diff --git a/NEXT_RELEASE_CHANGELOG.md b/NEXT_RELEASE_CHANGELOG.md
index e69de29bb..7fae2a44a 100644
--- a/NEXT_RELEASE_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/NEXT_RELEASE_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Disabled fake player creator for < 1.16.5 due to a lack of Library Loader support on legacy versions.
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index e2bffe98e..9a43e587f 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
             <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
             <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
             <version>${dependency.bytebuddy.version}</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -408,10 +408,6 @@
                             <pattern>com.github.Anon8281.universalScheduler</pattern>
                             <shadedPattern>nl.pim16aap2.bigDoors.lib.universalScheduler</shadedPattern>
                         </relocation>
-                        <relocation>
-                            <pattern>net.bytebuddy</pattern>
-                            <shadedPattern>nl.pim16aap2.bigDoors.lib.bytebuddy</shadedPattern>
-                        </relocation>
                     </relocations>
                     <filters>
                         <filter>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/nl/pim16aap2/bigDoors/compatibility/FakePlayerCreator.java b/core/src/main/java/nl/pim16aap2/bigDoors/compatibility/FakePlayerCreator.java
index 89525db23..660418dbd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/nl/pim16aap2/bigDoors/compatibility/FakePlayerCreator.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/nl/pim16aap2/bigDoors/compatibility/FakePlayerCreator.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 /**
  * Class used to create a fake-online player who is actually offline.
@@ -36,9 +37,30 @@ public FakePlayerCreator(final BigDoors plugin)
             return new FakePlayerClassGenerator(plugin).getInstantiator();
 
         }
-        catch (Exception e)
+        catch (Exception exception)
         {
-            new RuntimeException("Failed to create fake player constructor!", e).printStackTrace();
+            BigDoors.get().getMyLogger().log(
+                "Failed to create fake player constructor! Checks for offline players will not work!",
+                exception
+            );
+            return null;
+        }
+        catch (NoClassDefFoundError e)
+        {
+            boolean isByteBuddy = e.getMessage().startsWith("net/bytebuddy");
+            if (isByteBuddy)
+            {
+                BigDoors.get().getMyLogger().logMessage(
+                    Level.SEVERE,
+                    "Could not find ByteBuddy classes. Either the Library Loader failed or you are on a legacy version that does not have it (<1.16.5). Checks for offline players will not work!"
+                );
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            BigDoors.get().getMyLogger().logMessage(
+                Level.SEVERE,
+                "Could not find class '" + e.getMessage() + "'. Checks for offline players will not work!"
+            );
             return null;
         }
     }