diff --git a/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPlugin.java b/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPlugin.java
index 93b57d712..d7c6c588e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPlugin.java
+++ b/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPlugin.java
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ public class GeyserVelocityPlugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
                 // After this bound, we know that the channel initializer cannot change without it being ineffective for Velocity, too
                 geyserInjector.initializeLocalChannel(this);
             }
-        }
 
-        INITIALIZED = true;
+            INITIALIZED = true;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override