diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05361f18d..219e1a587 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 * Fixed #2097
 * Fixed Wither Assembler requiring more items than it actually consumes
 * Fixed Metrics not updating automatically
+* Fixed #2143
 
 ## Release Candidate 14 (12 Jul 2020)
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/LocalizationService.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/LocalizationService.java
index 42dfbbd6c..9c0a7683a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/LocalizationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/LocalizationService.java
@@ -52,14 +52,17 @@ public class LocalizationService extends SlimefunLocalization implements Persist
 
         if (serverDefaultLanguage != null) {
             translationsEnabled = SlimefunPlugin.getCfg().getBoolean("options.enable-translations");
-            
+
             defaultLanguage = new Language(serverDefaultLanguage, "11b3188fd44902f72602bd7c2141f5a70673a411adb3d81862c69e536166b");
             defaultLanguage.setMessagesFile(getConfig().getConfiguration());
 
             loadEmbeddedLanguages();
 
             String language = getConfig().getString(LANGUAGE_PATH);
-            if (language == null) language = serverDefaultLanguage;
+
+            if (language == null) {
+                language = serverDefaultLanguage;
+            }
 
             if (hasLanguage(serverDefaultLanguage)) {
                 setLanguage(serverDefaultLanguage, !serverDefaultLanguage.equals(language));
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ public class LocalizationService extends SlimefunLocalization implements Persist
      */
     public double getProgress(Language lang) {
         int defaultKeys = getTotalKeys(languages.get("en"));
-        
+
         if (defaultKeys == 0) {
             return 0;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
index a4c306fa7..6b995f0d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/MetricsService.java
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ public class MetricsService {
         int latest = getLatestVersion();
 
         if (latest > Integer.parseInt(currentVersion)) {
-            cleanUp();
             return download(latest);
         }
 
@@ -209,6 +208,7 @@ public class MetricsService {
                 plugin.getLogger().log(Level.INFO, "Successfully downloaded {0} build: #{1}", new Object[] { REPO_NAME, version });
 
                 // Replace the metric file with the new one
+                cleanUp();
                 Files.move(f.toPath(), metricsModuleFile.toPath(), StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
 
                 metricVersion = String.valueOf(version);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/localization/SlimefunLocalization.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/localization/SlimefunLocalization.java
index e287a2de0..85e9a202e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/localization/SlimefunLocalization.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/localization/SlimefunLocalization.java
@@ -87,25 +87,55 @@ public abstract class SlimefunLocalization extends Localization implements Keyed
 
     public String getMessage(Player p, String key) {
         Language language = getLanguage(p);
-        if (language == null) return "NO LANGUAGE FOUND";
-        return language.getMessagesFile().getString(key);
+
+        if (language == null) {
+            return "NO LANGUAGE FOUND";
+        }
+
+        String message = language.getMessagesFile().getString(key);
+
+        if (message == null) {
+            Language fallback = getLanguage(SupportedLanguage.ENGLISH.getLanguageId());
+            return fallback.getMessagesFile().getString(key);
+        }
+
+        return message;
     }
 
     public List<String> getMessages(Player p, String key) {
         Language language = getLanguage(p);
-        if (language == null) return Arrays.asList("NO LANGUAGE FOUND");
-        return language.getMessagesFile().getStringList(key);
+
+        if (language == null) {
+            return Arrays.asList("NO LANGUAGE FOUND");
+        }
+
+        List<String> messages = language.getMessagesFile().getStringList(key);
+
+        if (messages.isEmpty()) {
+            Language fallback = getLanguage(SupportedLanguage.ENGLISH.getLanguageId());
+            return fallback.getMessagesFile().getStringList(key);
+        }
+
+        return messages;
     }
 
     public String getResearchName(Player p, NamespacedKey key) {
         Language language = getLanguage(p);
-        if (language.getResearchesFile() == null) return null;
+
+        if (language.getResearchesFile() == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         return language.getResearchesFile().getString(key.getNamespace() + "." + key.getKey());
     }
 
     public String getCategoryName(Player p, NamespacedKey key) {
         Language language = getLanguage(p);
-        if (language.getCategoriesFile() == null) return null;
+
+        if (language.getCategoriesFile() == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         return language.getCategoriesFile().getString(key.getNamespace() + "." + key.getKey());
     }
 
@@ -118,7 +148,8 @@ public abstract class SlimefunLocalization extends Localization implements Keyed
             return value;
         }
         else {
-            return getLanguage("en").getResourcesFile().getString(key);
+            Language fallback = getLanguage(SupportedLanguage.ENGLISH.getLanguageId());
+            return fallback.getResourcesFile().getString(key);
         }
     }