diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8832efb..f6db6ca 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-   compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.18.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+   compileOnly("org.spigotmc:spigot-api:1.8.8-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
    implementation(kotlin("stdlib-jdk8"))
    implementation("com.github.twitch4j:twitch4j:1.11.0")
    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.13.3")
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jakkoble/TwitchWhitelist.kt b/src/main/java/de/jakkoble/TwitchWhitelist.kt
index ed330d7..381e0e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jakkoble/TwitchWhitelist.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jakkoble/TwitchWhitelist.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package de.jakkoble
 
 import de.jakkoble.Whitelist.isListed
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener
@@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ class TwitchWhitelist : JavaPlugin(), Listener {
    @EventHandler
    fun onPlayerJoin(event: PlayerJoinEvent) {
       if (event.player.isListed()) return
-      event.player.kick(Component.text(String.format(Config().getData("notWhitelistedMessage"),
-         "https://twitch.tv/${twitchBot.getChannelofID(Config().getData("channelID")).lowercase()}")))
+      event.player.kickPlayer(String.format(Config().getData("notWhitelistedMessage"),
+         "https://twitch.tv/${twitchBot.getChannelofID(Config().getData("channelID")).lowercase()}"))
    }
 
    @EventHandler
    fun onPlayerLeft(event: PlayerKickEvent) {
-      if (!event.player.isListed()) event.leaveMessage(Component.empty())
+      if (!event.player.isListed()) event.leaveMessage = ""
    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 78f03c8..4ba4a98 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: TwitchWhitelist
 version: 1.1
 main: de.jakkoble.TwitchWhitelist
-api-version: 1.19
+api-version: 1.16
 authors: [ Jakkoble ]
 description: Whitlist Players via Twitch Channel Points Reward
 website: https://jakkoble.de
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