diff --git a/ProtocolLib/pom.xml b/ProtocolLib/pom.xml
index 72526a99..898dadc9 100644
--- a/ProtocolLib/pom.xml
+++ b/ProtocolLib/pom.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@
           <finalName>ProtocolLib</finalName>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.10</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <systemProperties>
+            <property>
+              <name>projectVersion</name>
+              <value>${project.version}</value>
+            </property>
+          </systemProperties>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/ProtocolLibrary.java b/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/ProtocolLibrary.java
index 1582de8b..8b76526e 100644
--- a/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/ProtocolLibrary.java
+++ b/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/ProtocolLibrary.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class ProtocolLibrary extends JavaPlugin {
 
 	// Updater
 	private Updater updater;
-	private static boolean UPDATES_DISABLED;
+	public static boolean UPDATES_DISABLED;
 
 	// Logger
 	private static Logger logger;
@@ -754,8 +754,4 @@ public class ProtocolLibrary extends JavaPlugin {
 	public static void log(Level level, String message, Throwable ex) {
 		logger.log(level, message, ex);
 	}
-
-	public void disableUpdates() {
-		UPDATES_DISABLED = true;
-	}
 }
diff --git a/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/SpigotUpdater.java b/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/SpigotUpdater.java
index 17b4604a..0e4e4e09 100644
--- a/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/SpigotUpdater.java
+++ b/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/SpigotUpdater.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+
 import com.comphenix.protocol.ProtocolLibrary;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.error.Report;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.utility.Closer;
@@ -34,12 +36,10 @@ import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
  */
 
 public final class SpigotUpdater extends Updater {
-	private ProtocolLibrary plugin;
 	private String remoteVersion;
 
-	public SpigotUpdater(ProtocolLibrary plugin, UpdateType type, boolean announce) {
+	public SpigotUpdater(Plugin plugin, UpdateType type, boolean announce) {
 		super(plugin, type, announce);
-		this.plugin = plugin;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public final class SpigotUpdater extends Updater {
 					plugin.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to check for updates: " + ex);
 				}
 
-				plugin.disableUpdates();
+				ProtocolLibrary.UPDATES_DISABLED = true;
 			} finally {
 				// Invoke the listeners on the main thread
 				for (Runnable listener : listeners) {
diff --git a/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/Updater.java b/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/Updater.java
index bf91a441..0eded245 100644
--- a/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/Updater.java
+++ b/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/Updater.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public abstract class Updater {
 		this.announce = announce;
 	}
 
-	protected boolean versionCheck(String title) {
+	public boolean versionCheck(String title) {
         if (this.type != UpdateType.NO_VERSION_CHECK) {
             String version = this.plugin.getDescription().getVersion();
 
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ public abstract class Updater {
 			}
 
 			// Parse the version
+            if (remoteVersion.startsWith("v")) {
+            	remoteVersion = remoteVersion.substring(1);
+            }
+
 			MinecraftVersion parsedRemote = new MinecraftVersion(remoteVersion);
 			MinecraftVersion parsedCurrent = new MinecraftVersion(plugin.getDescription().getVersion());
 
diff --git a/ProtocolLib/src/test/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/UpdaterTest.java b/ProtocolLib/src/test/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/UpdaterTest.java
index 4ac0eef8..60c9a9af 100644
--- a/ProtocolLib/src/test/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/UpdaterTest.java
+++ b/ProtocolLib/src/test/java/com/comphenix/protocol/updater/UpdaterTest.java
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import com.comphenix.protocol.ProtocolLibrary;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.updater.Updater.UpdateType;
 
 /**
@@ -23,10 +23,23 @@ import com.comphenix.protocol.updater.Updater.UpdateType;
 
 public class UpdaterTest {
 	private static final int BUKKIT_DEV_ID = 45564;
+	private static Plugin plugin;
+
+	@BeforeClass
+	public static void preparePlugin() {
+		Server server = mock(Server.class);
+		when(server.getUpdateFolder()).thenReturn(null);
+
+		plugin = mock(Plugin.class);
+		when(plugin.getDescription()).thenReturn(new PluginDescriptionFile("ProtocolLib", System.getProperty("projectVersion"), null));
+		when(plugin.getLogger()).thenReturn(Logger.getLogger("ProtocolLib"));
+		when(plugin.getDataFolder()).thenReturn(null);
+		when(plugin.getServer()).thenReturn(server);
+	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testSpigotUpdater() {
-		SpigotUpdater updater = new SpigotUpdater(null, UpdateType.NO_DOWNLOAD, true);
+		SpigotUpdater updater = new SpigotUpdater(plugin, UpdateType.NO_DOWNLOAD, true);
 
 		String remote = null;
 
@@ -38,19 +51,12 @@ public class UpdaterTest {
 		}
 
 		System.out.println("Determined remote Spigot version: " + remote);
+
+		updater.versionCheck(remote);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testBukkitUpdater() {
-		Server server = mock(Server.class);
-		when(server.getUpdateFolder()).thenReturn(null);
-
-		Plugin plugin = mock(Plugin.class);
-		when(plugin.getDescription()).thenReturn(new PluginDescriptionFile("ProtocolLib", ProtocolLibrary.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion(), null));
-		when(plugin.getLogger()).thenReturn(Logger.getLogger("ProtocolLib"));
-		when(plugin.getDataFolder()).thenReturn(null);
-		when(plugin.getServer()).thenReturn(server);
-
 		BukkitUpdater updater = new BukkitUpdater(plugin, BUKKIT_DEV_ID, null, UpdateType.NO_DOWNLOAD, true);
 		if (! updater.read()) {
 			fail("Failed to check for updates");
@@ -58,5 +64,7 @@ public class UpdaterTest {
 
 		String remote = updater.getLatestName();
 		System.out.println("Determined remote Bukkit Dev version: " + remote);
+
+		updater.versionCheck(remote);		
 	}
 }
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