diff --git a/plugin-modules/Core/src/com/songoda/epicbosses/EpicBosses.java b/plugin-modules/Core/src/com/songoda/epicbosses/EpicBosses.java
index 3aba2f5..5bcbce0 100644
--- a/plugin-modules/Core/src/com/songoda/epicbosses/EpicBosses.java
+++ b/plugin-modules/Core/src/com/songoda/epicbosses/EpicBosses.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class EpicBosses extends SongodaPlugin implements IReloadable {
     private BossHookManager bossHookManager;
 
     private AutoSpawnManager autoSpawnManager;
-    private PlaceholderManager placeholderManager;
 
     private MinionMechanicManager minionMechanicManager;
     private MinionEntityContainer minionEntityContainer;
@@ -135,10 +134,8 @@ public class EpicBosses extends SongodaPlugin implements IReloadable {
 
         this.autoSpawnManager = new AutoSpawnManager(this);
 
-        if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("PlaceholderAPI") != null) {
-            this.placeholderManager = new PlaceholderManager(this);
-            this.placeholderManager.register();
-        }
+        if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("PlaceholderAPI"))
+            new PlaceholderManager(this).register();
 
         createFiles();
         reloadFiles();
@@ -198,6 +195,11 @@ public class EpicBosses extends SongodaPlugin implements IReloadable {
 
         this.autoSpawnManager.startIntervalSystems();
 
+        if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("PlaceholderAPI")) {
+            System.out.println("hiiiit");
+            new PlaceholderManager(this).register();
+        }
+
         ServerUtils.get().logDebug("Loaded all fields and managers, saved messages and plugin is initialized and ready to go. (took " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - beginMs) + "ms).");
     }
 
@@ -349,10 +351,6 @@ public class EpicBosses extends SongodaPlugin implements IReloadable {
         return this.autoSpawnManager;
     }
 
-    public PlaceholderManager getPlaceholderManager() {
-        return this.placeholderManager;
-    }
-
     public MinionMechanicManager getMinionMechanicManager() {
         return this.minionMechanicManager;
     }
diff --git a/plugin-modules/Core/src/com/songoda/epicbosses/managers/PlaceholderManager.java b/plugin-modules/Core/src/com/songoda/epicbosses/managers/PlaceholderManager.java
index af6fa1a..15eef2a 100644
--- a/plugin-modules/Core/src/com/songoda/epicbosses/managers/PlaceholderManager.java
+++ b/plugin-modules/Core/src/com/songoda/epicbosses/managers/PlaceholderManager.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 
 public class PlaceholderManager extends PlaceholderExpansion {
 
-    private AutoSpawnManager autoSpawnManager;
+    private final AutoSpawnManager autoSpawnManager;
 
     public PlaceholderManager(EpicBosses plugin) {
         this.autoSpawnManager = plugin.getAutoSpawnManager();
@@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ public class PlaceholderManager extends PlaceholderExpansion {
             ActiveIntervalAutoSpawnHolder intervalAutoSpawnHolder = (ActiveIntervalAutoSpawnHolder) autoSpawnHolder;
             long duration = (long) (intervalAutoSpawnHolder.getRemainingMs() / 1000D);
 
-            String formattedIdentifier = intervalAutoSpawnHolder.getIntervalSpawnElement().getPlaceholder() + "_formatted";
+            String placeHolder = intervalAutoSpawnHolder.getIntervalSpawnElement().getPlaceholder()
+                    .replace("{", "")
+                    .replace("}", "");
+
+            String formattedIdentifier = placeHolder + "_formatted";
             if (identifier.equalsIgnoreCase(formattedIdentifier)) {
                 return this.getTimeFormatted(duration);
-            } else if (identifier.equals(intervalAutoSpawnHolder.getIntervalSpawnElement().getPlaceholder())) {
+            } else if (identifier.equals(placeHolder)) {
                 return String.valueOf((int) (intervalAutoSpawnHolder.getRemainingMs() / 1000D));
             }
         }