diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/commands/CommandBlockCommand.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/commands/CommandBlockCommand.java
index 5671405..7b022ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/commands/CommandBlockCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/commands/CommandBlockCommand.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class CommandBlockCommand implements Command {
 
         final CompletableFuture<CompoundTag> future = bot.core().runTracked(String.join(" ", args));
 
+        if (future == null) return null;
+
         future.thenApply(tags -> {
             if (!tags.contains("LastOutput") || !(tags.get("LastOutput") instanceof StringTag)) return tags;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/CorePlugin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/CorePlugin.java
index d8352be..385b572 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/CorePlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/CorePlugin.java
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ public class CorePlugin extends PositionPlugin.Listener {
 
         run(command);
 
+        if (!bot.options().useCore()) return null;
+
         final int transactionId = nextTransactionId++;
 
         // promises are renamed to future lmao