diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/MMOItems.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/MMOItems.java
index ddc5af57..5dd6aa7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/MMOItems.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/MMOItems.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager.EntityManager;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager.ItemManager;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager.PluginUpdateManager;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager.RecipeManager;
+import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager.RecipeManagerLegacy;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager.SetManager;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager.StatManager;
 import net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager.TierManager;
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ public class MMOItems extends JavaPlugin {
 
 		// advanced recipes
 		getLogger().log(Level.INFO, "Loading recipes, please wait...");
-		recipeManager = new RecipeManager();
+		recipeManager = MMOLib.plugin.getVersion().isStrictlyHigher(1, 12) ?
+				new RecipeManager() : new RecipeManagerLegacy();
 
 		// commands
 		getCommand("mmoitems").setExecutor(new MMOItemsCommand());
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/RecipeManagerLegacy.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/RecipeManagerLegacy.java
index 1d9d2769..1f4aaea2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/RecipeManagerLegacy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/manager/RecipeManagerLegacy.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.Indyuce.mmoitems.manager;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
@@ -30,7 +31,10 @@ public class RecipeManagerLegacy extends RecipeManager {
 	private List<Recipe> loadedRecipes = new ArrayList<>();
 	private Collection<NamespacedKey> keys = new ArrayList<>();
 	
-	public RecipeManagerLegacy() { load(); }
+	public RecipeManagerLegacy() {
+		MMOItems.plugin.getLogger().log(Level.INFO, "1.12 detected! Loading the Legacy recipe manager...");
+		load();
+	}
 	
 	private void load() {
 		for (Type type : MMOItems.plugin.getTypes().getAll()) {