diff --git a/bootstrap/viaproxy/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/viaproxy/GeyserViaProxyPlugin.java b/bootstrap/viaproxy/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/viaproxy/GeyserViaProxyPlugin.java
index 860b104db..49ee32ce9 100644
--- a/bootstrap/viaproxy/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/viaproxy/GeyserViaProxyPlugin.java
+++ b/bootstrap/viaproxy/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/platform/viaproxy/GeyserViaProxyPlugin.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import net.raphimc.viaproxy.plugins.events.ConsoleCommandEvent;
 import net.raphimc.viaproxy.plugins.events.ProxyStartEvent;
 import net.raphimc.viaproxy.plugins.events.ProxyStopEvent;
 import net.raphimc.viaproxy.plugins.events.ShouldVerifyOnlineModeEvent;
+import net.raphimc.viaproxy.plugins.events.ViaProxyLoadedEvent;
 import net.raphimc.viaproxy.plugins.events.types.ITyped;
 import net.raphimc.viaproxy.protocoltranslator.viaproxy.ViaProxyConfig;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
@@ -81,10 +82,6 @@ public class GeyserViaProxyPlugin extends ViaProxyPlugin implements GeyserBootst
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
         ROOT_FOLDER.mkdirs();
-
-        GeyserLocale.init(this);
-        this.onGeyserInitialize();
-
         ViaProxy.EVENT_MANAGER.register(this);
     }
 
@@ -93,6 +90,12 @@ public class GeyserViaProxyPlugin extends ViaProxyPlugin implements GeyserBootst
         this.onGeyserShutdown();
     }
 
+    @EventHandler
+    private void onViaProxyLoaded(ViaProxyLoadedEvent event) {
+        GeyserLocale.init(this);
+        this.onGeyserInitialize();
+    }
+
     @EventHandler
     private void onConsoleCommand(final ConsoleCommandEvent event) {
         final String command = event.getCommand().startsWith("/") ? event.getCommand().substring(1) : event.getCommand();
@@ -296,6 +299,7 @@ public class GeyserViaProxyPlugin extends ViaProxyPlugin implements GeyserBootst
             .configFile(new File(ROOT_FOLDER, "config.yml"))
             .load(configClass);
         if (config != null) {
+            this.geyserConfig = (GeyserPluginConfig) config;
             config.java().authType(Files.isRegularFile(getFloodgateKeyPath()) ? AuthType.FLOODGATE : AuthType.OFFLINE);
         }
         return config;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/ConfigLoader.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/ConfigLoader.java
index f5cd33ad9..f2ea41ad8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/ConfigLoader.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/ConfigLoader.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public final class ConfigLoader {
         CommentedConfigurationNode node = loader.load();
         boolean originallyEmpty = !configFile.exists() || node.isNull();
 
-        ConfigurationTransformation.Versioned migrations = ConfigMigrations.TRANSFORMER.apply(configClass);
+        ConfigurationTransformation.Versioned migrations = ConfigMigrations.TRANSFORMER.apply(configClass, bootstrap);
         int currentVersion = migrations.version(node);
         migrations.apply(node);
         int newVersion = migrations.version(node);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/ConfigMigrations.java b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/ConfigMigrations.java
index fec9f1c55..f73232544 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/ConfigMigrations.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/geysermc/geyser/configuration/ConfigMigrations.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 package org.geysermc.geyser.configuration;
 
+import org.geysermc.geyser.GeyserBootstrap;
+import org.geysermc.geyser.GeyserImpl;
 import org.spongepowered.configurate.ConfigurateException;
 import org.spongepowered.configurate.ConfigurationNode;
 import org.spongepowered.configurate.transformation.ConfigurationTransformation;
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ import org.spongepowered.configurate.transformation.TransformAction;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 
 import static org.spongepowered.configurate.NodePath.path;
 import static org.spongepowered.configurate.transformation.TransformAction.remove;
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ import static org.spongepowered.configurate.transformation.TransformAction.renam
 
 public class ConfigMigrations {
 
-    public static final Function<Class<? extends GeyserConfig>, ConfigurationTransformation.Versioned> TRANSFORMER = (configClass) ->
+    public static final BiFunction<Class<? extends GeyserConfig>, GeyserBootstrap, ConfigurationTransformation.Versioned> TRANSFORMER = (configClass, bootstrap) ->
         ConfigurationTransformation.versionedBuilder()
         .versionKey("config-version")
         .addVersion(5, ConfigurationTransformation.builder()
@@ -105,13 +107,31 @@ public class ConfigMigrations {
                 return new Object[]{ "gameplay", "max-visible-custom-skulls" };
             })
             .addAction(path("emote-offhand-workaround"), (path,  value) -> {
-                if (Objects.equals(value.getString(), "no-emotes")) {
+                String previous = value.getString();
+                if (!Objects.equals(previous, "disabled") && bootstrap != null) {
+                    bootstrap.getGeyserLogger().warning("The emote-offhand-workaround option has been removed from Geyser. If you still wish to have this functionality, use this Geyser extension: https://github.com/GeyserMC/EmoteOffhandExtension/");
+                }
+                if (Objects.equals(previous, "no-emotes")) {
                     value.set(false);
                     return new Object[]{ "gameplay", "show-emotes" };
                 }
                 return null;
             })
 
+            // For the warning!
+            .addAction(path("allow-third-party-capes"), (node, value) -> {
+                if (bootstrap != null) {
+                    bootstrap.getGeyserLogger().warning("Third-party ears/capes have been removed from Geyser. If you still wish to have this functionality, use this Geyser extension: https://github.com/GeyserMC/ThirdPartyCosmetics");
+                }
+                return null;
+            })
+            .addAction(path("allow-third-party-ears"), (node, value) -> {
+                if (bootstrap != null) {
+                    GeyserImpl.getInstance().getLogger().warning("Third-party ears/capes have been removed from Geyser. If you still wish to have this functionality, use this Geyser extension: https://github.com/GeyserMC/ThirdPartyCosmetics");
+                }
+                return null;
+            })
+
             // Advanced section
             .addAction(path("cache-images"), moveTo("advanced"))
             .addAction(path("scoreboard-packet-threshold"), moveTo("advanced"))