diff --git a/CS2-SimpleAdmin.cs b/CS2-SimpleAdmin.cs
index b9d7467..c508610 100644
--- a/CS2-SimpleAdmin.cs
+++ b/CS2-SimpleAdmin.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace CS2_SimpleAdmin;
 [MinimumApiVersion(163)]
 public partial class CS2_SimpleAdmin : BasePlugin, IPluginConfig<CS2_SimpleAdminConfig>
 {
-	public static CS2_SimpleAdmin Instance { get; private set; } = new();
+	public static CS2_SimpleAdmin Instance { get; private set; } = null;
 
 	public static IStringLocalizer? _localizer;
 	public static Dictionary<string, int> voteAnswers = new Dictionary<string, int>();
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public partial class CS2_SimpleAdmin : BasePlugin, IPluginConfig<CS2_SimpleAdmin
 
 	public override void Load(bool hotReload)
 	{
+		Instance = this;
+		
 		registerEvents();
 
 		if (hotReload)