diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/implementation/sql/connection/file/NonClosableConnection.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/implementation/sql/connection/file/NonClosableConnection.java
index a534f63ab..29c21b0c5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/implementation/sql/connection/file/NonClosableConnection.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/implementation/sql/connection/file/NonClosableConnection.java
@@ -25,15 +25,45 @@
 
 package me.lucko.luckperms.common.storage.implementation.sql.connection.file;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
+import net.bytebuddy.ByteBuddy;
+import net.bytebuddy.dynamic.scaffold.subclass.ConstructorStrategy;
+import net.bytebuddy.implementation.MethodDelegation;
+
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
 import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isDeclaredBy;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.isFinal;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.not;
 
 /**
- * Represents a connection which cannot be closed using the standard {@link #close()} method.
+ * A wrapper around a {@link Connection} which blocks usage of the default {@link #close()} method.
  */
-public interface NonClosableConnection extends Connection {
+public abstract class NonClosableConnection implements Connection {
+
+    private static final MethodHandle CONSTRUCTOR;
+    static {
+        // construct an implementation of NonClosableConnection
+        Class<? extends NonClosableConnection> implClass = new ByteBuddy()
+                .subclass(NonClosableConnection.class, ConstructorStrategy.Default.IMITATE_SUPER_CLASS_OPENING)
+                .name(NonClosableConnection.class.getName() + "Impl")
+                .method(not(isFinal()).and(not(isDeclaredBy(Object.class))))
+                    .intercept(MethodDelegation.toField("delegate"))
+                .make()
+                .load(NonClosableConnection.class.getClassLoader())
+                .getLoaded();
+
+        try {
+            CONSTRUCTOR = MethodHandles.publicLookup().in(implClass)
+                    .findConstructor(implClass, MethodType.methodType(void.class, Connection.class))
+                    .asType(MethodType.methodType(NonClosableConnection.class, Connection.class));
+        } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+            throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(e);
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Creates a {@link NonClosableConnection} that delegates calls to the given {@link Connection}.
@@ -42,40 +72,42 @@ public interface NonClosableConnection extends Connection {
      * @return a non closable connection
      */
     static NonClosableConnection wrap(Connection connection) {
-        return (NonClosableConnection) Proxy.newProxyInstance(
-                NonClosableConnection.class.getClassLoader(),
-                new Class[]{NonClosableConnection.class},
-                new Handler(connection)
-        );
+        try {
+            return (NonClosableConnection) CONSTRUCTOR.invokeExact(connection);
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected final Connection delegate;
+
+    protected NonClosableConnection(Connection delegate) {
+        this.delegate = delegate;
     }
 
     /**
      * Actually {@link #close() closes} the underlying connection.
      */
-    void shutdown();
+    public final void shutdown() throws SQLException {
+        this.delegate.close();
+    }
 
-    final class Handler implements InvocationHandler {
-        private final Connection connection;
+    @Override
+    public final void close() throws SQLException {
+        // do nothing
+    }
 
-        Handler(Connection connection) {
-            this.connection = connection;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
-            // block calls directly to #close
-            if (method.getName().equals("close")) {
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            // proxy calls to #shutdown to the real #close method
-            if (method.getName().equals("shutdown")) {
-                this.connection.close();
-                return null;
-            }
-
-            // delegate all other calls
-            return method.invoke(this.connection, args);
+    @Override
+    public final boolean isWrapperFor(Class<?> iface) throws SQLException {
+        return iface.isInstance(this.delegate) || this.delegate.isWrapperFor(iface);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    @Override
+    public final <T> T unwrap(Class<T> iface) throws SQLException {
+        if (iface.isInstance(this.delegate)) {
+            return (T) this.delegate;
         }
+        return this.delegate.unwrap(iface);
     }
 }