diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4a2a235..b6ea1ea 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ jar {
             "TweakClass": "org.spongepowered.asm.launch.MixinTweaker",
             "TweakOrder": 0,
             "FMLCorePlugin": "de.florianmichael.viaforge.mixin.MixinLoader",
-            "FMLCorePluginContainsFMLMod": "true"
+            "FMLCorePluginContainsFMLMod": "true",
+            "ForceLoadAsMod": "true"
     )
 
     enabled = false
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/ViaForge189.java b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/ViaForge189.java
index 094e71b..7c07f13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/ViaForge189.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/ViaForge189.java
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 
 package de.florianmichael.viaforge;
 
+import de.florianmichael.viaforge.common.ViaForgeCommon;
 import de.florianmichael.viaforge.common.platform.VFPlatform;
 import de.florianmichael.viaforge.provider.ViaForgeGameProfileFetcher;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.realms.RealmsSharedConstants;
 import net.minecraft.util.Session;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
 import net.raphimc.vialegacy.protocol.release.r1_7_6_10tor1_8.provider.GameProfileFetcher;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -31,8 +33,11 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 @Mod(modid = "viaforge", name = "ViaForge", acceptableRemoteVersions = "*", clientSideOnly=true, useMetadata=true)
 public class ViaForge189 implements VFPlatform {
-    
-    public static final ViaForge189 PLATFORM = new ViaForge189();
+
+    @Mod.EventHandler
+    public void onInit(FMLInitializationEvent event) {
+        ViaForgeCommon.init(this);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public int getGameVersion() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/mixin/impl/MixinGuiMainMenu.java b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/mixin/impl/MixinGuiMainMenu.java
index a46a351..b3cf198 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/mixin/impl/MixinGuiMainMenu.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/florianmichael/viaforge/mixin/impl/MixinGuiMainMenu.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package de.florianmichael.viaforge.mixin.impl;
 
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Pair;
-import de.florianmichael.viaforge.ViaForge189;
 import de.florianmichael.viaforge.common.ViaForgeCommon;
 import de.florianmichael.viaforge.common.platform.ViaForgeConfig;
 import de.florianmichael.viaforge.gui.GuiProtocolSelector;
@@ -34,8 +33,6 @@ public class MixinGuiMainMenu extends GuiScreen {
 
     @Inject(method = "initGui", at = @At("RETURN"))
     public void hookViaForgeButton(CallbackInfo ci) {
-        ViaForgeCommon.init(ViaForge189.PLATFORM);
-
         final ViaForgeConfig config = ViaForgeCommon.getManager().getConfig();
         if (config.isShowMainMenuButton()) {
             final Pair<Integer, Integer> pos = config.getViaForgeButtonPosition().getPosition(this.width, this.height);