diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java
index e2d7490..248e587 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class ZNpcsPlus {
         if (configManager.getConfig().checkForUpdates()) {
             UpdateChecker updateChecker = new UpdateChecker(getDescription());
             scheduler.runDelayedTimerAsync(updateChecker, 5L, 6000L);
-            shutdownTasks.add(updateChecker::cancel);
+            shutdownTasks.add(updateChecker::shutdown);
             pluginManager.registerEvents(new UpdateNotificationListener(this, adventure, updateChecker, scheduler), bootstrap);
         }
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/updater/UpdateChecker.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/updater/UpdateChecker.java
index c84202f..f3d3474 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/updater/UpdateChecker.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/updater/UpdateChecker.java
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ public class UpdateChecker extends BukkitRunnable {
         logger.warning("Download it at " + UpdateChecker.DOWNLOAD_LINK);
     }
 
+    public void shutdown() {
+        if (getTaskId() != -1) cancel();
+    }
+
     private int versionToNumber(String version) {
         int num = Integer.parseInt(version.replaceAll("[^0-9]", ""));
         if (version.toLowerCase().contains("snapshot")) num -= 1;