diff --git a/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/Patcher.java b/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/Patcher.java
index b6747e0b..5d94a15e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/Patcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/club/sk1er/patcher/Patcher.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public void onPostInit(FMLPostInitializationEvent event) {
                 ((FontRendererExt) galacticFontRenderer).patcher$getFontRendererHook().create();
             }
         }
-        isEssential = Loader.isModLoaded("essential");
+        isEssential = Loader.isModLoaded("essential") && !Loader.isModLoaded("notsoessential");
     }
 
     @EventHandler