diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/registry/NamespacedRegistry.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/registry/NamespacedRegistry.java
index 5fca65799..74df3101f 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/registry/NamespacedRegistry.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/registry/NamespacedRegistry.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.registry;
 
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEdit;
+
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.registry.RegistryItem;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.command.util.SuggestionHelper;
 
@@ -47,8 +49,16 @@ public final class NamespacedRegistry<V extends Keyed> extends Registry<V> {
         this(name, MINECRAFT_NAMESPACE);
     }
 
+    public NamespacedRegistry(final String name, final boolean checkInitialized) {
+        this(name, MINECRAFT_NAMESPACE, checkInitialized);
+    }
+
     public NamespacedRegistry(final String name, final String defaultNamespace) {
-        super(name);
+        this(name, defaultNamespace, false);
+    }
+
+    public NamespacedRegistry(final String name, final String defaultNamespace, final boolean checkInitialized) {
+        super(name, checkInitialized);
         this.defaultNamespace = defaultNamespace;
     }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/registry/Registry.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/registry/Registry.java
index 2bb20010a..a75cb3a28 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/registry/Registry.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/registry/Registry.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.registry;
 
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEdit;
+
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -35,9 +37,15 @@ public class Registry<V extends Keyed> implements Iterable<V> {
 
     private final Map<String, V> map = new HashMap<>();
     private final String name;
+    private final boolean checkInitialized;
 
     public Registry(final String name) {
+        this(name, false);
+    }
+
+    public Registry(final String name, final boolean checkInitialized) {
         this.name = name;
+        this.checkInitialized = checkInitialized;
     }
 
     public String getName() {
@@ -53,6 +61,10 @@ public class Registry<V extends Keyed> implements Iterable<V> {
     @Nullable
     public V get(final String key) {
         checkState(key.equals(key.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT)), "key must be lowercase: %s", key);
+        if (this.checkInitialized) {
+            checkState(WorldEdit.getInstance().getPlatformManager().isInitialized(),
+                    "WorldEdit is not initialized yet.");
+        }
         return this.map.get(key);
     }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/biome/BiomeType.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/biome/BiomeType.java
index ab503e1fb..e8501da69 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/biome/BiomeType.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/biome/BiomeType.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.registry.NamespacedRegistry;
 public class BiomeType implements RegistryItem, Keyed, BiomePattern {
 //FAWE end
 
-    public static final NamespacedRegistry<BiomeType> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("biome type");
+    public static final NamespacedRegistry<BiomeType> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("biome type", true);
 
     private final String id;
     private int legacyId = -1;
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/block/BlockCategory.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/block/BlockCategory.java
index 3ed6f7a3f..29d8ee53b 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/block/BlockCategory.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/block/BlockCategory.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class BlockCategory extends Category<BlockType> implements Keyed {
     //FAWE start
     private boolean[] flatMap;
     //FAWE end
-    public static final NamespacedRegistry<BlockCategory> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("block tag");
+    public static final NamespacedRegistry<BlockCategory> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("block tag", true);
 
     public BlockCategory(final String id) {
         super(id);
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/block/BlockType.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/block/BlockType.java
index 043a89bf5..bacd5fe72 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/block/BlockType.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/block/BlockType.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 public class BlockType implements Keyed, Pattern {
 //FAWE end
 
-    public static final NamespacedRegistry<BlockType> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("block type");
+    public static final NamespacedRegistry<BlockType> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("block type", true);
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManagerCompat.getLogger();
 
     private final String id;
@@ -328,8 +328,10 @@ public class BlockType implements Keyed, Pattern {
 
     /**
      * Gets the legacy ID. Needed for legacy reasons.
+     *
      * <p>
      * DO NOT USE THIS.
+     * </p>
      *
      * @return legacy id or 0, if unknown
      */
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/entity/EntityType.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/entity/EntityType.java
index 98a70b7e5..5a530c8a6 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/entity/EntityType.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/entity/EntityType.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.registry.NamespacedRegistry;
 public class EntityType implements RegistryItem, Keyed {
 //FAWE end
 
-    public static final NamespacedRegistry<EntityType> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("entity type");
+    public static final NamespacedRegistry<EntityType> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("entity type", true);
 
     private final String id;
 
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/item/ItemType.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/item/ItemType.java
index 97549320d..ecba92f8b 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/item/ItemType.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/world/item/ItemType.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 public class ItemType implements RegistryItem, Keyed {
 //FAWE end
 
-    public static final NamespacedRegistry<ItemType> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("item type");
+    public static final NamespacedRegistry<ItemType> REGISTRY = new NamespacedRegistry<>("item type", true);
 
     private final String id;
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/test/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/expression/BaseExpressionTest.java b/worldedit-core/src/test/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/expression/BaseExpressionTest.java
index 0fbf9556a..3491347a4 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/test/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/expression/BaseExpressionTest.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/test/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/internal/expression/BaseExpressionTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class BaseExpressionTest {
         });
         WorldEdit.getInstance().getPlatformManager().register(mockPlat);
         WorldEdit.getInstance().getEventBus().post(new PlatformsRegisteredEvent());
+        assertTrue(WorldEdit.getInstance().getPlatformManager().isInitialized(), "Platform is not initialized");
         WorldEdit.getInstance().getConfiguration().calculationTimeout = 1_000;
     }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/test/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/collection/BlockMapTest.java b/worldedit-core/src/test/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/collection/BlockMapTest.java
index 1bb09ee17..68ccae312 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/test/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/collection/BlockMapTest.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/test/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/util/collection/BlockMapTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.util.collection;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.LocalConfiguration;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEdit;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.event.platform.PlatformsRegisteredEvent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.extension.platform.Capability;
@@ -87,10 +88,17 @@ class BlockMapTest {
                 Stream.of(Capability.values())
                         .collect(Collectors.toMap(Function.identity(), __ -> Preference.NORMAL))
         );
+        when(MOCKED_PLATFORM.getConfiguration()).thenReturn(new LocalConfiguration() {
+            @Override
+            public void load() {
+            }
+        });
         PlatformManager platformManager = WorldEdit.getInstance().getPlatformManager();
         platformManager.register(MOCKED_PLATFORM);
         WorldEdit.getInstance().getEventBus().post(new PlatformsRegisteredEvent());
 
+        assertTrue(WorldEdit.getInstance().getPlatformManager().isInitialized(), "Platform is not initialized");
+
         registerBlock("minecraft:air");
         registerBlock("minecraft:oak_wood");
     }