diff --git a/api/src/main/java/me/tofaa/entitylib/meta/EntityMeta.java b/api/src/main/java/me/tofaa/entitylib/meta/EntityMeta.java
index 9dfd0a8..287cbf8 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/me/tofaa/entitylib/meta/EntityMeta.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/me/tofaa/entitylib/meta/EntityMeta.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package me.tofaa.entitylib.meta;
 
+import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.PacketEvents;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.manager.server.ServerVersion;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.manager.server.VersionComparison;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.protocol.entity.data.EntityData;
@@ -203,17 +204,29 @@ public class EntityMeta implements EntityMetadataProvider {
     }
 
     protected static void isVersionNewer(ServerVersion version) {
-        if (!EntityLib.getApi().getPacketEvents().getServerManager().getVersion().is(VersionComparison.NEWER_THAN, version)) {
+        if (EntityLib.getOptionalApi().isPresent()) {
+            if (!EntityLib.getApi().getPacketEvents().getServerManager().getVersion().is(VersionComparison.NEWER_THAN, version)) {
+                throw new InvalidVersionException("This method is only available for versions newer than " + version.name() + ".");
+            }
+        }
+        if (!PacketEvents.getAPI().getServerManager().getVersion().is(VersionComparison.NEWER_THAN, version)) {
             throw new InvalidVersionException("This method is only available for versions newer than " + version.name() + ".");
         }
     }
 
     protected static boolean isVersion(ServerVersion version, VersionComparison comparison) {
-        return EntityLib.getApi().getPacketEvents().getServerManager().getVersion().is(comparison, version);
+        if (EntityLib.getOptionalApi().isPresent()) {
+
+            return EntityLib.getApi().getPacketEvents().getServerManager().getVersion().is(comparison, version);
+        }
+        return PacketEvents.getAPI().getServerManager().getVersion().is(comparison, version);
     }
 
     protected static boolean isVersion(ServerVersion version) {
-        return EntityLib.getApi().getPacketEvents().getServerManager().getVersion().is(VersionComparison.EQUALS, version);
+        if (EntityLib.getOptionalApi().isPresent()) {
+            return EntityLib.getApi().getPacketEvents().getServerManager().getVersion().is(VersionComparison.EQUALS, version);
+        }
+        return PacketEvents.getAPI().getServerManager().getVersion().is(VersionComparison.EQUALS, version);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/me/tofaa/entitylib/meta/types/PlayerMeta.java b/api/src/main/java/me/tofaa/entitylib/meta/types/PlayerMeta.java
index 686f4fb..529b0a3 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/me/tofaa/entitylib/meta/types/PlayerMeta.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/me/tofaa/entitylib/meta/types/PlayerMeta.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.manager.server.ServerVersion;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.protocol.entity.data.EntityDataTypes;
 import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.protocol.nbt.NBTCompound;
 import me.tofaa.entitylib.EntityLib;
-import me.tofaa.entitylib.meta.EntityMeta;
 import me.tofaa.entitylib.meta.Metadata;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
diff --git a/test-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/test-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 7def317..8d63c5c 100644
--- a/test-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/test-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(libs.paper)
     compileOnly(libs.packetevents.spigot)
+    implementation("com.github.Tofaa2.EntityLib:spigot:24887cb05a")
     implementation(project(":platforms:spigot"))
 }