diff --git a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/client/CompostColors.java b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/client/CompostColors.java
index f0d639c8..3bc63ff4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/client/CompostColors.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/client/CompostColors.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class CompostColors {
     public static final String VANILLA_COMPOST_COLORS_FILE = "vanilla_compost_colors.txt";
     public static final Path COMPOST_COLORS_CONFIGS = Paths.get("config/exdeorum/compost_colors");
 
-    public static final Object2ObjectMap<Item, Vector3i> COLORS = new Object2ObjectOpenHashMap<>();
+    public static final Object2ObjectOpenHashMap<Item, Vector3i> COLORS = new Object2ObjectOpenHashMap<>();
     public static final Vector3i DEFAULT_COLOR = new Vector3i(53, 168, 42);
 
     public static void loadColors() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/event/EventHandler.java b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/event/EventHandler.java
index d8d04d00..506bdf79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/event/EventHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/event/EventHandler.java
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ public final class EventHandler {
     }
 
     private static void onCommonSetup(FMLCommonSetupEvent event) {
+        CompostColors.loadColors();
+
         event.enqueueWork(() -> {
             FluidInteractionRegistry.addInteraction(NeoForgeMod.LAVA_TYPE.value(), new FluidInteractionRegistry.InteractionInformation(
                     EFluids.WITCH_WATER_TYPE.get(),