diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/WailaPlugins.java b/common/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/WailaPlugins.java
index d8be5305c..093e919ea 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/WailaPlugins.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/WailaPlugins.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public void initializePlugins() {
 
     protected static void createPlugin(String id, String initializer) {
         try {
-            IWailaPlugin plugin = (IWailaPlugin) Class.forName(initializer).newInstance();
+            IWailaPlugin plugin = (IWailaPlugin) Class.forName(initializer).getConstructor().newInstance();
             PLUGINS.put(id, plugin);
             Waila.LOGGER.info("Discovered plugin {} at {}", id, plugin.getClass().getCanonicalName());
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/utils/JsonConfig.java b/common/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/utils/JsonConfig.java
index 6b5dd4cda..986735d71 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/utils/JsonConfig.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/utils/JsonConfig.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ public class JsonConfig<T> {
     private final CachedSupplier<T> configGetter;
     private Gson gson = DEFAULT_GSON;
 
-    public JsonConfig(String fileName, Class<T> configClass, Supplier<T> defaultFactory) {
-        this.configFile = Waila.configDir.resolve(fileName + (fileName.endsWith(".json") ? "" : ".json")).toFile();
+    public JsonConfig(File file, Class<T> configClass, Supplier<T> defaultFactory) {
+        this.configFile = file;
         this.configGetter = new CachedSupplier<>(() -> {
             if (!configFile.exists()) {
                 T def = defaultFactory.get();
@@ -36,11 +36,15 @@ public JsonConfig(String fileName, Class<T> configClass, Supplier<T> defaultFact
         });
     }
 
+    public JsonConfig(String fileName, Class<T> configClass, Supplier<T> defaultFactory) {
+        this(Waila.configDir.resolve(fileName + (fileName.endsWith(".json") ? "" : ".json")).toFile(), configClass, defaultFactory);
+    }
+
     public JsonConfig(String fileName, Class<T> configClass) {
         this(fileName, configClass, () -> {
             try {
-                return configClass.newInstance();
-            } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException e) {
+                return configClass.getConstructor().newInstance();
+            } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create new config instance", e);
             }
         });
diff --git a/fabric/build.gradle b/fabric/build.gradle
index 379362546..929c113ad 100644
--- a/fabric/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     modImplementation "net.fabricmc:fabric-loader:$fabricLoader"
 
-    modImplementation "net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:$fabricApi"
+    modCompileOnly "net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:$fabricApi"
+    modRuntime "net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:$fabricApi"
 
     modCompileOnly "com.terraformersmc:modmenu:$modMenu"
     modRuntime "com.terraformersmc:modmenu:$modMenu"