diff --git a/common/src/main/java/eu/midnightdust/midnightcontrols/client/MidnightControlsClient.java b/common/src/main/java/eu/midnightdust/midnightcontrols/client/MidnightControlsClient.java
index 35576a3..e027ff9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/eu/midnightdust/midnightcontrols/client/MidnightControlsClient.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/eu/midnightdust/midnightcontrols/client/MidnightControlsClient.java
@@ -56,16 +56,17 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
  */
 public class MidnightControlsClient extends MidnightControls {
     public static boolean lateInitDone = false;
+    public static final KeyBinding.Category MIDNIGHTCONTROLS_CATEGORY = KeyBinding.Category.create(Identifier.of("midnightcontrols", "keybinds"));
     public static final KeyBinding BINDING_LOOK_UP = InputManager.makeKeyBinding(id("look_up"),
-            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, GLFW.GLFW_KEY_KP_8, "key.categories.midnightcontrols");
+            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, GLFW.GLFW_KEY_KP_8, MIDNIGHTCONTROLS_CATEGORY);
     public static final KeyBinding BINDING_LOOK_RIGHT = InputManager.makeKeyBinding(id("look_right"),
-            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, GLFW.GLFW_KEY_KP_6, "key.categories.midnightcontrols");
+            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, GLFW.GLFW_KEY_KP_6, MIDNIGHTCONTROLS_CATEGORY);
     public static final KeyBinding BINDING_LOOK_DOWN = InputManager.makeKeyBinding(id("look_down"),
-            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, GLFW.GLFW_KEY_KP_2, "key.categories.midnightcontrols");
+            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, GLFW.GLFW_KEY_KP_2, MIDNIGHTCONTROLS_CATEGORY);
     public static final KeyBinding BINDING_LOOK_LEFT = InputManager.makeKeyBinding(id("look_left"),
-            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, GLFW.GLFW_KEY_KP_4, "key.categories.midnightcontrols");
+            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, GLFW.GLFW_KEY_KP_4, MIDNIGHTCONTROLS_CATEGORY);
     public static final KeyBinding BINDING_RING = InputManager.makeKeyBinding(id("ring"),
-            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, InputUtil.UNKNOWN_KEY.getCode(), "key.categories.midnightcontrols");
+            InputUtil.Type.KEYSYM, InputUtil.UNKNOWN_KEY.getCode(), MIDNIGHTCONTROLS_CATEGORY);
     public static final Identifier CONTROLLER_BUTTONS = id("textures/gui/controller_buttons.png");
     public static final Identifier CONTROLLER_EXPANDED = id("textures/gui/controller_expanded.png");
     public static final Identifier CONTROLLER_AXIS = id("textures/gui/controller_axis.png");
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/eu/midnightdust/midnightcontrols/client/controller/InputManager.java b/common/src/main/java/eu/midnightdust/midnightcontrols/client/controller/InputManager.java
index 51742c6..9815982 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/eu/midnightdust/midnightcontrols/client/controller/InputManager.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/eu/midnightdust/midnightcontrols/client/controller/InputManager.java
@@ -420,18 +420,9 @@ public class InputManager {
      * @param code the code
      * @param category the category of the key binding
      * @return the key binding
-     * @see #makeKeyBinding(Identifier, InputUtil.Type, int, String)
+     * @see #makeKeyBinding(Identifier, InputUtil.Type, int, net.minecraft.client.option.KeyBinding.Category)
      */
-    public static @NotNull KeyBinding makeKeyBinding(@NotNull Identifier id, InputUtil.Type type, int code, @NotNull String category) {
-        return new KeyBinding(String.format("key.%s.%s", id.getNamespace(), id.getPath()), type, code, new KeyBinding.Category(validVanillaId(category)));
-    }
-
-    private static Identifier validVanillaId(String path) {
-        for(int i = 0; i < path.length(); ++i) {
-            if (!Identifier.isPathCharacterValid(path.charAt(i))) {
-                path = path.replace(path.charAt(i), '_');
-            }
-        }
-        return Identifier.ofVanilla(path);
+    public static @NotNull KeyBinding makeKeyBinding(@NotNull Identifier id, InputUtil.Type type, int code, @NotNull KeyBinding.Category category) {
+        return new KeyBinding(String.format("key.%s.%s", id.getNamespace(), id.getPath()), type, code, category);
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/assets/midnightcontrols/lang/en_us.json b/common/src/main/resources/assets/midnightcontrols/lang/en_us.json
index 6b1b3c7..c338c17 100644
--- a/common/src/main/resources/assets/midnightcontrols/lang/en_us.json
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/assets/midnightcontrols/lang/en_us.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   "midnightcontrols.midnightconfig.enum.TouchMode.FINGER_POS": "Finger Position",
   "midnightcontrols.midnightconfig.enum.CameraMode.FLAT": "Flat",
   "midnightcontrols.midnightconfig.enum.CameraMode.ADAPTIVE": "Adaptive",
-  "key.categories.midnightcontrols": "MidnightControls",
+  "key.category.midnightcontrols.keybinds": "MidnightControls",
   "key.midnightcontrols.look_down": "Look Down",
   "key.midnightcontrols.look_left": "Look Left",
   "key.midnightcontrols.look_right": "Look Right",