diff --git a/API/pom.xml b/API/pom.xml
index 5513188..93b53bf 100644
--- a/API/pom.xml
+++ b/API/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>chestcommands-commons</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>