diff --git a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/BukkitConfigurationManager.java b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/BukkitConfigurationManager.java
index 3e898e19..bb0c69cf 100644
--- a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/BukkitConfigurationManager.java
+++ b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/BukkitConfigurationManager.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class BukkitConfigurationManager extends YamlConfigurationManager {
 
     private boolean hasCommandBookGodMode;
     boolean extraStats;
+    private boolean hasEssentialsGodMode;
 
     /**
      * Construct the object.
@@ -124,4 +125,12 @@ public void updateCommandBookGodMode() {
     public boolean hasCommandBookGodMode() {
         return hasCommandBookGodMode;
     }
+
+    public void updateEssentialsGodMode() {
+        hasEssentialsGodMode = plugin.getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Essentials");
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasEssentialsGodMode() {
+        return hasEssentialsGodMode;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlugin.java b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlugin.java
index 3ba99792..df4517cf 100644
--- a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlugin.java
+++ b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlugin.java
@@ -160,7 +160,10 @@ public void onEnable() {
         reg.register(ToggleCommands.class);
         reg.register(ProtectionCommands.class);
 
-        if (!platform.getGlobalStateManager().hasCommandBookGodMode()) {
+        platform.getGlobalStateManager().updateCommandBookGodMode();
+        platform.getGlobalStateManager().updateEssentialsGodMode();
+
+        if (!platform.getGlobalStateManager().hasCommandBookGodMode() && !platform.getGlobalStateManager().hasEssentialsGodMode()) {
             reg.register(GeneralCommands.class);
         }
 
@@ -192,8 +195,6 @@ public void onEnable() {
             (new DebuggingListener(this, WorldGuard.logger)).registerEvents();
         }
 
-        platform.getGlobalStateManager().updateCommandBookGodMode();
-
         if (getServer().getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("CommandBook")) {
             getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new WorldGuardCommandBookListener(this), this);
         }
diff --git a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/WorldGuardServerListener.java b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/WorldGuardServerListener.java
index 27923286..98f48960 100644
--- a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/WorldGuardServerListener.java
+++ b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/listener/WorldGuardServerListener.java
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ public void onPluginEnable(PluginEnableEvent event) {
         if (event.getPlugin().getDescription().getName().equalsIgnoreCase("CommandBook")) {
             getConfig().updateCommandBookGodMode();
         }
+
+        if(event.getPlugin().getDescription().getName().equalsIgnoreCase("Essentials")){
+            getConfig().updateEssentialsGodMode();
+        }
     }
 
     @EventHandler
@@ -42,5 +46,9 @@ public void onPluginDisable(PluginDisableEvent event) {
         if (event.getPlugin().getDescription().getName().equalsIgnoreCase("CommandBook")) {
             getConfig().updateCommandBookGodMode();
         }
+
+        if(event.getPlugin().getDescription().getName().equalsIgnoreCase("Essentials")){
+            getConfig().updateEssentialsGodMode();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/defaults/config.yml b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/defaults/config.yml
index 4501e6fb..cc38d855 100644
--- a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/defaults/config.yml
+++ b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/defaults/config.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # - If you want to check the format of this file before putting it
 #   into WorldGuard, paste it into http://yaml-online-parser.appspot.com/
 #   and see if it gives "ERROR:".
-# - Lines starting with # are commentsand so they are ignored.
+# - Lines starting with # are comments and so they are ignored.
 #
 # WARNING:
 # Remember to check the compatibility spreadsheet for WorldGuard to see
diff --git a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 223be72f..2134a320 100644
--- a/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/worldguard-bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ name: WorldGuard
 main: com.sk89q.worldguard.bukkit.WorldGuardPlugin
 version: "${internalVersion}"
 depend: [WorldEdit]
-softdepend: [CommandBook]
+softdepend: [CommandBook, Essentials]
 api-version: "1.20"