diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index defe7b6..c665aba 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group "de.randombyte"
-version "2.0"
+version "2.1"
 
 repositories {
     jcenter()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/randombyte/commandutils/CommandUtils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/randombyte/commandutils/CommandUtils.kt
index 85df21d..f8574f4 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/randombyte/commandutils/CommandUtils.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/randombyte/commandutils/CommandUtils.kt
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import de.randombyte.commandutils.executeonserverstartup.ServerStartupListener
 import de.randombyte.commandutils.service.CommandUtilsService
 import de.randombyte.commandutils.service.CommandUtilsServiceImpl
 import de.randombyte.kosp.extensions.toText
-import de.randombyte.kosp.getServiceOrFail
-import me.rojo8399.placeholderapi.PlaceholderService
 import org.bstats.sponge.Metrics
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.spongepowered.api.Sponge
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ class CommandUtils @Inject constructor(
     companion object {
         const val ID = "command-utils"
         const val NAME = "CommandUtils"
-        const val VERSION = "2.0"
+        const val VERSION = "2.0.5"
         const val AUTHOR = "RandomByte"
 
         const val PLACEHOLDER_API_ID = "placeholderapi"
@@ -77,13 +75,10 @@ class CommandUtils @Inject constructor(
             get() = LAZY_INSTANCE.value
     }
 
-    var placeholderApi: PlaceholderService? = null
-
     val configAccessor = ConfigAccessor(configPath)
 
     @Listener
     fun onInit(event: GameInitializationEvent) {
-        loadPlaceholderApi()
         ConfigUpdater.from1_8(configAccessor, logger)
         configAccessor.reloadAll()
         registerCommands()
@@ -195,11 +190,4 @@ class CommandUtils @Inject constructor(
 
                 .build(), "commandutils", "cmdutils", "cu")
     }
-
-    private fun loadPlaceholderApi() {
-        if (Sponge.getPluginManager().getPlugin(PLACEHOLDER_API_ID).isPresent) {
-            placeholderApi = getServiceOrFail(PlaceholderService::class,
-                    failMessage = "Failed getting the placeholder API despite the plugin itself being loaded!")
-        }
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/randombyte/commandutils/utils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/randombyte/commandutils/utils.kt
index 9018903..2b1629e 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/randombyte/commandutils/utils.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/randombyte/commandutils/utils.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package de.randombyte.commandutils
 
 import de.randombyte.kosp.extensions.executeCommand
 import de.randombyte.kosp.extensions.replace
+import de.randombyte.kosp.getServiceOrFail
 import me.rojo8399.placeholderapi.PlaceholderService
 import org.spongepowered.api.Sponge
 import org.spongepowered.api.command.CommandResult
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@ fun executeCommand(
     val executeAsConsole = command.startsWith(EXECUTE_AS_CONSOLE_PREFIX)
 
     val processedCommand = if (doPlaceholderProcessing) {
-        unprefixedCommand.tryProcessPlaceholders(CommandUtils.INSTANCE.placeholderApi, target)
+        if (Sponge.getPluginManager().getPlugin(CommandUtils.PLACEHOLDER_API_ID).isPresent) {
+            val placeholderApi = getServiceOrFail(PlaceholderService::class,
+                    failMessage = "Failed getting the placeholder API despite the plugin itself being loaded!")
+            unprefixedCommand.tryProcessPlaceholders(placeholderApi, target)
+        } else unprefixedCommand
     } else unprefixedCommand
 
     // Any additional custom replacements(like the alias arguments, or the legacy '$p')