diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
index dd01f6813..0d31aa04e 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ jarSets {
 dependencies {
     modCompileOnly("net.fabricmc:fabric-loader:${property("fabric_loader_version")}")
 
-    modCompileOnly("maven.modrinth:embeddium:${property("embeddium_version")}")
     modCompileOnly(":sodium-fabric-1.20.1-0.6.0-intermediary-mappings")
 
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.8.1")
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json b/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
index 396e8d600..578af1fcf 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
+++ b/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
   },
   "breaks": {
     "sodium": ["<0.5.0", "~0.6.0- <0.6.0-beta.2"],
-    "embeddium": "<0.3.25"
+    "embeddium": "*"
   }
 }
diff --git a/forge/build.gradle.kts b/forge/build.gradle.kts
index 71cbbdff0..b5b43e6cd 100644
--- a/forge/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/forge/build.gradle.kts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ loom {
 dependencies {
     forge("net.minecraftforge:forge:${property("minecraft_version")}-${property("forge_version")}")
 
-
+    modCompileOnly("maven.modrinth:embeddium:${property("embeddium_version")}")
     modCompileOnly("maven.modrinth:oculus:${property("oculus_version")}")
 
     "forApi"(project(path = ":common", configuration = "commonApiOnly"))
diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/FlywheelForge.java b/forge/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/FlywheelForge.java
index 205db0497..5e9918914 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/FlywheelForge.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/FlywheelForge.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package dev.engine_room.flywheel.impl;
 
+import dev.engine_room.flywheel.impl.compat.CompatMods;
+import dev.engine_room.flywheel.impl.compat.EmbeddiumCompat;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.UnknownNullability;
 
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ private static void clientInit(IEventBus forgeEventBus, IEventBus modEventBus) {
 
 		CrashReportCallables.registerCrashCallable("Flywheel Backend", BackendManagerImpl::getBackendString);
 		FlwImpl.init();
+
+		if (CompatMods.EMBEDDIUM.isLoaded())
+			EmbeddiumCompat.init();
 	}
 
 	private static void registerImplEventListeners(IEventBus forgeEventBus, IEventBus modEventBus) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/compat/EmbeddiumCompat.java b/forge/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/compat/EmbeddiumCompat.java
similarity index 100%
rename from common/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/compat/EmbeddiumCompat.java
rename to forge/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/compat/EmbeddiumCompat.java