diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/util/CompatibilityChecker.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/util/CompatibilityChecker.java
index 28d7f7be..15e937a2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/util/CompatibilityChecker.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/util/CompatibilityChecker.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public interface CompatibilityChecker {
         }
 
         // Check compatibility
-        if (!compatible.equals(getPlugin().getMinecraftVersion())) {
+        if (compatible.compareTo(getPlugin().getMinecraftVersion()) != 0) {
             throw new HuskSync.FailedToLoadException("""
                     Incompatible Minecraft version. This version of HuskSync is designed for Minecraft %s.
                     Please download the correct version of HuskSync for your server's Minecraft version (%s)."""
diff --git a/paper/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/PaperHuskSync.java b/paper/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/PaperHuskSync.java
index 5d949bfd..3a71331e 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/PaperHuskSync.java
+++ b/paper/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/PaperHuskSync.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package net.william278.husksync;
 
 import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience;
+import net.william278.desertwell.util.Version;
 import net.william278.husksync.listener.BukkitEventListener;
 import net.william278.husksync.listener.PaperEventListener;
 import net.william278.uniform.Uniform;
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ public class PaperHuskSync extends BukkitHuskSync {
         return player == null || !player.isOnline() ? Audience.empty() : player;
     }
 
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public Version getMinecraftVersion() {
+        return Version.fromString(getServer().getMinecraftVersion());
+    }
+
     @Override
     @NotNull
     public Uniform getUniform() {