diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/pom.xml b/RedisBungee-API/pom.xml
index ef777dc..f4f791b 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-API/pom.xml
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>RedisBungee</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.imaginarycode.minecraft</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/AbstractRedisBungeeListener.java b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/AbstractRedisBungeeListener.java
index 45f9607..64b42ab 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/AbstractRedisBungeeListener.java
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/AbstractRedisBungeeListener.java
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 public abstract class AbstractRedisBungeeListener<LE, PLE, PD, SC, PP, PM, PS> {
 
-    protected static final String ALREADY_LOGGED_IN = "§cYou are already logged on to this server. \n\nIt may help to try logging in again in a few minutes.\nIf this does not resolve your issue, please contact staff.";
-
-    protected static final String ONLINE_MODE_RECONNECT = "§cWhoops! You need to reconnect\n\nWe found someone online using your username. They were kicked and you may reconnect.\nIf this does not work, please contact staff.";
-
     protected final RedisBungeePlugin<?> plugin;
     protected final List<InetAddress> exemptAddresses;
     protected final Gson gson = new Gson();
diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/ConfigLoader.java b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/ConfigLoader.java
index 195730a..02d32dd 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/ConfigLoader.java
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/ConfigLoader.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 package com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.config;
 
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMultimap;
 import com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.RedisBungeeMode;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.RedisBungeePlugin;
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ public interface ConfigLoader {
         } else {
             plugin.logInfo("Loaded proxy id " + proxyId);
         }
-        RedisBungeeConfiguration configuration = new RedisBungeeConfiguration(proxyId, exemptAddresses, registerLegacyCommands, overrideBungeeCommands);
+        RedisBungeeConfiguration configuration = new RedisBungeeConfiguration(proxyId, exemptAddresses, registerLegacyCommands, overrideBungeeCommands, getMessagesFromPath(createMessagesFile(dataFolder)));
         Summoner<?> summoner;
         RedisBungeeMode redisBungeeMode;
         if (node.getNode("cluster-mode-enabled").getBoolean(false)) {
@@ -130,6 +132,29 @@ public interface ConfigLoader {
 
     void onConfigLoad(RedisBungeeConfiguration configuration, Summoner<?> summoner, RedisBungeeMode mode);
 
+    default ImmutableMap<RedisBungeeConfiguration.MessageType, String> getMessagesFromPath(Path path) throws IOException {
+        final YAMLConfigurationLoader yamlConfigurationFileLoader = YAMLConfigurationLoader.builder().setPath(path).build();
+        ConfigurationNode node = yamlConfigurationFileLoader.load();
+        HashMap<RedisBungeeConfiguration.MessageType, String> messages = new HashMap<>();
+        messages.put(RedisBungeeConfiguration.MessageType.LOGGED_IN_OTHER_LOCATION, node.getNode("logged-in-other-location").getString("§cLogged in from another location."));
+        return ImmutableMap.copyOf(messages);
+    }
+
+    default Path createMessagesFile(Path dataFolder) throws IOException {
+        if (Files.notExists(dataFolder)) {
+            Files.createDirectory(dataFolder);
+        }
+        Path file = dataFolder.resolve("messages.yml");
+        if (Files.notExists(file)) {
+            try (InputStream in = getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("messages.yml")) {
+                Files.createFile(file);
+                assert in != null;
+                Files.copy(in, file, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+            }
+        }
+        return file;
+    }
+
     default Path createConfigFile(Path dataFolder) throws IOException {
         if (Files.notExists(dataFolder)) {
             Files.createDirectory(dataFolder);
diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/RedisBungeeConfiguration.java b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/RedisBungeeConfiguration.java
index 4df0245..04807e3 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/RedisBungeeConfiguration.java
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/config/RedisBungeeConfiguration.java
@@ -11,12 +11,21 @@
 package com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.config;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMultimap;
 import com.google.common.net.InetAddresses;
 
 import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class RedisBungeeConfiguration {
+
+    public enum MessageType {
+        LOGGED_IN_OTHER_LOCATION
+    }
+
+    private final ImmutableMap<MessageType, String> messages;
     public static final int CONFIG_VERSION = 1;
     private final String proxyId;
     private final List<InetAddress> exemptAddresses;
@@ -25,9 +34,9 @@ public class RedisBungeeConfiguration {
 
     private final boolean overrideBungeeCommands;
 
