diff --git a/src/main/java/me/unurled/srcore/SRCore.java b/src/main/java/me/unurled/srcore/SRCore.java
index 128e16d..abcd38a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/unurled/srcore/SRCore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/unurled/srcore/SRCore.java
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ public final class SRCore {
    * @return The instance of the SRCore
    */
   public static @NotNull SRCore getInstance() {
-    return instance == null ? new SRCore() : instance;
+    if (instance == null) {
+      instance = new SRCore();
+    }
+    return instance;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ public final class SRCore {
 
       if (plugin == null)
         throw new IllegalStateException(
-            "Plugin is not set. Set it using SRCore.setPlugin(Plugin plugin)");
+            "Plugin is not set. Set it using SRCore.getInstance().setPlugin(Plugin plugin)");
     }
 
     return plugin;
@@ -53,7 +56,10 @@ public final class SRCore {
   public void setPlugin(@Nullable Plugin plugin) {
     if (this.plugin != null) throw new IllegalStateException("Plugin is already set");
 
-    if (plugin == null) return;
+    if (plugin == null) {
+      error("Plugin passed was null");
+      return;
+    }
 
     this.plugin = plugin;
   }
@@ -65,7 +71,8 @@ public final class SRCore {
       if (PLUGIN_CLASS_LOADER_CLASS.isInstance(loader)) {
         return ReflectionUtils.getFieldValue(PLUGIN_CLASS_LOADER_PLUGIN_FIELD, loader);
       } else if (PAPER_PLUGIN_CLASS_LOADER_CLASS != null
-          && PAPER_PLUGIN_CLASS_LOADER_CLASS.isInstance(loader)) {
+          && PAPER_PLUGIN_CLASS_LOADER_CLASS.isInstance(loader)
+          && PAPER_PLUGIN_CLASS_LOADER_GET_LOADED_JAVA_PLUGIN_METHOD != null) {
         return ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(
             PAPER_PLUGIN_CLASS_LOADER_GET_LOADED_JAVA_PLUGIN_METHOD, loader);
       }