLine(0)).trim();
 
         if (line0String == null) {
             return;
         }
 
-        Matcher match = vaultPattern.matcher(line0String);
+        Matcher match = VAULT_PATTERN.matcher(line0String);
 
         // consider only signs with proper formatting
         if (!match.matches()) {