diff --git a/core/smn_console.cpp b/core/smn_console.cpp
index 9fee35bd..728d1fd0 100644
--- a/core/smn_console.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_console.cpp
@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@ static cell_t sm_ServerCommand(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 	char buffer[1024];
 	size_t len = g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer)-2, pContext, params, 1);
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(LANG_SERVER);
+
 	/* One byte for null terminator, one for newline */
 	buffer[len++] = '\n';
 	buffer[len] = '\0';
@@ -673,6 +675,8 @@ static cell_t sm_InsertServerCommand(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *par
 	char buffer[1024];
 	size_t len = g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer)-2, pContext, params, 1);
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(LANG_SERVER);
+
 	/* One byte for null terminator, one for newline */
 	buffer[len++] = '\n';
 	buffer[len] = '\0';
@@ -703,6 +707,8 @@ static cell_t sm_ClientCommand(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not connected", params[1]);
 	}
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(params[1]);
+
 	char buffer[256];
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 2);
 
@@ -738,6 +744,8 @@ static cell_t FakeClientCommand(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 
 static cell_t ReplyToCommand(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 {
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(params[1]);
+
 	/* Build the format string */
 	char buffer[1024];
 	size_t len = g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer)-2, pContext, params, 2);
diff --git a/core/smn_core.cpp b/core/smn_core.cpp
index 79e19afa..df817a92 100644
--- a/core/smn_core.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_core.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ static cell_t ThrowError(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 {
 	char buffer[512];
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(LANG_SERVER);
+
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 1);
 
 	if (pContext->GetContext()->n_err == SP_ERROR_NONE)
diff --git a/core/smn_fakenatives.cpp b/core/smn_fakenatives.cpp
index ec248837..d93473f0 100644
--- a/core/smn_fakenatives.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_fakenatives.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ static cell_t ThrowNativeError(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Not called from inside a native function");
 	}
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(LANG_SERVER);
+
 	char buffer[512];
 
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 2);
diff --git a/core/smn_filesystem.cpp b/core/smn_filesystem.cpp
index 863a4ff7..a6f43d4a 100644
--- a/core/smn_filesystem.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_filesystem.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ static cell_t sm_BuildPath(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 
 static cell_t sm_LogToGame(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 {
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(LANG_SERVER);
+
 	char buffer[1024];
 	size_t len = g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 1);
 
@@ -500,6 +502,8 @@ static cell_t sm_LogToGame(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 
 static cell_t sm_LogMessage(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 {
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(LANG_SERVER);
+
 	char buffer[1024];
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 1);
 
@@ -511,6 +515,8 @@ static cell_t sm_LogMessage(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 
 static cell_t sm_LogError(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 {
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(LANG_SERVER);
+
 	char buffer[1024];
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 1);
 
diff --git a/core/smn_halflife.cpp b/core/smn_halflife.cpp
index 1932f204..005f5ceb 100644
--- a/core/smn_halflife.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_halflife.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ static cell_t PrintToChat(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not in game", client);
 	}
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(client);
+
 	char buffer[192];
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 2);
 
@@ -296,6 +298,8 @@ static cell_t PrintCenterText(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Client %d is not in game", client);
 	}
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(client);
+
 	char buffer[192];
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 2);
 
diff --git a/core/smn_menus.cpp b/core/smn_menus.cpp
index 48d805b8..f2ba8334 100644
--- a/core/smn_menus.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_menus.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "MenuStyle_Radio.h"
 #include "HandleSys.h"
 #include "PluginSys.h"
+#include "sm_stringutil.h"
 #if defined MENU_DEBUG
 #include "Logger.h"
 #endif
@@ -587,6 +588,8 @@ static cell_t SetMenuTitle(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Menu handle %x is invalid (error %d)", hndl, err);
 	}
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(LANG_SERVER);
+
 	char buffer[1024];
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 2);
 
diff --git a/core/smn_player.cpp b/core/smn_player.cpp
index 0345a12e..494e8add 100644
--- a/core/smn_player.cpp
+++ b/core/smn_player.cpp
@@ -963,6 +963,8 @@ static cell_t KickClient(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
 	INetChannel *pNetChan = static_cast<INetChannel *>(engine->GetPlayerNetInfo(client));
 	IClient *pClient = static_cast<IClient *>(pNetChan->GetMsgHandler());
 
+	g_SourceMod.SetGlobalTarget(client);
+
 	char buffer[256];
 	g_SourceMod.FormatString(buffer, sizeof(buffer), pContext, params, 2);