diff --git a/src/main/java/xyz/wagyourtail/jvmdg/ClassDowngrader.java b/src/main/java/xyz/wagyourtail/jvmdg/ClassDowngrader.java
index 8d29498..46943e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xyz/wagyourtail/jvmdg/ClassDowngrader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xyz/wagyourtail/jvmdg/ClassDowngrader.java
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ protected ClassDowngrader(@NotNull Flags flags) {
     }
 
     public int maxVersion() {
+        if (downgraders == null) {
+            return -1;
+        }
         if (maxVersion == -1) {
             synchronized (this) {
                 if (maxVersion == -1) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/xyz/wagyourtail/jvmdg/classloader/DowngradingClassLoader.java b/src/main/java/xyz/wagyourtail/jvmdg/classloader/DowngradingClassLoader.java
index 8369f29..2a55552 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xyz/wagyourtail/jvmdg/classloader/DowngradingClassLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xyz/wagyourtail/jvmdg/classloader/DowngradingClassLoader.java
@@ -119,13 +119,17 @@ public byte[] apply(String s) {
 
     @Override
     protected Enumeration<URL> findResources(final String name) {
-        if (name.equals("META-INF/services/" + VersionProvider.class.getName())) {
-            return super.findResources(name);
-        }
         if (multiVersionList.isEmpty()) {
             synchronized (this) {
                 if (multiVersionList.isEmpty()) {
-                    for (int i = holder.maxVersion(); i >= 52; i--) {
+
+                    int max = holder.maxVersion();
+                    // still initializing?
+                    if (max == -1) {
+                        return super.findResources(name);
+                    }
+
+                    for (int i = max; i >= 52; i--) {
                         multiVersionList.add(i);
                     }
                     multiVersionList.add(-1);