-    public RedisBungeeConfiguration(String proxyId, List<String> exemptAddresses, boolean registerLegacyCommands, boolean overrideBungeeCommands) {
+    public RedisBungeeConfiguration(String proxyId, List<String> exemptAddresses, boolean registerLegacyCommands, boolean overrideBungeeCommands, ImmutableMap<MessageType, String> messages) {
         this.proxyId = proxyId;
-
+        this.messages = messages;
         ImmutableList.Builder<InetAddress> addressBuilder = ImmutableList.builder();
         for (String s : exemptAddresses) {
             addressBuilder.add(InetAddresses.forString(s));
@@ -52,4 +61,8 @@ public class RedisBungeeConfiguration {
     public boolean doOverrideBungeeCommands() {
         return overrideBungeeCommands;
     }
+
+    public ImmutableMap<MessageType, String> getMessages() {
+        return messages;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/util/player/PlayerUtils.java b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/util/player/PlayerUtils.java
index 8d1a8af..0f6423a 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/util/player/PlayerUtils.java
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/util/player/PlayerUtils.java
@@ -14,30 +14,46 @@ import static com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.util.payload.PayloadUt
 public class PlayerUtils {
 
     public static void cleanUpPlayer(String uuid, UnifiedJedis rsc, boolean firePayload) {
+        final long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        final boolean isKickedFromOtherLocation = isKickedOtherLocation(uuid, rsc);
         rsc.srem("proxy:" + AbstractRedisBungeeAPI.getAbstractRedisBungeeAPI().getProxyId() + ":usersOnline", uuid);
-        rsc.hdel("player:" + uuid, "server", "ip", "proxy");
-        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        rsc.hset("player:" + uuid, "online", String.valueOf(timestamp));
-        if (firePayload) {
+        if (!isKickedFromOtherLocation) {
+            rsc.hdel("player:" + uuid, "server", "ip", "proxy");
+            rsc.hset("player:" + uuid, "online", String.valueOf(timestamp));
+        }
+        if (firePayload && !isKickedFromOtherLocation) {
             playerQuitPayload(uuid, rsc, timestamp);
         }
     }
 
+    public static void setKickedOtherLocation(String uuid, UnifiedJedis unifiedJedis) {
+        // set anything for sake of exists check. then expire it after 2 seconds in case proxy fails to unset it.
+        unifiedJedis.set("kicked-other-location::" + uuid, "0");
+        unifiedJedis.expire("kicked-other-location::" + uuid, 2);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isKickedOtherLocation(String uuid, UnifiedJedis unifiedJedis) {
+        return unifiedJedis.exists("kicked-other-location::" + uuid);
+    }
+
+
     public static void createPlayer(UUID uuid, UnifiedJedis unifiedJedis, String currentServer, InetAddress hostname, boolean fireEvent) {
         if (currentServer != null) {
             unifiedJedis.hset("player:" + uuid, "server", currentServer);
         }
+        final boolean isKickedFromOtherLocation = isKickedOtherLocation(uuid.toString(), unifiedJedis);
         Map<String, String> playerData = new HashMap<>(4);
         playerData.put("online", "0");
         playerData.put("ip", hostname.getHostName());
         playerData.put("proxy", AbstractRedisBungeeAPI.getAbstractRedisBungeeAPI().getProxyId());
 
         unifiedJedis.sadd("proxy:" + AbstractRedisBungeeAPI.getAbstractRedisBungeeAPI().getProxyId() + ":usersOnline", uuid.toString());
-        unifiedJedis.hmset("player:" + uuid, playerData);
+        unifiedJedis.hset("player:" + uuid, playerData);
 
