diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/FreedomService.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/FreedomService.java
index 7b66bbe5..f8c8aaa4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/FreedomService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/FreedomService.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public abstract class FreedomService implements Listener
     protected final Server server;
     protected final Logger logger;
 
-    public FreedomService()
+    protected FreedomService()
     {
         plugin = TotalFreedomMod.getPlugin();
         server = plugin.getServer();
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/TotalFreedomMod.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/TotalFreedomMod.java
index 9517e4dd..68588f94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/TotalFreedomMod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/TotalFreedomMod.java
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ public class TotalFreedomMod extends JavaPlugin
             try
             {
                 final Properties props;
+                final String unknown = "unknown";
 
                 try (InputStream in = plugin.getResource("build.properties"))
                 {
@@ -243,13 +244,12 @@ public class TotalFreedomMod extends JavaPlugin
                     props.load(in);
                 }
 
-                author = props.getProperty("buildAuthor", "unknown");
-                codename = props.getProperty("buildCodeName", "unknown");
+                author = props.getProperty("buildAuthor", unknown);
+                codename = props.getProperty("buildCodeName", unknown);
                 version = props.getProperty("buildVersion", pluginVersion);
                 number = props.getProperty("buildNumber", "1");
-                date = props.getProperty("buildDate", "unknown");
-                // Need to do this or it will display ${git.commit.id.abbrev}
-                head = props.getProperty("buildHead", "unknown").replace("${git.commit.id.abbrev}", "unknown");
+                date = props.getProperty("buildDate", unknown);
+                head = props.getProperty("buildHead", unknown).replace("${git.commit.id.abbrev}", unknown);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/bridge/EXDiscordBridge.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/bridge/EXDiscordBridge.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac0146e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/bridge/EXDiscordBridge.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package me.totalfreedom.totalfreedommod.bridge;
+
+import me.totalfreedom.totalfreedommod.FreedomService;
+import me.totalfreedom.totalfreedommod.util.FLog;
+import net.essentialsx.discord.EssentialsDiscord;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+
+public class EXDiscordBridge extends FreedomService
+{
+    private EssentialsDiscord essentialsDiscord = null;
+
+    @Override
+    public void onStart()
+    {
+        // This is completely useless, but it's here to make sure the service is loaded.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onStop()
+    {
+        essentialsDiscord = null;
+    }
+
+    public EssentialsDiscord getEssentialsDiscord()
+    {
+        if (essentialsDiscord == null)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                final Plugin xDiscord = server.getPluginManager().getPlugin("EssentialsXDiscord");
+                assert xDiscord != null;
+                if (xDiscord instanceof EssentialsDiscord e)
+                {
+                    essentialsDiscord = e;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                FLog.severe(ex);
+            }
+        }
+        return essentialsDiscord;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/bridge/EssentialsBridge.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/bridge/EssentialsBridge.java
index 8764c915..fc25b54f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/bridge/EssentialsBridge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/bridge/EssentialsBridge.java
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ public class EssentialsBridge extends FreedomService
     @Override
     public void onStart()
     {
+        // This is completely useless, but it's here to make sure the service is loaded.
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onStop()
     {
+        essentialsPlugin = null;
     }
 
     public Essentials getEssentialsPlugin()
@@ -43,9 +45,9 @@ public class EssentialsBridge extends FreedomService
             {
                 final Plugin essentials = server.getPluginManager().getPlugin("Essentials");
                 assert essentials != null;
-                if (essentials instanceof Essentials)
+                if (essentials instanceof Essentials e)
                 {
-                    essentialsPlugin = (Essentials)essentials;
+                    essentialsPlugin = e;
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/FreedomCommand.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/FreedomCommand.java
index b718a826..dc2ecfec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/FreedomCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/FreedomCommand.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public abstract class FreedomCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter
     public static final String ONLY_IN_GAME = ChatColor.RED + "Only in-game players may execute this command!";
     public static final String NO_PERMISSION = ChatColor.RED + "You do not have permission to execute this command.";
     public static final Timer timer = new Timer();
-    public static final Map<CommandSender, FreedomCommand> COOLDOWN_TIMERS = new HashMap<>();
+    protected static final Map<CommandSender, FreedomCommand> COOLDOWN_TIMERS = new HashMap<>();
     protected final TotalFreedomMod plugin = TotalFreedomMod.getPlugin();
     protected final Server server = plugin.getServer();
     private final String name;
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/discord/DiscordToMinecraftListener.java b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/discord/DiscordToMinecraftListener.java
index bd8d849d..01c1c638 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/discord/DiscordToMinecraftListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/discord/DiscordToMinecraftListener.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class DiscordToMinecraftListener extends ListenerAdapter
             }
         }
 
-        FLog.info(TextComponent.toLegacyText(components), true);
+        FLog.info(BaseComponent.toLegacyText(components), true);
     }