diff --git a/nms/ReflectionProvider/src/net/ess3/nms/refl/ReflSpawnEggProvider.java b/nms/ReflectionProvider/src/net/ess3/nms/refl/ReflSpawnEggProvider.java
index 910cba047..6edc64921 100644
--- a/nms/ReflectionProvider/src/net/ess3/nms/refl/ReflSpawnEggProvider.java
+++ b/nms/ReflectionProvider/src/net/ess3/nms/refl/ReflSpawnEggProvider.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 public class ReflSpawnEggProvider extends SpawnEggProvider {
     @Override
     public ItemStack createEggItem(EntityType type) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        if (ReflUtil.getNMSVersion().startsWith("v1_8_R")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("1.8 servers should use legacy provider");
+        }
         try {
             return new SpawnEggRefl(type).toItemStack();
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -16,6 +19,9 @@ public class ReflSpawnEggProvider extends SpawnEggProvider {
 
     @Override
     public EntityType getSpawnedType(ItemStack eggItem) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        if (ReflUtil.getNMSVersion().startsWith("v1_8_R")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("1.8 servers should use legacy provider");
+        }
         try {
             return SpawnEggRefl.fromItemStack(eggItem).getSpawnedType();
         } catch (Exception e) {