diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/fishingevent/FishingEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/fishingevent/FishingEvent.java
index deccac2..79e3a03 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/fishingevent/FishingEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/fishingevent/FishingEvent.java
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import com.alttd.fishingevent.commands.FishCommand;
 import com.alttd.fishingevent.config.Config;
 import com.alttd.fishingevent.config.Fishes;
 import com.alttd.fishingevent.config.Messages;
+import com.alttd.fishingevent.config.NPCLocationConfig;
 import com.alttd.fishingevent.fish_generator.WaterFishGenerator;
 import com.alttd.fishingevent.listeners.CatchFish;
 import com.alttd.fishingevent.npc.NPCManager;
 import com.alttd.fishingevent.points.PointsManagement;
 import com.alttd.fishingevent.util.Logger;
+import dev.sergiferry.playernpc.api.NPCLib;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginManager;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -20,6 +23,11 @@ public final class FishingEvent extends JavaPlugin {
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
         this.logger = new Logger(getLogger());
+        if (!loadNPCLib()) {
+            logger.severe("NPC Lib failed to load, shutting down plugin...");
+            Bukkit.getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
+            return;
+        }
         registerEvents(getServer().getPluginManager());
         //add a way to stop and start the fishing event and a way to stop all fishing (so 3 modes normal, active, disabled)
         reloadFishConfigs();
@@ -27,6 +35,14 @@ public final class FishingEvent extends JavaPlugin {
         NPCManager.spawnNPCs(this, logger);
     }
 
+    private boolean loadNPCLib() {
+        NPCLib instance = NPCLib.getInstance();
+        if (instance == null)
+            return false;
+        NPCLib.PluginManager pluginManager = instance.registerPlugin(this);
+        return pluginManager != null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onDisable() {
     }