diff --git a/Essentials/build.gradle b/Essentials/build.gradle
index 09c3147a128..06053c01c29 100644
--- a/Essentials/build.gradle
+++ b/Essentials/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation 'org.spongepowered:configurate-yaml:4.1.1'
     implementation 'org.yaml:snakeyaml:1.+'
-    testImplementation 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.7.1'
+    implementation 'org.checkerframework:checker-qual:3.7.1'
 
     // Providers
     api project(':providers:BaseProviders')
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ shadowJar {
         include (dependency('org.spongepowered:configurate-core'))
         include (dependency('org.yaml:snakeyaml'))
         include (dependency('io.leangen.geantyref:geantyref'))
+        include (dependency('org.checkerframework:checker-qual'))
         include (project(':providers:BaseProviders'))
         include (project(':providers:PaperProvider'))
         include (project(':providers:NMSReflectionProvider'))
@@ -45,4 +46,5 @@ shadowJar {
     relocate 'org.spongepowered.configurate', 'com.earth2me.essentials.libs.configurate'
     relocate 'org.yaml.snakeyaml', 'com.earth2me.essentials.libs.snakeyaml'
     relocate 'io.leangen.geantyref', 'com.earth2me.essentials.libs.geantyref'
+    relocate 'org.checkerframework', 'com.earth2me.essentials.libs.checkerframework'
 }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/config/EssentialsConfiguration.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/config/EssentialsConfiguration.java
index 3b87bd25b00..4ff18581e47 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/config/EssentialsConfiguration.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/config/EssentialsConfiguration.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public File getFile() {
 
     public void setProperty(String path, final Location location) {
         path = path == null ? "" : path;
-        setInternal(path, location);
+        setInternal(path, LazyLocation.fromLocation(location));
     }
 
     public LazyLocation getLocation(final String path) throws InvalidWorldException {