diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungee.java b/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungee.java
index 1519dbf..414f9f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungee.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungee.java
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ public class RedisBungee extends Plugin implements Listener {
             loadConfig();
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (JedisConnectionException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Unable to connect to your Redis server!", e);
         }
         if (pool != null) {
             Jedis tmpRsc = pool.getResource();
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ public class RedisBungee extends Plugin implements Listener {
         }
     }
 
-    private void loadConfig() throws IOException {
+    private void loadConfig() throws IOException, JedisConnectionException {
         if (!getDataFolder().exists()) {
             getDataFolder().mkdir();
         }
@@ -261,10 +263,10 @@ public class RedisBungee extends Plugin implements Listener {
                 } catch (JedisConnectionException e) {
                     if (rsc != null)
                         pool.returnBrokenResource(rsc);
-                    getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to connect to your Redis server! RedisBungee will still work, albeit with reduced functionality.", e);
                     pool.destroy();
                     pool = null;
                     rsc = null;
+                    throw e;
                 } finally {
                     if (rsc != null && pool != null) {
                         pool.returnResource(rsc);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeCommandSender.java b/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeCommandSender.java
index 1f4ccbe..66e8c61 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeCommandSender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/imaginarycode/minecraft/redisbungee/RedisBungeeCommandSender.java
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ package com.imaginarycode.minecraft.redisbungee;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.CommandSender;
-import net.md_5.bungee.api.ProxyServer;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 
 /**
  * This class is the CommandSender that RedisBungee uses to dispatch commands to BungeeCord.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class RedisBungeeCommandSender implements CommandSender {
 
     @Override
     public Collection<String> getGroups() {
-        return ProxyServer.getInstance().getConsole().getGroups();
+        return Collections.emptySet();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class RedisBungeeCommandSender implements CommandSender {
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasPermission(String s) {
-        return ProxyServer.getInstance().getConsole().hasPermission(s);
+        return true;
     }
 
     @Override