-        if (fireEvent) {
+        if (fireEvent && !isKickedFromOtherLocation) {
             playerJoinPayload(uuid, unifiedJedis, hostname);
         }
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/util/uuid/UUIDTranslator.java b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/util/uuid/UUIDTranslator.java
index 7bd829e..788b683 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/util/uuid/UUIDTranslator.java
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/api/util/uuid/UUIDTranslator.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public final class UUIDTranslator {
     public void persistInfo(String name, UUID uuid, UnifiedJedis unifiedJedis) {
         addToMaps(name, uuid);
         String json = gson.toJson(uuidToNameMap.get(uuid));
-        unifiedJedis.hmset("uuid-cache", ImmutableMap.of(name.toLowerCase(), json, uuid.toString(), json));
+        unifiedJedis.hset("uuid-cache", ImmutableMap.of(name.toLowerCase(), json, uuid.toString(), json));
     }
 
     private static class CachedUUIDEntry {
diff --git a/RedisBungee-API/src/main/resources/messages.yml b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/resources/messages.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcf05b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RedisBungee-API/src/main/resources/messages.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+logged-in-other-location: "§cYou logged in from another location!"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/RedisBungee-Bungee/pom.xml b/RedisBungee-Bungee/pom.xml
index fe0d19f..09e4ac2 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-Bungee/pom.xml
+++ b/RedisBungee-Bungee/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>RedisBungee</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.imaginarycode.minecraft</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/RedisBungee-Bungee/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeBungeeListener.java b/RedisBungee-Bungee/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeBungeeListener.java
index 8be3750..df7d486 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-Bungee/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeBungeeListener.java
+++ b/RedisBungee-Bungee/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeBungeeListener.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataInput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataOutput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.AbstractRedisBungeeListener;
+import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.config.RedisBungeeConfiguration;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.util.player.PlayerUtils;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.RedisBungeePlugin;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.tasks.RedisTask;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class RedisBungeeBungeeListener extends AbstractRedisBungeeListener<Login
     }
 
     @Override
-    @EventHandler (priority = HIGHEST)
+    @EventHandler(priority = HIGHEST)
     public void onLogin(LoginEvent event) {
         event.registerIntent((Plugin) plugin);
         plugin.executeAsync(new RedisTask<Void>(plugin) {
@@ -57,27 +58,9 @@ public class RedisBungeeBungeeListener extends AbstractRedisBungeeListener<Login
                     if (event.isCancelled()) {
                         return null;
                     }
-
-                    // We make sure they aren't trying to use an existing player's name.
-                    // This is problematic for online-mode servers as they always disconnect old clients.
-                    if (plugin.isOnlineMode()) {
-                        ProxiedPlayer player = (ProxiedPlayer) plugin.getPlayer(event.getConnection().getName());
-
-                        if (player != null) {
-                            event.setCancelled(true);
-                            // TODO: Make it accept a BaseComponent[] like everything else.
-                            event.setCancelReason(ONLINE_MODE_RECONNECT);
-                            return null;
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    for (String s : plugin.getProxiesIds()) {
-                        if (unifiedJedis.sismember("proxy:" + s + ":usersOnline", event.getConnection().getUniqueId().toString())) {
-                            event.setCancelled(true);
-                            // TODO: Make it accept a BaseComponent[] like everything else.
-                            event.setCancelReason(ALREADY_LOGGED_IN);
-                            return null;
-                        }
+                    if (api.isPlayerOnline(event.getConnection().getUniqueId())) {
+                        PlayerUtils.setKickedOtherLocation(event.getConnection().getUniqueId().toString(), unifiedJedis);
+                        api.kickPlayer(event.getConnection().getUniqueId(), plugin.getConfiguration().getMessages().get(RedisBungeeConfiguration.MessageType.LOGGED_IN_OTHER_LOCATION));
                     }
                     return null;
                 } finally {
diff --git a/RedisBungee-Velocity/pom.xml b/RedisBungee-Velocity/pom.xml
index f6b3275..a06afa9 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-Velocity/pom.xml
+++ b/RedisBungee-Velocity/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>RedisBungee</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.imaginarycode.minecraft</groupId>
-        <version>0.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/RedisBungee-Velocity/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeVelocityListener.java b/RedisBungee-Velocity/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeVelocityListener.java
index 23a2643..f119cef 100644
--- a/RedisBungee-Velocity/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeVelocityListener.java
+++ b/RedisBungee-Velocity/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeVelocityListener.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataInput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteArrayDataOutput;
 import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.AbstractRedisBungeeListener;
+import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.config.RedisBungeeConfiguration;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.util.player.PlayerUtils;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.RedisBungeePlugin;
 import com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee.api.tasks.RedisTask;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.event.proxy.ProxyPingEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.Player;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ServerConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.ServerPing;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
 import redis.clients.jedis.UnifiedJedis;
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ public class RedisBungeeVelocityListener extends AbstractRedisBungeeListener<Log
         super(plugin, exemptAddresses);
     }
 
