diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Enchantments.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Enchantments.java
index 016c47d81..05990f152 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Enchantments.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Enchantments.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials;
 
-import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.NumberUtil;
-
 import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey;
 import org.bukkit.enchantments.Enchantment;
 
@@ -15,6 +13,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 public class Enchantments {
     private static final Map<String, Enchantment> ENCHANTMENTS = new HashMap<String, Enchantment>();
     private static final Map<String, Enchantment> ALIASENCHANTMENTS = new HashMap<String, Enchantment>();
+    private static boolean isFlat;
 
     static {
         ENCHANTMENTS.put("alldamage", Enchantment.DAMAGE_ALL);
@@ -231,14 +230,22 @@ public class Enchantments {
                 ALIASENCHANTMENTS.put("channel", channelling);
             }
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {}
+
+        try {
+            Class<?> namespacedKeyClass = Class.forName("org.bukkit.NamespacedKey");
+            Class<?> enchantmentClass = Class.forName("org.bukkit.enchantments.Enchantment");
+            enchantmentClass.getDeclaredMethod("getByKey", namespacedKeyClass);
+            isFlat = true;
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | NoSuchMethodException e) {
+            isFlat = false;
+        }
     }
 
     public static Enchantment getByName(String name) {
         Enchantment enchantment = null;
-        try {
-            // 1.13+ only
+        if (isFlat) { // 1.13+ only
             enchantment = Enchantment.getByKey(NamespacedKey.minecraft(name.toLowerCase()));
-        } catch (NoSuchMethodError ignored) {}
+        }
 
         if (enchantment == null) {
             enchantment = Enchantment.getByName(name.toUpperCase());