diff --git a/dependency-reduced-pom.xml b/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
index 244c296..5ef58c2 100644
--- a/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>attach-sources</id>
-            <phase>deploy</phase>
+            <phase>verify</phase>
             <goals>
               <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
             </goals>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-            <phase>deploy</phase>
+            <phase>verify</phase>
             <goals>
               <goal>sign</goal>
             </goals>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-            <phase>deploy</phase>
+            <phase>verify</phase>
             <goals>
               <goal>jar</goal>
             </goals>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/artemis/the/gr8/playerstats/api/StatManager.java b/src/main/java/com/artemis/the/gr8/playerstats/api/StatManager.java
index 0317fc3..33eae8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/artemis/the/gr8/playerstats/api/StatManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/artemis/the/gr8/playerstats/api/StatManager.java
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 
 public interface StatManager {
 
+    /** Checks if the player belonging to this name
+     * is on PlayerStats' exclude-list (meaning this
+     * player is not counted for the server total, and
+     * does not show in top results).
+     *
+     * @param playerName the name of the player to check
+     * @return true if this player is on the exclude-list
+     */
+    boolean isExcludedPlayer(String playerName);
+
     /** Gets a RequestGenerator that can be used to create a PlayerStatRequest.
      * This RequestGenerator will make sure all default settings
      * for a player-statistic-lookup are configured.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/artemis/the/gr8/playerstats/core/statrequest/RequestManager.java b/src/main/java/com/artemis/the/gr8/playerstats/core/statrequest/RequestManager.java
index 33f8fd9..3373cc9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/artemis/the/gr8/playerstats/core/statrequest/RequestManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/artemis/the/gr8/playerstats/core/statrequest/RequestManager.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * Turns user input into a {@link StatRequest} that can be
- * used to get statistic data.
+ * executed to get statistic data.
  */
 public final class RequestManager implements StatManager {
 
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ public final class RequestManager implements StatManager {
         };
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isExcludedPlayer(String playerName) {
+        return offlinePlayerHandler.isExcludedPlayer(playerName);
+    }
+
     @Contract("_ -> new")
     @Override
     public @NotNull RequestGenerator<Integer> createPlayerStatRequest(String playerName) {