diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/MMOCore.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/MMOCore.java
index 5ecf8c7f..c53c9f6b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/MMOCore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/MMOCore.java
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ public class MMOCore extends JavaPlugin {
 	public RestrictionManager restrictionManager;
 	public RequestManager requestManager;
 	public ConfigItemManager configItems;
-	public SkillManager skillManager;
 	public VaultEconomy economy;
 	public HologramSupport hologramSupport;
 	public InventoryManager inventoryManager;
 	public RegionHandler regionHandler;
 	public PlayerActionBar actionBarManager;
+	public final SkillManager skillManager = new SkillManager();
 	public PlaceholderParser placeholderParser = new DefaultParser();
 	public DataProvider dataProvider = new YAMLDataProvider();
 	public final ClassManager classManager = new ClassManager();
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ public class MMOCore extends JavaPlugin {
 
 	public void reloadPlugin() {
 		configManager = new ConfigManager();
-		skillManager = new SkillManager();
+
+		skillManager.reload();
 
 		mineManager.clear();
 		mineManager.reload();
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/manager/SkillManager.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/manager/SkillManager.java
index 10c5a05c..d7ed9396 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/manager/SkillManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmocore/manager/SkillManager.java
@@ -22,15 +22,21 @@ import net.Indyuce.mmocore.api.util.math.formula.LinearValue;
 import net.Indyuce.mmocore.comp.mythicmobs.MythicMobSkill;
 
 public class SkillManager {
-	private Map<String, Skill> skills = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+	private final Map<String, Skill> skills = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
-	public SkillManager() {
+	/*
+	 * skills are initialized when MMOCore enables but SkillManager must be
+	 * instanced when MMOCore loads so that extra plugins can register skills
+	 * before CLASSES are loaded
+	 */
+	public void reload() {
 
 		if (skills.isEmpty())
 			try {
 				JarEntry entry;
 				for (Enumeration<JarEntry> en = new JarFile(MMOCore.plugin.getJarFile()).entries(); en.hasMoreElements();)
-					if ((entry = en.nextElement()).getName().startsWith("net/Indyuce/mmocore/skill/") && !entry.isDirectory() && !entry.getName().contains("$"))
+					if ((entry = en.nextElement()).getName().startsWith("net/Indyuce/mmocore/skill/") && !entry.isDirectory()
+							&& !entry.getName().contains("$"))
 						register((Skill) Class.forName(entry.getName().replace("/", ".").replace(".class", "")).newInstance());
 			} catch (IOException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException exception) {
 				exception.printStackTrace();
@@ -50,7 +56,8 @@ public class SkillManager {
 		if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("MythicMobs") != null)
 			for (File file : mythicMobs.listFiles()) {
 				try {
-					register(new MythicMobSkill(file.getName().substring(0, file.getName().length() - 4).toUpperCase(), YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file)));
+					register(new MythicMobSkill(file.getName().substring(0, file.getName().length() - 4).toUpperCase(),
+							YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file)));
 				} catch (Exception exception) {
 					MMOCore.plugin.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Could not load skill from " + file.getName() + ": " + exception.getMessage());
 				}