diff --git a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/MiniMessageParser.java b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/MiniMessageParser.java
index 3fda3e3a3b..a3d0df669b 100644
--- a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/MiniMessageParser.java
+++ b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/MiniMessageParser.java
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ final class MiniMessageParser {
 
   @NotNull String escapeTokens(final @NotNull String richMessage, final @NotNull ContextImpl context) {
     final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(richMessage.length());
-    tryToNag(richMessage, context.strict());
     this.escapeTokens(sb, richMessage, context);
     return sb.toString();
   }
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ void escapeTokens(final StringBuilder sb, final @NotNull String richMessage, fin
 
   @NotNull String stripTokens(final @NotNull String richMessage, final @NotNull ContextImpl context) {
     final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(richMessage.length());
-    tryToNag(richMessage, context.strict());
     this.processTokens(sb, richMessage, context, (token, builder) -> {});
     return sb.toString();
   }
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ private void processTokens(final @NotNull StringBuilder sb, final @NotNull Strin
       } catch (final IOException ignored) {
       }
     }
-    tryToNag(richMessage, context.strict());
 
     final Function<TagNode, Transformation> transformationFactory;
     if (debug != null) {
@@ -250,10 +247,4 @@ private Component handleModifying(final Modifying modTransformation, final Compo
   private String sanitizePlaceholderName(final String name) {
     return name.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
   }
-
-  private void tryToNag(final String input, final boolean strict) {
-    if (input.contains("§") && strict) {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Legacy formatting codes have been detected in a component - this is unsupported behaviour. Please refer to the Adventure documentation (https://docs.adventure.kyori.net) for more information.");
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/parser/TokenParser.java b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/parser/TokenParser.java
index 4b5239dcd5..2f13bab6a9 100644
--- a/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/parser/TokenParser.java
+++ b/text-minimessage/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/text/minimessage/parser/TokenParser.java
@@ -503,6 +503,8 @@ private static ElementNode buildTree(
       throw new ParsingException(sb.toString(), message, errorTokens);
     }
 
+    tryToNag(message, strict);
+
     return root;
   }
 
@@ -672,4 +674,17 @@ public static String unescape(final String text, final int startIndex, final int
 
     return sb.toString();
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Nags the user about using legacy symbol, if they used it.
+   *
+   * @param input the input text
+   * @param strict strict mode
+   * @since 4.10.0
+   */
+  private static void tryToNag(final String input, final boolean strict) {
+    if (input.contains("§") && strict) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Legacy formatting codes have been detected in a component - this is unsupported behaviour. Please refer to the Adventure documentation (https://docs.adventure.kyori.net) for more information.");
+    }
+  }
 }