diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/BukkitPlugin.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/BukkitPlugin.java
index dc959bfa..1831cf73 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/BukkitPlugin.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/BukkitPlugin.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viabackwards.api.ViaBackwardsPlatform;
 import com.viaversion.viabackwards.listener.FireDamageListener;
 import com.viaversion.viabackwards.listener.FireExtinguishListener;
 import com.viaversion.viabackwards.listener.LecternInteractListener;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.ViaVersionPlugin;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.version.ProtocolVersion;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.bukkit.platform.BukkitViaLoader;
@@ -29,8 +30,21 @@ import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 public class BukkitPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements ViaBackwardsPlatform {
 
+    @Override
+    public void onLoad() {
+        if (!ViaVersionPlugin.getInstance().isLateBind()) {
+            init();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
+        if (ViaVersionPlugin.getInstance().isLateBind()) {
+            init();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void init() {
         init(getDataFolder());
         Via.getPlatform().runSync(this::onServerLoaded);
     }
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 2bb4351f..7a7ead95 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ api-version: 1.13
 authors: [Matsv, KennyTV, Gerrygames, creeper123123321, ForceUpdate1]
 website: ${url}
 
-load: STARTUP
 depend: [ViaVersion]
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/api/ViaBackwardsPlatform.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/api/ViaBackwardsPlatform.java
index 43acb54b..bb9bb3e8 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/api/ViaBackwardsPlatform.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/api/ViaBackwardsPlatform.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public interface ViaBackwardsPlatform {
         getLogger().info("Loading translations...");
         TranslatableRewriter.loadTranslatables();
 
-        getLogger().info("Registering protocols...");
         ProtocolManager protocolManager = Via.getManager().getProtocolManager();
         protocolManager.registerProtocol(new Protocol1_9_4To1_10(), ProtocolVersion.v1_9_3, ProtocolVersion.v1_10);