diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/CustomObjective.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/CustomObjective.java
index ee2bad59a..cedf78ae6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/CustomObjective.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/CustomObjective.java
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ public abstract class CustomObjective implements Listener {
 			if (hasQuest && quester.hasCustomObjective(quest, obj.getName())) {
 				if (quester.getQuestData(quest).customObjectiveCounts.containsKey(obj.getName())) {
 					int old = quester.getQuestData(quest).customObjectiveCounts.get(obj.getName());
-					plugin.getInstance().getQuester(player.getUniqueId()).getQuestData(quest).customObjectiveCounts.put(obj.getName(), old + count);
+					plugin.getQuester(player.getUniqueId()).getQuestData(quest).customObjectiveCounts.put(obj.getName(), old + count);
 				} else {
-					plugin.getInstance().getQuester(player.getUniqueId()).getQuestData(quest).customObjectiveCounts.put(obj.getName(), count);
+					plugin.getQuester(player.getUniqueId()).getQuestData(quest).customObjectiveCounts.put(obj.getName(), count);
 				}
 				int index = -1;
 				for (int i = 0; i < quester.getCurrentStage(quest).customObjectives.size(); i++) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
index ea851bb0e..b854b4f92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/blackvein/quests/Quests.java
@@ -446,7 +446,12 @@ public class Quests extends JavaPlugin implements ConversationAbandonedListener
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	
+	/**
+	 * See Github issue #428
+	 * 
+	 * @deprecated Do not use this method! Will be removed in future release.
+	 */
 	public Quests getInstance() {
 		return this;
 	}