diff --git a/patches/server/initial-work-on-native-Adventure-codecs.patch b/patches/server/initial-work-on-native-Adventure-codecs.patch
index ef1a08a374..46593136d8 100644
--- a/patches/server/initial-work-on-native-Adventure-codecs.patch
+++ b/patches/server/initial-work-on-native-Adventure-codecs.patch
@@ -73,7 +73,13 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +            final @Nullable NamedTextColor value = NamedTextColor.NAMES.value(s);
 +            return value != null ? DataResult.success(value) : DataResult.error(() -> "Cannot convert " + s + " to adventure NamedTextColor");
 +        }
-+    }, TextColor::asHexString);
++    }, textColor -> {
++        if (textColor instanceof NamedTextColor named) {
++            return NamedTextColor.NAMES.keyOrThrow(named);
++        } else {
++            return textColor.asHexString();
++        }
++    });
 +
 +    private static final Codec<Key> KEY_CODEC = Codec.STRING.comapFlatMap(s -> {
 +        return Key.parseable(s) ? DataResult.success(Key.key(s)) : DataResult.error(() -> "Cannot convert " + s + " to adventure Key");