diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/HMCCosmeticsPlugin.java b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/HMCCosmeticsPlugin.java
index a3fb06f8..30c658c1 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/HMCCosmeticsPlugin.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/HMCCosmeticsPlugin.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public final class HMCCosmeticsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
     private static boolean disable = false;
     private static YamlConfigurationLoader configLoader;
     private static final int pluginId = 13873;
+    private static boolean hasModelEngine = false;
 
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
@@ -92,6 +93,13 @@ public final class HMCCosmeticsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("PlaceholderAPI") != null) {
             new PAPIHook().register();
         }
+
+        // ModelEngine
+        if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("ModelEngine") != null) {
+            hasModelEngine = true;
+        }
+
+        // WorldGuard
         if (Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugin("WorldGuard") != null) {
             getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new WGListener(), this);
         }
@@ -229,4 +237,8 @@ public final class HMCCosmeticsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
     }
+
+    public static boolean hasModelEngine() {
+        return hasModelEngine;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/entities/BalloonEntity.java b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/entities/BalloonEntity.java
index 63f0a1b3..56b83b63 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/entities/BalloonEntity.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/hibiscusmc/hmccosmetics/entities/BalloonEntity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.entities;
 
+import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.HMCCosmeticsPlugin;
 import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.config.Settings;
 import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.cosmetic.types.CosmeticBalloonType;
 import com.hibiscusmc.hmccosmetics.nms.NMSHandlers;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class BalloonEntity {
 
     public void spawnModel(CosmeticBalloonType cosmeticBalloonType, Color color) {
         // redo this
-        if (cosmeticBalloonType.getModelName() != null) {
+        if (cosmeticBalloonType.getModelName() != null && HMCCosmeticsPlugin.hasModelEngine()) {
             balloonType = BalloonType.MODELENGINE;
         } else {
             if (cosmeticBalloonType.getItem() != null) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/cosmetics/defaultcosmetics.yml b/common/src/main/resources/cosmetics/defaultcosmetics.yml
index 9dea3914..9fa705f5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/resources/cosmetics/defaultcosmetics.yml
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/cosmetics/defaultcosmetics.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ boots:
 kite:
   slot: BALLOON
   permission: "hmccosmetics.kite"
-  model: kite
+  model: kite # This is the ModelEngine model it will use. If you do not have ModelEngine installed, it will default to the item.
   item:
     material: PAPER
     model-data: 7