diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java
index 8264383..108fcd9 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ public class ZNpcsPlus {
         if (configManager.getConfig().checkForUpdates()) {
             UpdateChecker updateChecker = new UpdateChecker(getDescription());
             scheduler.runDelayedTimerAsync(updateChecker, 5L, 6000L);
+            shutdownTasks.add(updateChecker::cancel);
             pluginManager.registerEvents(new UpdateNotificationListener(this, adventure, updateChecker, scheduler), bootstrap);
         }