diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1d65a3c..a25ea57 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ authors=Falkreon, acikek
 contributors=Trudle, Tomate0613, afamiliarquiet, FoundationGames, TheEpicBlock, hama
 license=MIT
 # Mod Version
-baseVersion=1.8.2-rc.3
+baseVersion=1.8.2-rc.4
 # Branch Metadata
 branch=1.21
 tagBranch=1.21
diff --git a/src/main/java/cn/zbx1425/scatteredshards/neoforge/ScatteredShardsNeoForge.java b/src/main/java/cn/zbx1425/scatteredshards/neoforge/ScatteredShardsNeoForge.java
index 6c64614..5ed56e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cn/zbx1425/scatteredshards/neoforge/ScatteredShardsNeoForge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cn/zbx1425/scatteredshards/neoforge/ScatteredShardsNeoForge.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static void onServerStarting(ServerStartingEvent event) {
 				if (!SERVER_CONFIG.redisUrl.value.isEmpty()) {
 					peerChannel = new RedisSynchronizer(SERVER_CONFIG.redisUrl.value);
 				} else {
-					peerChannel = null;
+					peerChannel = Synchronizer.NOOP;
 				}
 				SyncPersistDispatcher.CURRENT = new SyncPersistDispatcher(
 					event.getServer(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/networking/v1/PayloadTypeRegistry.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/networking/v1/PayloadTypeRegistry.java
index a038b15..7b09b35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/networking/v1/PayloadTypeRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/fabric/api/networking/v1/PayloadTypeRegistry.java
@@ -3,15 +3,18 @@
 
 import dev.architectury.impl.NetworkAggregator;
 import dev.architectury.networking.NetworkManager;
-import dev.architectury.platform.Platform;
-import dev.architectury.utils.Env;
 import net.minecraft.network.PacketByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.RegistryByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.network.codec.PacketCodec;
 import net.minecraft.network.packet.CustomPayload;
+import net.neoforged.fml.loading.FMLEnvironment;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public interface PayloadTypeRegistry<B extends PacketByteBuf> {
 
+	static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger("PayloadTypeRegistry");
+
 	<T extends CustomPayload> CustomPayload.Type<? super B, T> register(CustomPayload.Id<T> id, PacketCodec<? super B, T> codec);
 
 	static PayloadTypeRegistry<RegistryByteBuf> playS2C() {
@@ -28,8 +31,9 @@ class PayloadTypeS2CRegistryImpl implements PayloadTypeRegistry<RegistryByteBuf>
 
 		@Override
 		public <T extends CustomPayload> CustomPayload.Type<? super RegistryByteBuf, T> register(CustomPayload.Id<T> id, PacketCodec<? super RegistryByteBuf, T> codec) {
-			if (Platform.getEnvironment() == Env.SERVER) {
+			if (FMLEnvironment.dist.isDedicatedServer()) {
 				NetworkManager.registerS2CPayloadType(id, codec);
+				LOGGER.info("Registered S2C payload type: {}", id);
 			} else {
 				NetworkAggregator.S2C_CODECS.put(id.id(), (PacketCodec)codec);
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/modfest/scatteredshards/networking/ScatteredShardsNetworking.java b/src/main/java/net/modfest/scatteredshards/networking/ScatteredShardsNetworking.java
index 8f0606a..21e3567 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/modfest/scatteredshards/networking/ScatteredShardsNetworking.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/modfest/scatteredshards/networking/ScatteredShardsNetworking.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.networking.v1.ServerPlayNetworking;
 import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
 import net.minecraft.server.network.ServerPlayerEntity;
+import net.modfest.scatteredshards.ScatteredShards;
 import net.modfest.scatteredshards.api.ScatteredShardsAPI;
 import net.modfest.scatteredshards.api.impl.ShardLibraryPersistentState;
 
@@ -43,5 +44,6 @@ public static void onPlayerJoinServer(MinecraftServer server, ServerPlayerEntity
 		ServerPlayNetworking.send(player, new S2CSyncCollection(ScatteredShardsAPI.getServerCollection(player)));
 		ScatteredShardsAPI.calculateShardProgress();
 		ServerPlayNetworking.send(player, new S2CSyncGlobalCollection(ScatteredShardsAPI.getServerGlobalCollection()));
+		ScatteredShards.LOGGER.info("S2C sync packets sent to {}", player.getPlayerListName().getString());
 	}
 }