diff --git a/bootstrap/standalone/pom.xml b/bootstrap/standalone/pom.xml
index 03e17895..7f0aef55 100644
--- a/bootstrap/standalone/pom.xml
+++ b/bootstrap/standalone/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,31 @@
             <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>net.minecrell</groupId>
+            <artifactId>terminalconsoleappender</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0.0</version>
+            <type>jar</type>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.7.5</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.4</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.fusesource.jansi</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jansi</artifactId>
+            <version>1.18</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <finalName>${outputName}</finalName>
diff --git a/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserBootstrap.java b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserBootstrap.java
index f769c52f..8424fd63 100644
--- a/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserBootstrap.java
+++ b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserBootstrap.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import org.fusesource.jansi.AnsiConsole;
 import org.geysermc.common.bootstrap.IGeyserBootstrap;
 import org.geysermc.connector.GeyserConnector;
 import org.geysermc.connector.utils.FileUtils;
+import org.geysermc.platform.standalone.console.ConsoleCommandReader;
+import org.geysermc.platform.standalone.console.GeyserLogger;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@ public class GeyserBootstrap implements IGeyserBootstrap {
             System.exit(0);
         }
 
-        GeyserConnector.start(this, false);
+        GeyserConnector connector = GeyserConnector.start(this, false);
+
+        ConsoleCommandReader consoleReader = new ConsoleCommandReader(connector);
+        consoleReader.startConsole();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/console/ConsoleCommandReader.java b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/console/ConsoleCommandReader.java
similarity index 93%
rename from connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/console/ConsoleCommandReader.java
rename to bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/console/ConsoleCommandReader.java
index f2c6af7f..8396228c 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/console/ConsoleCommandReader.java
+++ b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/console/ConsoleCommandReader.java
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
  * @link https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser
  */
 
-package org.geysermc.connector.console;
+package org.geysermc.platform.standalone.console;
 
+import net.minecrell.terminalconsole.TerminalConsoleAppender;
 import org.geysermc.api.command.ConsoleCommandSender;
 import org.geysermc.connector.GeyserConnector;
 import org.geysermc.connector.command.GeyserConsoleCommandSender;
-import net.minecrell.terminalconsole.TerminalConsoleAppender;
 import org.jline.reader.EndOfFileException;
 import org.jline.reader.LineReader;
 import org.jline.reader.LineReaderBuilder;
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ public class ConsoleCommandReader {
 
     private GeyserConnector connector;
     private Terminal terminal;
-    private Thread thread;
 
     public ConsoleCommandReader(GeyserConnector connector) {
         this.connector = connector;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public class ConsoleCommandReader {
     }
 
     public void startConsole() {
-        thread = new Thread(() -> {
+        Thread thread = new Thread(() -> {
             if (terminal != null) {
                 LineReader lineReader = LineReaderBuilder.builder()
                         .appName("Geyser")
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ public class ConsoleCommandReader {
                         if (line == null)
                             break;
                     }
-                } catch (UserInterruptException e /* do nothing */) {
-                    //
+                } catch (UserInterruptException ignore) {
+                    /* do nothing */
                 } finally {
                     TerminalConsoleAppender.setReader(null);
                 }
@@ -93,6 +92,5 @@ public class ConsoleCommandReader {
         });
 
         thread.setName("ConsoleCommandThread");
-        connector.getGeneralThreadPool().execute(thread);
     }
 }
diff --git a/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserLogger.java b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/console/GeyserLogger.java
similarity index 98%
rename from bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserLogger.java
rename to bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/console/GeyserLogger.java
index 0df4f1f1..0e7af429 100644
--- a/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/GeyserLogger.java
+++ b/bootstrap/standalone/src/main/java/org/geysermc/platform/standalone/console/GeyserLogger.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * @link https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser
  */
 
-package org.geysermc.platform.standalone;
+package org.geysermc.platform.standalone.console;
 
 import io.sentry.Sentry;
 import org.geysermc.api.ChatColor;
diff --git a/connector/pom.xml b/connector/pom.xml
index 30ada454..fe01a370 100644
--- a/connector/pom.xml
+++ b/connector/pom.xml
@@ -36,25 +36,6 @@
             <version>1.7.0</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>net.minecrell</groupId>
-            <artifactId>terminalconsoleappender</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0.0</version>
-            <type>jar</type>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-            <version>1.18.4</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.fusesource.jansi</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jansi</artifactId>
-            <version>1.18</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.nukkitx.protocol</groupId>
             <artifactId>bedrock-v388</artifactId>
@@ -111,6 +92,12 @@
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+            <version>1.18.4</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-noshade</finalName>
diff --git a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/GeyserConnector.java b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/GeyserConnector.java
index 215769a2..b25b640a 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/GeyserConnector.java
+++ b/connector/src/main/java/org/geysermc/connector/GeyserConnector.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import org.geysermc.api.logger.Logger;
 import org.geysermc.api.plugin.Plugin;
 import org.geysermc.common.bootstrap.IGeyserBootstrap;
 import org.geysermc.connector.command.GeyserCommandMap;
-import org.geysermc.connector.console.ConsoleCommandReader;
 import org.geysermc.connector.console.GeyserLogger;
 import org.geysermc.connector.metrics.Metrics;
 import org.geysermc.connector.network.ConnectorServerEventHandler;
@@ -105,8 +104,6 @@ public class GeyserConnector implements Connector {
         this.config = config;
 
         this.generalThreadPool = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(config.getGeneralThreadPool());
-        ConsoleCommandReader consoleReader = new ConsoleCommandReader(this);
-        consoleReader.startConsole();
 
         logger.setDebug(config.isDebugMode());
 
@@ -177,8 +174,8 @@ public class GeyserConnector implements Connector {
         players.remove(player.getSocketAddress());
     }
 
-    public static void start(IGeyserBootstrap bootstrap, boolean loadPlugins) {
-        instance = new GeyserConnector(bootstrap.getGeyserConfig(), bootstrap.getGeyserLogger(), loadPlugins);
+    public static GeyserConnector start(IGeyserBootstrap bootstrap, boolean loadPlugins) {
+        return new GeyserConnector(bootstrap.getGeyserConfig(), bootstrap.getGeyserLogger(), loadPlugins);
     }
 
     public static void stop() {