diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/dao/sql/connection/hikari/HikariConnectionFactory.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/dao/sql/connection/hikari/HikariConnectionFactory.java
index 12a75a7d2..734846e2f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/dao/sql/connection/hikari/HikariConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/dao/sql/connection/hikari/HikariConnectionFactory.java
@@ -91,9 +91,15 @@ public abstract class HikariConnectionFactory extends AbstractConnectionFactory
         // The drivers are really old in some of the older Spigot binaries, so Connection#isValid doesn't work.
         config.setConnectionTestQuery("/* LuckPerms ping */ SELECT 1");
 
-        // don't perform any initial connection validation - we subsequently call #getConnection
-        // to setup the schema anyways
-        config.setInitializationFailTimeout(-1);
+        try {
+            // don't perform any initial connection validation - we subsequently call #getConnection
+            // to setup the schema anyways
+            config.setInitializationFailTimeout(-1);
+        } catch (NoSuchMethodError e) {
+            //noinspection deprecation
+            config.setInitializationFailFast(false);
+        }
+
 
         hikari = new HikariDataSource(config);
     }