diff --git a/bootstrap/bungeecord/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/bungeecord/GeyserBungeePlugin.java b/bootstrap/bungeecord/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/bungeecord/GeyserBungeePlugin.java
index 1c0049231..e2735c80e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/bungeecord/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/bungeecord/GeyserBungeePlugin.java
+++ b/bootstrap/bungeecord/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/bungeecord/GeyserBungeePlugin.java
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ public class GeyserBungeePlugin extends Plugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
     private IGeyserPingPassthrough geyserBungeePingPassthrough;
     private GeyserImpl geyser;
 
-    // We can't disable the plugin; hence we need to keep track of it manually
-    private boolean disabled;
-
     @Override
     public void onLoad() {
         onGeyserInitialize();
@@ -98,7 +95,6 @@ public class GeyserBungeePlugin extends Plugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
         }
 
         if (!this.loadConfig()) {
-            disabled = true;
             return;
         }
         this.geyserLogger.setDebug(geyserConfig.isDebugMode());
@@ -112,7 +108,7 @@ public class GeyserBungeePlugin extends Plugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
 
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
-        if (disabled) {
+        if (geyser == null) {
             return; // Config did not load properly!
         }
         // Big hack - Bungee does not provide us an event to listen to, so schedule a repeating
diff --git a/bootstrap/mod/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/mod/GeyserModBootstrap.java b/bootstrap/mod/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/mod/GeyserModBootstrap.java
index f11b5fbd6..69d6dc9a4 100644
--- a/bootstrap/mod/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/mod/GeyserModBootstrap.java
+++ b/bootstrap/mod/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/mod/GeyserModBootstrap.java
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ public abstract class GeyserModBootstrap implements GeyserBootstrap {
     }
 
     public void onGeyserEnable() {
+        // "Disabling" a mod isn't possible; so if we fail to initialize we need to manually stop here
+        if (geyser == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (GeyserImpl.getInstance().isReloading()) {
             if (!loadConfig()) {
                 return;
diff --git a/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserSpigotPlugin.java b/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserSpigotPlugin.java
index 26c6e8488..6ed1a51a5 100644
--- a/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserSpigotPlugin.java
+++ b/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/spigot/GeyserSpigotPlugin.java
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ public class GeyserSpigotPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
             geyserLogger.error(GeyserLocale.getLocaleStringLog("geyser.bootstrap.unsupported_server.message", "1.13.2"));
             geyserLogger.error("");
             geyserLogger.error("*********************************************");
-            Bukkit.getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ public class GeyserSpigotPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
                 geyserLogger.error(GeyserLocale.getLocaleStringLog("geyser.bootstrap.unsupported_server_type.message", "Paper"));
                 geyserLogger.error("");
                 geyserLogger.error("*********************************************");
-                Bukkit.getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -144,7 +142,6 @@ public class GeyserSpigotPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
             geyserLogger.error("This version of Spigot is using an outdated version of netty. Please use Paper instead!");
             geyserLogger.error("");
             geyserLogger.error("*********************************************");
-            Bukkit.getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -178,6 +175,11 @@ public class GeyserSpigotPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
 
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
+        // Disabling the plugin in onLoad() is not supported; we need to manually stop here
+        if (geyser == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Create command manager early so we can add Geyser extension commands
         var sourceConverter = new CommandSourceConverter<>(
                 CommandSender.class,
@@ -482,6 +484,5 @@ public class GeyserSpigotPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
         geyserLogger.error(GeyserLocale.getLocaleStringLog("geyser.bootstrap.setup_guide", "https://geysermc.org/wiki/geyser/setup/"));
         geyserLogger.error("");
         geyserLogger.error("*********************************************");
-        Bukkit.getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
     }
 }
diff --git a/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPlugin.java b/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPlugin.java
index 868cdbf8e..41294bd1f 100644
--- a/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPlugin.java
+++ b/bootstrap/velocity/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/velocity/GeyserVelocityPlugin.java
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ public class GeyserVelocityPlugin implements GeyserBootstrap {
 
     @Override
     public void onGeyserEnable() {
+        if (geyser == null) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (GeyserImpl.getInstance().isReloading()) {
             if (!loadConfig()) {
                 return;
diff --git a/bootstrap/viaproxy/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/viaproxy/GeyserViaProxyPlugin.java b/bootstrap/viaproxy/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/viaproxy/GeyserViaProxyPlugin.java
index 1eed778f2..a4e280325 100644
--- a/bootstrap/viaproxy/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/viaproxy/GeyserViaProxyPlugin.java
+++ b/bootstrap/viaproxy/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/viaproxy/GeyserViaProxyPlugin.java
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ public class GeyserViaProxyPlugin extends ViaProxyPlugin implements GeyserBootst
 
     @Override
     public void onGeyserEnable() {
+        // If e.g. the config failed to load, GeyserImpl was not loaded and we cannot start
+        if (geyser == null) {
+            return;
+        }
         boolean reloading = geyser.isReloading();
         if (reloading) {
             if (!this.loadConfig()) {