-    @Subscribe (order = PostOrder.LAST)
+    @Subscribe(order = PostOrder.LAST)
     public void onLogin(LoginEvent event, Continuation continuation) {
         plugin.executeAsync(new RedisTask<Void>(plugin) {
             @Override
@@ -63,23 +65,9 @@ public class RedisBungeeVelocityListener extends AbstractRedisBungeeListener<Log
                     if (!event.getResult().isAllowed()) {
                         return null;
                     }
-
-                    // We make sure they aren't trying to use an existing player's name.
-                    // This is problematic for online-mode servers as they always disconnect old clients.
-                    if (plugin.isOnlineMode()) {
-                        Player player = (Player) plugin.getPlayer(event.getPlayer().getUsername());
-
-                        if (player != null) {
-                            event.setResult(ResultedEvent.ComponentResult.denied(serializer.deserialize(ONLINE_MODE_RECONNECT)));
-                            return null;
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    for (String s : plugin.getProxiesIds()) {
-                        if (unifiedJedis.sismember("proxy:" + s + ":usersOnline", event.getPlayer().getUniqueId().toString())) {
-                            event.setResult(ResultedEvent.ComponentResult.denied(serializer.deserialize(ALREADY_LOGGED_IN)));
-                            return null;
-                        }
+                    if (api.isPlayerOnline(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId())) {
+                        PlayerUtils.setKickedOtherLocation(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId().toString(), unifiedJedis);
+                        api.kickPlayer(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId(), plugin.getConfiguration().getMessages().get(RedisBungeeConfiguration.MessageType.LOGGED_IN_OTHER_LOCATION));
                     }
                     return null;
                 } finally {
@@ -146,7 +134,7 @@ public class RedisBungeeVelocityListener extends AbstractRedisBungeeListener<Log
     @Override
     @Subscribe
     public void onPluginMessage(PluginMessageEvent event) {
-        if(!(event.getSource() instanceof ServerConnection) || !RedisBungeeVelocityPlugin.IDENTIFIERS.contains(event.getIdentifier())) {
+        if (!(event.getSource() instanceof ServerConnection) || !RedisBungeeVelocityPlugin.IDENTIFIERS.contains(event.getIdentifier())) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -174,8 +162,8 @@ public class RedisBungeeVelocityListener extends AbstractRedisBungeeListener<Log
                         }
                     }
                     Set<String> players = original.stream()
-                        .map(uuid -> plugin.getUuidTranslator().getNameFromUuid(uuid, false))
-                        .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+                            .map(uuid -> plugin.getUuidTranslator().getNameFromUuid(uuid, false))
+                            .collect(Collectors.toSet());
                     out.writeUTF(Joiner.on(',').join(players));
                     break;
                 case "PlayerCount":
@@ -246,7 +234,7 @@ public class RedisBungeeVelocityListener extends AbstractRedisBungeeListener<Log
 
             ((ServerConnection) event.getSource()).sendPluginMessage(event.getIdentifier(), out.toByteArray());
         });
-        
+
     }
 
 
@@ -258,7 +246,7 @@ public class RedisBungeeVelocityListener extends AbstractRedisBungeeListener<Log
             if (message.startsWith("/"))
                 message = message.substring(1);
             plugin.logInfo("Invoking command via PubSub: /" + message);
-            ((RedisBungeeVelocityPlugin)plugin).getProxy().getCommandManager().executeAsync(RedisBungeeCommandSource.getSingleton(), message);
+            ((RedisBungeeVelocityPlugin) plugin).getProxy().getCommandManager().executeAsync(RedisBungeeCommandSource.getSingleton(), message);
 
         }
     }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d9a4c5..75e7df1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <groupId>com.imaginarycode.minecraft</groupId>
     <artifactId>RedisBungee</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.8.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.9.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>