diff --git a/bootstrap/fabric/build.gradle.kts b/bootstrap/fabric/build.gradle.kts
index 890f5d656..af9c4547d 100644
--- a/bootstrap/fabric/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bootstrap/fabric/build.gradle.kts
@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ tasks {
         relocate("org.yaml", "org.geysermc.relocate.yaml") // https://github.com/CardboardPowered/cardboard/issues/139
         relocate("com.fasterxml.jackson", "org.geysermc.relocate.jackson")
         relocate("net.kyori", "org.geysermc.relocate.kyori")
+
+        dependencies {
+            // Exclude everything EXCEPT KQueue and some DNS stuff required for HAProxyc
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport-classes-epoll:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-handler:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-common:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-buffer:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-resolver:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-codec:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-resolver-dns:.*"))
+            exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-resolver-dns-native-macos:.*"))
+        }
     }
 
     remapJar {
diff --git a/bootstrap/spigot/build.gradle.kts b/bootstrap/spigot/build.gradle.kts
index b5ef4e69e..da4e5af33 100644
--- a/bootstrap/spigot/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bootstrap/spigot/build.gradle.kts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ tasks.withType<com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar> {
 
         // We cannot shade Netty, or else native libraries will not load
         // Needed because older Spigot builds do not provide the haproxy module
+        exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport-classes-epoll:.*"))
         exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport-native-epoll:.*"))
         exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport-native-unix-common:.*"))
         exclude(dependency("io.netty:netty-transport-native-kqueue:.*"))
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/geyser.shadow-conventions.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/geyser.shadow-conventions.gradle.kts
index 395beb104..dde85c33a 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/geyser.shadow-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/geyser.shadow-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ tasks {
                     exclude(dependency(string))
                 }
             }
+
+            sJar.dependencies {
+                exclude(dependency("org.checkerframework:checker-qual:.*"))
+                exclude(dependency("org.jetbrains:annotations:.*"))
+            }
         }
     }
     named("build") {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/session/GeyserSession.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/session/GeyserSession.java
index d76cc4b97..e245d0f56 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/session/GeyserSession.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/session/GeyserSession.java
@@ -732,7 +732,11 @@ public class GeyserSession implements GeyserConnection, GeyserCommandSource {
                 return;
             }
 
-            connectDownstream();
+            try {
+                connectDownstream();
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                t.printStackTrace();
+            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -776,7 +780,11 @@ public class GeyserSession implements GeyserConnection, GeyserCommandSource {
                 return;
             }
 
-            connectDownstream();
+            try {
+                connectDownstream();
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                t.printStackTrace();
+            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -850,7 +858,12 @@ public class GeyserSession implements GeyserConnection, GeyserCommandSource {
                         selectedProfile,
                         service.getAccessToken()
                 );
-                connectDownstream();
+                try {
+                    connectDownstream();
+                } catch (Throwable t) {
+                    t.printStackTrace();
+                    return false;
+                }
 
                 // Save our refresh token for later use
                 geyser.saveRefreshToken(bedrockUsername(), service.getRefreshToken());