diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
index 03ddc24a0..d4a7491b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/mcMMO.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.listeners.BlockListener;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.listeners.EntityListener;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.listeners.PlayerListener;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.mcLocale;
-import com.gmail.nossr50.party.Party;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ public class mcMMO extends JavaPlugin {
         this.config2 = new LoadTreasures(this);
         this.config2.load();
 
-        new Party(this).loadParties();
-
         if (!Config.getInstance().getUseMySQL()) {
             Users.loadUsers();
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/party/Party.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/party/Party.java
index 72006bd90..bd33c0d97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/party/Party.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/party/Party.java
@@ -32,18 +32,19 @@ public class Party {
     private static mcMMO plugin;
     private static volatile Party instance;
 
-    public Party(mcMMO instance) {
-        plugin = instance;
+    private Party() {
+        plugin = mcMMO.p;
         pluginPath = plugin.getDataFolder().getPath();
         partyPlayersFile = pluginPath + File.separator + "FlatFileStuff" + File.separator + "partyPlayers";
         partyLocksFile = pluginPath + File.separator + "FlatFileStuff" + File.separator + "partyLocks";
         partyPasswordsFile = pluginPath + File.separator + "FlatFileStuff" + File.separator + "partyPasswords";
         new File(pluginPath + File.separator + "FlatFileStuff").mkdir();
+        loadParties();
     }
 
     public static Party getInstance() {
         if (instance == null) {
-            instance = new Party(plugin);
+            instance = new Party();
         }
         return instance;
     }