diff --git a/core/src/main/java-templates/org/geysermc/geyser/BuildData.java b/core/src/main/java-templates/org/geysermc/geyser/BuildData.java
index 99171b9c8..0e4d08bfe 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java-templates/org/geysermc/geyser/BuildData.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java-templates/org/geysermc/geyser/BuildData.java
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public class BuildData {
     public static final String BRANCH = "{{ branch }}";
     public static final String COMMIT = "{{ commit }}";
     public static final String REPOSITORY = "{{ repository }}";
+    private static final String DEV = "{{ devVersion }}";
 
-    public static final String DEV = "{{ devVersion }}";
+    public static boolean isDevBuild() {
+        return Boolean.parseBoolean(DEV);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/GeyserImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/GeyserImpl.java
index f2ec30b31..a3eeca6a5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/GeyserImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/GeyserImpl.java
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ public class GeyserImpl implements GeyserApi {
     public static final String BRANCH = BuildData.BRANCH;
     public static final String COMMIT = BuildData.COMMIT;
     public static final String REPOSITORY = BuildData.REPOSITORY;
-
-    public static final boolean IS_DEV = Boolean.parseBoolean(BuildData.DEV);
+    public static final boolean IS_DEV = BuildData.isDevBuild();
 
     /**
      * Oauth client ID for Microsoft authentication
@@ -210,7 +209,9 @@ public class GeyserImpl implements GeyserApi {
         logger.info(GeyserLocale.getLocaleStringLog("geyser.core.load", NAME, VERSION));
         logger.info("");
         if (IS_DEV) {
-            logger.info(GeyserLocale.getLocaleStringLog("geyser.core.dev_build", "https://discord.gg/geysermc"));
+            // TODO cloud use language string
+            //logger.info(GeyserLocale.getLocaleStringLog("geyser.core.dev_build", "https://discord.gg/geysermc"));
+            logger.info("You are running a development build of Geyser! Please report any bugs you find on our Discord server: %s".formatted("https://discord.gg/geysermc"));
             logger.info("");
         }
         logger.info("******************************************");
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/command/defaults/VersionCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/command/defaults/VersionCommand.java
index 752961dfa..c6852d577 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/command/defaults/VersionCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/command/defaults/VersionCommand.java
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ public class VersionCommand extends GeyserCommand {
         }
 
         if (GeyserImpl.IS_DEV) {
-            sender.sendMessage(GeyserLocale.getPlayerLocaleString("geyser.core.dev_build", sender.locale(), "https://discord.gg/geysermc"));
+            // TODO cloud use language string
+            sender.sendMessage("You are running a development build of Geyser! Please report any bugs you find on our Discord server: %s"
+                    .formatted("https://discord.gg/geysermc"));
+            //sender.sendMessage(GeyserLocale.getPlayerLocaleString("geyser.core.dev_build", sender.locale(), "https://discord.gg/geysermc"));
             return;
         }