diff --git a/ScalaLoader-Bukkit/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/plugin/ScalaPlugin.java b/ScalaLoader-Bukkit/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/plugin/ScalaPlugin.java
index 7893ba7f..231c6c6e 100644
--- a/ScalaLoader-Bukkit/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/plugin/ScalaPlugin.java
+++ b/ScalaLoader-Bukkit/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/plugin/ScalaPlugin.java
@@ -400,9 +400,20 @@ public void reloadConfig() {
     /**
      * Gets the plugin loader.
      * @return a {@link ScalaPluginLoader}
+     * @deprecated use {@link #pluginLoader()} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated //TODO at the next deprecation clean up spree, make this method final.
     @Override
     public ScalaPluginLoader getPluginLoader() {
+        return pluginLoader();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the plugin loader.
+     * @return a {@link ScalaPluginLoader}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public ScalaPluginLoader pluginLoader() {
         return pluginLoader;
     }
 
diff --git a/ScalaLoader-Common/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/compat/IScalaPlugin.java b/ScalaLoader-Common/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/compat/IScalaPlugin.java
index 920cb632..4750dd39 100644
--- a/ScalaLoader-Common/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/compat/IScalaPlugin.java
+++ b/ScalaLoader-Common/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/compat/IScalaPlugin.java
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ public default IScalaPluginClassLoader classLoader() {
         return (IScalaPluginClassLoader) getClass().getClassLoader();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the {@link org.bukkit.plugin.PluginLoader} of this plugin.
+     * @return the plugin loader
+     */
+    public default IScalaPluginLoader pluginLoader() {
+        return classLoader().getPluginLoader();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the prefix of this plugin, used for logging.
      * @return the prefix
diff --git a/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/ScalaLoader.java b/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/ScalaLoader.java
index d9c2b80f..1b68929a 100644
--- a/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/ScalaLoader.java
+++ b/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/ScalaLoader.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.event.server.ServerLoadEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.server.ServerLoadEvent.LoadType;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginLoadOrder;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.UnknownDependencyException;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 import org.objectweb.asm.ClassReader;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ private void loadScalaPlugins(File[] files) {
             File file = byName.get(pluginName);
             PluginJarScanResult scanResult = scanResults.get(file);
             ScalaPluginDescription description = descriptions.get(file);
+            //TODO check dependencies. if not available, might want to try to load the ScalaPlugin again once Paper's own JavaPlugin loading process has finished.
 
             ScalaPluginProviderContext context = new ScalaPluginProviderContext(file, description);
             var optionalBootstrap = getBootstrap(description, descriptionPlugins.get(file).descriptionClassLoader());
diff --git a/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/plugin/ScalaPlugin.java b/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/plugin/ScalaPlugin.java
index aa7a5c9a..98c9c27f 100644
--- a/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/plugin/ScalaPlugin.java
+++ b/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/plugin/ScalaPlugin.java
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ public ScalaPluginClassLoader classLoader() {
         return (ScalaPluginClassLoader) super.getClassLoader();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ScalaPluginLoader pluginLoader() {
+        return (ScalaPluginLoader) classLoader().getPluginLoader();
+    }
+
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     @Override
     public File getConfigFile() {
diff --git a/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/transform/MainClassCallerMigrator.java b/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/transform/MainClassCallerMigrator.java
index 09b2fbf4..9701479b 100644
--- a/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/transform/MainClassCallerMigrator.java
+++ b/ScalaLoader-Paper/src/main/java/xyz/janboerman/scalaloader/paper/transform/MainClassCallerMigrator.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public MethodVisitor visitMethod(int access, String name, String descriptor, Str
             public void visitMethodInsn(int opcode, String owner, String name, String descriptor, boolean isInterface) {
                 if (asmMainClassName.equals(owner) && name.equals("getClassLoader")) {
                     super.visitMethodInsn(opcode, asmMainClassName, "classLoader", descriptor, isInterface);
+                } else if (asmMainClassName.equals(owner) && name.equals("getPluginLoader")) {
+                    super.visitMethodInsn(opcode, asmMainClassName, "pluginLoader", descriptor, isInterface);
                 } else {
                     super.visitMethodInsn(opcode, owner, name, descriptor, isInterface);
                 }