diff --git a/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index fee71ab1f..ea655f902 100644
--- a/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/bootstrap/spigot/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: ${outputName}-Spigot
 author: ${project.organization.name}
 website: ${project.organization.url}
 version: ${project.version}
-softdepend: ["ViaVersion"]
+softdepend: ["ViaVersion", "floodgate"]
 api-version: 1.13
 commands:
   geyser:
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/LinkedPlayer.java b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/LinkedPlayer.java
index 950f0eb55..7d67a44a0 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/LinkedPlayer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/geysermc/floodgate/util/LinkedPlayer.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public final class LinkedPlayer implements Cloneable {
         return new LinkedPlayer(javaUsername, javaUniqueId, bedrockId);
     }
 
-    static LinkedPlayer fromString(String data) {
+    public static LinkedPlayer fromString(String data) {
         String[] split = data.split(";");
         if (split.length != 3) {
             return null;