diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/text/ChatComponent.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/text/ChatComponent.kt
index 9d7d91046..f65049404 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/text/ChatComponent.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/text/ChatComponent.kt
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ interface ChatComponent {
     fun cut(length: Int)
 
     companion object {
-        val EMPTY = TextComponent("")
+        val EMPTY = EmptyComponent
 
         @JvmOverloads
         fun of(raw: Any? = null, translator: Translator? = null, parent: TextComponent? = null, ignoreJson: Boolean = false, restrictedMode: Boolean = false): ChatComponent {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/text/EmptyComponent.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/text/EmptyComponent.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee33d7616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/text/EmptyComponent.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Minosoft
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2022 Moritz Zwerger
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * This software is not affiliated with Mojang AB, the original developer of Minecraft.
+ */
+
+package de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text
+
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList
+import javafx.scene.Node
+
+object EmptyComponent : ChatComponent {
+    override val ansiColoredMessage: String = ""
+    override val legacyText: String = ""
+    override val message: String = ""
+
+    override fun getJavaFXText(nodes: ObservableList<Node>): ObservableList<Node> = nodes
+
+    override fun applyDefaultColor(color: RGBColor) = Unit
+
+    override fun getTextAt(pointer: Int): TextComponent = throw IllegalArgumentException()
+
+    override val length: Int get() = 0
+
+    override fun cut(length: Int) = Unit
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/elements/text/TextElement.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/elements/text/TextElement.kt
index 278b45b38..ff24cdc0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/elements/text/TextElement.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/elements/text/TextElement.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import de.bixilon.kutil.cast.CastUtil.unsafeNull
 import de.bixilon.kutil.primitive.BooleanUtil.decide
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.Minosoft
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.ChatComponent
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.EmptyComponent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.RGBColor
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.text.TextComponent
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.gui.rendering.RenderConstants
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ open class TextElement(
                 return
             }
             field = value
-            emptyMessage = value.message.isEmpty()
+            emptyMessage = value is EmptyComponent || value.message.isEmpty()
             val prefSize = Vec2i.EMPTY
             if (!emptyMessage) {
                 val renderInfo = TextRenderInfo(
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/other/BreakProgressHUDElement.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/other/BreakProgressHUDElement.kt
index 990268393..86251f050 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/other/BreakProgressHUDElement.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/gui/hud/elements/other/BreakProgressHUDElement.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import de.bixilon.minosoft.util.KUtil.toResourceLocation
 class BreakProgressHUDElement(guiRenderer: GUIRenderer) : Element(guiRenderer), LayoutedElement, Drawable {
     private val textElement = TextElement(guiRenderer, "").apply { parent = this@BreakProgressHUDElement }
     private val breakInteractionHandler = guiRenderer.renderWindow.inputHandler.interactionManager.`break`
+    private val previousProgress = -1.0
 
     override val layoutOffset: Vec2i
         get() = Vec2i((guiRenderer.scaledSize.x / 2) + CrosshairHUDElement.CROSSHAIR_SIZE / 2 + 5, (guiRenderer.scaledSize.y - textElement.size.y) / 2)
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ class BreakProgressHUDElement(guiRenderer: GUIRenderer) : Element(guiRenderer),
 
     override fun draw() {
         val breakProgress = breakInteractionHandler.breakProgress
+        if (this.previousProgress == breakProgress) {
+            return
+        }
         if (breakProgress <= 0 || breakProgress >= 1.0) {
             textElement.text = ChatComponent.EMPTY
             this.percent = -1