diff --git a/project/Aki.Core/AkiCorePlugin.cs b/project/Aki.Core/AkiCorePlugin.cs
index eaacee0..5973e10 100644
--- a/project/Aki.Core/AkiCorePlugin.cs
+++ b/project/Aki.Core/AkiCorePlugin.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Aki.Common;
 using Aki.Core.Patches;
 using BepInEx;
+using BepInEx.Bootstrap;
+using UnityEngine;
 
 namespace Aki.Core
 {
     [BepInPlugin("com.spt-aki.core", "AKI.Core", AkiPluginInfo.PLUGIN_VERSION)]
 	class AkiCorePlugin : BaseUnityPlugin
 	{
+        // Temp static logger field, remove along with plugin whitelisting before release
+        private static BepInEx.Logging.ManualLogSource _logger;
+
         public void Awake()
         {
+            _logger = Logger;
+
             Logger.LogInfo("Loading: Aki.Core");
 
             try
@@ -21,6 +31,7 @@ namespace Aki.Core
                 new UnityWebRequestPatch().Enable();
                 new WebSocketPatch().Enable();
                 new TransportPrefixPatch().Enable();
+                new PreventClientModsPatch().Enable();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -31,5 +42,41 @@ namespace Aki.Core
 
             Logger.LogInfo("Completed: Aki.Core");
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// See <see cref="PreventClientModsPatch"/> for explanation on why this is needed.
+        /// Yes, I know this is jank but it's temporary and will be removed before release :)
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static void CheckForNonWhitelistedPlugins()
+        {
+            var whitelistedPlugins = new HashSet<string>
+            {
+                "com.spt-aki.core",
+                "com.spt-aki.custom",
+                "com.spt-aki.debugging",
+                "com.spt-aki.singleplayer",
+                "com.bepis.bepinex.configurationmanager",
+                "com.terkoiz.freecam",
+                "com.sinai.unityexplorer",
+                "com.cwx.debuggingtool-dxyz",
+                "com.cwx.debuggingtool",
+                "xyz.drakia.botdebug",
+                "com.kobrakon.camunsnap",
+                "RuntimeUnityEditor"
+            };
+
+            var disallowedPlugins = Chainloader.PluginInfos.Values.Select(pi => pi.Metadata.GUID).Except(whitelistedPlugins).ToArray();
+            if (disallowedPlugins.Any())
+            {
+                _logger.LogError($"One or more non-whitelisted plugins were detected. Mods are not allowed in BleedingEdge builds of SPT. Illegal plugins:\n{string.Join("\n", disallowedPlugins)}");
+
+                // Delay game shutdown by a little bit, since logging sometimes doesn't have enough time to write to file
+                Task.Run(() =>
+                {
+                    Task.Delay(500);
+                    Application.Quit(0);
+                });
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/project/Aki.Core/Patches/PreventClientModsPatch.cs b/project/Aki.Core/Patches/PreventClientModsPatch.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60090a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/Aki.Core/Patches/PreventClientModsPatch.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using Aki.Reflection.Patching;
+using EFT;
+using HarmonyLib;
+
+namespace Aki.Core.Patches
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Prevents loading of non-whitelisted client mods to minimize the amount of false issue reports being made during the public BE phase
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PreventClientModsPatch : ModulePatch
+    {
+        protected override MethodBase GetTargetMethod()
+        {
+            return AccessTools.Method(typeof(TarkovApplication), nameof(TarkovApplication.method_20));
+        }
+
+        [PatchPrefix]
+        private static void Prefix()
+        {
+            AkiCorePlugin.CheckForNonWhitelistedPlugins();
+        }
+    }
+}
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