diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/StringMan.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/StringMan.java
index 7a0d857ae..aba375ec8 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/StringMan.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/StringMan.java
@@ -279,4 +279,13 @@ public class StringMan {
         }
         return col;
     }
+
+    public static boolean contains(String name, char c) {
+        for (char current : name.toCharArray()) {
+            if (c == current) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/UUIDHandlerImplementation.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/UUIDHandlerImplementation.java
index c62d003a4..69b33a59f 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/UUIDHandlerImplementation.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/UUIDHandlerImplementation.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public abstract class UUIDHandlerImplementation {
             return uuid;
         }
         // Read from disk OR convert directly to offline UUID
-        if (Settings.UUID.OFFLINE) {
+        if (Settings.UUID.OFFLINE && !StringMan.contains(name, ';')) {
             uuid = this.uuidWrapper.getUUID(name);
             add(new StringWrapper(name), uuid);
             return uuid;