diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea8d5bb..d3888f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>me.xginko</groupId>
     <artifactId>VillagerOptimizer</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.1</version>
+    <version>1.6.2</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>VillagerOptimizer</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/xginko/villageroptimizer/VillagerOptimizer.java b/src/main/java/me/xginko/villageroptimizer/VillagerOptimizer.java
index d5b6339..559327d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/xginko/villageroptimizer/VillagerOptimizer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/xginko/villageroptimizer/VillagerOptimizer.java
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ public final class VillagerOptimizer extends JavaPlugin {
         logger = ComponentLogger.logger(getLogger().getName());
         bStats = new Metrics(this, 19954);
 
+        if (getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("AntiVillagerLag") != null) {
+            logger.warn("While VillagerOptimizer can read data previously created by AVL, running");
+            logger.warn("both plugins at the same time is unsafe and definitely will cause issues.");
+            logger.warn("To protect your game from corruption, VillagerOptimizer will now disable!");
+            logger.warn("Please decide for one of the plugins!");
+            getServer().getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
+        }
+
         try {
             getDataFolder().mkdirs();
         } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 6382929..eafd032 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ authors: [ xGinko ]
 description: ${project.description}
 website: ${project.url}
 api-version: '1.16'
+softdepend:
+  - AntiVillagerLag
 folia-supported: true
 
 commands: