diff --git a/vcompat-api/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/VersionCompatProvider.java b/vcompat-api/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/VersionCompatProvider.java
index 536f25b..aa8bcf8 100644
--- a/vcompat-api/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/VersionCompatProvider.java
+++ b/vcompat-api/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/VersionCompatProvider.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import net.sourcewriters.minecraft.vcompat.provider.VersionControl;
 import net.sourcewriters.minecraft.vcompat.provider.lookup.ClassLookupProvider;
 import net.sourcewriters.minecraft.vcompat.provider.lookup.handle.ClassLookup;
+import net.sourcewriters.minecraft.vcompat.version.Versions;
 
 public abstract class VersionCompatProvider {
 
@@ -15,11 +16,21 @@ public static VersionCompatProvider get() {
         if (PROVIDER.isPresent()) {
             return PROVIDER.get();
         }
-            Object object = ClassLookup.of(IMPLEMENTATION_PATH).init();
-            if (object == null || !(object instanceof VersionCompatProvider)) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Can't initialize VersionCompatProvider!");
-            }
-            return PROVIDER.replace((VersionCompatProvider) object).lock().get();
+        System.out.println(
+            "Initializing vCompat on with '" + Versions.getServerAsString() + "' core on '" + Versions.getMinecraftAsString() + "'!");
+        Object object = ClassLookup.of(IMPLEMENTATION_PATH).init();
+        if (object == null || !(object instanceof VersionCompatProvider)) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Can't initialize VersionCompatProvider!");
+        }
+        VersionCompatProvider provider = PROVIDER.replace((VersionCompatProvider) object).lock().get();
+        try {
+            provider.init();
+        } catch (Exception exception) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to initialize vCompat implementation", exception);
+        }
+        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(provider::shutdown));
+        System.out.println("Initialization of vCompat complete!");
+        return provider;
     }
 
     protected final ClassLookupProvider lookupProvider = new ClassLookupProvider();
@@ -28,6 +39,10 @@ public static VersionCompatProvider get() {
      * Impl
      */
 
+    protected abstract void init() throws Exception;
+    
+    protected abstract void shutdown();
+
     public abstract VersionControl getControl();
 
     public final ClassLookupProvider getLookupProvider() {
diff --git a/vcompat-api/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/provider/lookup/JavaAccessor.java b/vcompat-api/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/provider/lookup/JavaAccessor.java
index 237c3bf..a6ac61e 100644
--- a/vcompat-api/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/provider/lookup/JavaAccessor.java
+++ b/vcompat-api/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/provider/lookup/JavaAccessor.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public Object initialize(Constructor<?> constructor, Object... arguments) {
         }
         try {
             if (arguments.length == 0) {
-                return lookup().unreflectConstructor(constructor).invokeWithArguments();
+                return lookup().unreflectConstructor(constructor).invoke();
             }
             return lookup().unreflectConstructor(constructor).invokeWithArguments(arguments);
         } catch (Throwable e) {
diff --git a/vcompat-core/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/VersionCompat.java b/vcompat-core/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/VersionCompat.java
index 1801d34..49a02f3 100644
--- a/vcompat-core/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/VersionCompat.java
+++ b/vcompat-core/src/main/java/net/sourcewriters/minecraft/vcompat/VersionCompat.java
@@ -2,17 +2,32 @@
 
 import net.sourcewriters.minecraft.vcompat.provider.VersionControl;
 import net.sourcewriters.minecraft.vcompat.provider.lookup.handle.ClassLookup;
+import net.sourcewriters.minecraft.vcompat.shaded.syntaxapi.utils.java.tools.Container;
 import net.sourcewriters.minecraft.vcompat.version.Versions;
 
 public final class VersionCompat extends VersionCompatProvider {
-    
-    private static final String VERSION_PATH = String.format("%s.provider.impl.%s.VersionControl%s", VersionCompat.class.getPackageName(), Versions.getServerAsString(), Versions.getServerAsString().substring(1));
 
-    private final VersionControl control;
+    private static final String VERSION_PATH = String.format("%s.provider.impl.%s.VersionControl%s", VersionCompat.class.getPackageName(),
+        Versions.getServerAsString(), Versions.getServerAsString().substring(1));
 
-    public VersionCompat() {
-        this.control = initControl();
-        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(control::shutdown));
+    private final Container<VersionControl> control = Container.of();
+    private boolean init = false;
+
+    @Override
+    protected final void init() throws Exception {
+        if (init) {
+            return;
+        }
+        init = true;
+        control.replace(initControl()).lock();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected final void shutdown() {
+        if(!init) {
+            return;
+        }
+        control.ifPresent(VersionControl::shutdown);
     }
 
     private final VersionControl initControl() {
@@ -25,7 +40,7 @@ private final VersionControl initControl() {
 
     @Override
     public final VersionControl getControl() {
-        return control;
+        return control.get();
     }
 
 }