diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 244c897e8b..8edceecc5a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jetbrains_annotations_version=24.0.1
 slf4j_api_version=2.0.7
 apache_maven_artifact_version=3.8.5
 jarjar_version=0.4.0
-fancy_mod_loader_version=1.0.2
+fancy_mod_loader_version=1.0.9
 mojang_logging_version=1.1.1
 log4j_version=2.19.0
 guava_version=31.1.2-jre
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/NeoForgeMod.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/NeoForgeMod.java
index 14175d6d45..33fa85bca9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/NeoForgeMod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/common/NeoForgeMod.java
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ public static void enableMilkFluid() {
         enableMilkFluid = true;
     }
 
-    public NeoForgeMod() {
+    public NeoForgeMod(IEventBus modEventBus, Dist dist) {
         LOGGER.info(NEOFORGEMOD, "NeoForge mod loading, version {}, for MC {} with MCP {}", NeoForgeVersion.getVersion(), NeoFormVersion.getMCVersion(), NeoFormVersion.getMCPVersion());
         ForgeSnapshotsMod.logStartupWarning();
 
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ public NeoForgeMod() {
         CrashReportCallables.registerCrashCallable("FML", NeoForgeVersion::getSpec);
         CrashReportCallables.registerCrashCallable("NeoForge", () -> NeoForgeVersion.getGroup() + ":" + NeoForgeVersion.getVersion());
 
-        final IEventBus modEventBus = FMLJavaModLoadingContext.get().getModEventBus();
         // Forge-provided datapack registries
         modEventBus.addListener((DataPackRegistryEvent.NewRegistry event) -> {
             event.dataPackRegistry(ForgeRegistries.Keys.BIOME_MODIFIERS, BiomeModifier.DIRECT_CODEC);
@@ -477,7 +476,7 @@ public NeoForgeMod() {
 
         UsernameCache.load();
         TierSortingRegistry.init();
-        if (FMLEnvironment.dist == Dist.CLIENT) ClientCommandHandler.init();
+        if (dist == Dist.CLIENT) ClientCommandHandler.init();
         DualStackUtils.initialise();
 
         ForgeRegistries.ITEMS.tags().addOptionalTagDefaults(Tags.Items.ENCHANTING_FUELS, Set.of(ForgeRegistries.ITEMS.getDelegateOrThrow(Items.LAPIS_LAZULI)));