diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/MineLP.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/MineLP.java
index d9646477..c8791272 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/MineLP.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/MineLP.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.unicopia;
 
 import com.minelittlepony.MineLittlePony;
+import com.minelittlepony.pony.data.PonyRace;
 
 public final class MineLP {
     private static boolean checkComplete;
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@ public final class MineLP {
         if (!checkComplete) {
             try {
                 MineLittlePony.getInstance();
-                modIsActive = true;
+
+                // always true, but this will throw if we don't have what we need.
+                modIsActive = PonyRace.HUMAN.isHuman();
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 modIsActive = false;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/Race.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/Race.java
index 26e7d7fe..944e8ada 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/Race.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/Race.java
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.minelittlepony.pony.data.PonyRace;
-
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.forgebullshit.FUF;
 
 public enum Race {
     /**
@@ -81,7 +79,8 @@ public enum Race {
         return def;
     }
 
-    @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
+    // Commented so we don't alert overlord forge
+    @FUF(reason = "@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)")
     public static Race fromPonyRace(PonyRace ponyRace) {
         switch (ponyRace) {
             case ALICORN: