diff --git a/project/Aki.Core/AkiCorePlugin.cs b/project/Aki.Core/AkiCorePlugin.cs
index 5973e10..a27100b 100644
--- a/project/Aki.Core/AkiCorePlugin.cs
+++ b/project/Aki.Core/AkiCorePlugin.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 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
 {
@@ -14,7 +9,7 @@ namespace Aki.Core
 	class AkiCorePlugin : BaseUnityPlugin
 	{
         // Temp static logger field, remove along with plugin whitelisting before release
-        private static BepInEx.Logging.ManualLogSource _logger;
+        internal static BepInEx.Logging.ManualLogSource _logger;
 
         public void Awake()
         {
@@ -42,41 +37,5 @@ 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
index 60090a8..ad71dd5 100644
--- a/project/Aki.Core/Patches/PreventClientModsPatch.cs
+++ b/project/Aki.Core/Patches/PreventClientModsPatch.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using Aki.Reflection.Patching;
+using BepInEx.Bootstrap;
 using EFT;
 using HarmonyLib;
 
@@ -18,7 +22,33 @@ namespace Aki.Core.Patches
         [PatchPrefix]
         private static void Prefix()
         {
-            AkiCorePlugin.CheckForNonWhitelistedPlugins();
+            CheckForNonWhitelistedPlugins();
+        }
+
+        private 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())
+            {
+                AkiCorePlugin._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)}");
+                throw new Exception("Non-debug client mods have been detected. Mods are not allowed in BleedingEdge builds of SPT - please remove them before playing!");
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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