diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9502ead59a..4db31fba16 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ logs
 .idea/*
 !.idea/copyright/*
 !.idea/scopes/*
+.vscode/*
+.idea/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/AbstractSignEditScreenMixin.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/AbstractSignEditScreenMixin.java
index 68cb072b41..4a2df73477 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/AbstractSignEditScreenMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/AbstractSignEditScreenMixin.java
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ private Text modifyText(Text message) {
         if (message.getContent() instanceof TranslatableTextContent content) {
             String key = content.getKey();
 
-            if (key.contains("meteor-client")) modified = MutableText.of(new PlainTextContent.Literal(key));
+            if (key.contains("meteor-client")) {
+                String fallback = content.getFallback();
+                modified = MutableText.of(new PlainTextContent.Literal(fallback != null ? fallback : key));
+            }
         }
 
         modified.setStyle(message.getStyle());