diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeMain.java b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeMain.java
index 95de56c83..91c563781 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeMain.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgeMain.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.mojang.brigadier.CommandDispatcher;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.AbstractModInitializer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.gui.GetConfigScreen;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.misc.IPluginPacketSender;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.modAccessor.IModChecker;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.modAccessor.IOptifineAccessor;
@@ -81,7 +82,11 @@ public class ForgeMain extends AbstractModInitializer
 	}
 	
 	@Override
-	protected void createInitialBindings() { SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.bind(IModChecker.class, ModChecker.INSTANCE); }
+	protected void createInitialBindings()
+	{
+		SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.bind(IModChecker.class, ModChecker.INSTANCE);
+		SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.bind(IPluginPacketSender.class, new ForgePluginPacketSender());
+	}
 	
 	@Override
 	protected IEventProxy createClientProxy() { return new ForgeClientProxy(); }
diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgePluginPacketSender.java b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgePluginPacketSender.java
index fb8d75ff4..096cb1580 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgePluginPacketSender.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/ForgePluginPacketSender.java
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ public class ForgePluginPacketSender extends AbstractPluginPacketSender
 {
 	public static final SimpleChannel PLUGIN_CHANNEL =
 			#if MC_VER >= MC_1_20_2
-			ChannelBuilder.named(AbstractPluginPacketSender.PLUGIN_CHANNEL_RESOURCE).simpleChannel();
+			ChannelBuilder.named(AbstractPluginPacketSender.PLUGIN_CHANNEL_RESOURCE)
+					.networkProtocolVersion(1)
+					.serverAcceptedVersions((status, version) -> true)
+					.clientAcceptedVersions((status, version) -> true)
+					.simpleChannel();
 			#else // < 1.20.2
 			NetworkRegistry.newSimpleChannel(
 					AbstractPluginPacketSender.PLUGIN_CHANNEL_RESOURCE,