diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/BentoBox.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/BentoBox.java
index 1caeea7fe..26574edb4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/BentoBox.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/BentoBox.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package world.bentobox.bentobox;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.exception.ExceptionUtils;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
@@ -174,8 +175,15 @@ public class BentoBox extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {
             try {
                 completeSetup(loadTime);
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                fireCriticalError(e.getMessage(), "");
-                e.printStackTrace();
+                getLogger().log(Level.WARNING,
+                        "unexpected exception occurred during completeSetup, Disabling BentoBox...", e);
+                // Do not save players or islands, just shutdown
+                shutdown = true;
+                // Stop all addons
+                if (addonsManager != null) {
+                    addonsManager.disableAddons();
+                }
+                instance.setEnabled(false);
             }
         });
     }