diff --git a/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserPaperPingPassthrough.java b/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserPaperPingPassthrough.java
index cbe063931..637091673 100644
--- a/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserPaperPingPassthrough.java
+++ b/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserPaperPingPassthrough.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public final class GeyserPaperPingPassthrough implements IGeyserPingPassthrough
             }
 
             return geyserPingInfo;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+        } catch (Exception | LinkageError e) { // LinkageError in the event that method/constructor signatures change
             logger.debug("Error while getting Paper ping passthrough: " + e);
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserSpigotPingPassthrough.java b/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserSpigotPingPassthrough.java
index ae01190c0..63f335fae 100644
--- a/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserSpigotPingPassthrough.java
+++ b/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserSpigotPingPassthrough.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class GeyserSpigotPingPassthrough implements IGeyserPingPassthrough {
             );
             Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().stream().map(Player::getName).forEach(geyserPingInfo.getPlayerList()::add);
             return geyserPingInfo;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+        } catch (Exception | LinkageError e) { // LinkageError in the event that method/constructor signatures change
             logger.debug("Error while getting Bukkit ping passthrough: " + e);
             return null;
         }