diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/forge/ForgeBalm.java b/forge/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/forge/ForgeBalm.java
index 817e544d..020c8176 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/forge/ForgeBalm.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/forge/ForgeBalm.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import net.blay09.mods.balm.config.ExampleConfig;
 import net.blay09.mods.balm.forge.client.ForgeBalmClient;
 import net.blay09.mods.balm.forge.provider.ForgeBalmProviders;
+import net.blay09.mods.balm.forge.world.ForgeBalmWorldGen;
 import net.minecraft.world.Container;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.capabilities.CapabilityToken;
 import net.minecraftforge.energy.IEnergyStorage;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ public ForgeBalm() {
         ((AbstractBalmConfig) Balm.getConfig()).initialize();
         ExampleConfig.initialize();
 
+        FMLJavaModLoadingContext.get().getModEventBus().addListener(ForgeBalmWorldGen::initializeBalmBiomeModifiers);
         FMLJavaModLoadingContext.get().getModEventBus().addListener(ForgeBalmClient::onInitializeClient);
 
         ForgeBalmProviders providers = (ForgeBalmProviders) Balm.getProviders();
diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/forge/world/ForgeBalmWorldGen.java b/forge/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/forge/world/ForgeBalmWorldGen.java
index 3744529a..a792f1fa 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/forge/world/ForgeBalmWorldGen.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/net/blay09/mods/balm/forge/world/ForgeBalmWorldGen.java
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@ public void commonSetup(FMLCommonSetupEvent event) {
     private final Map<String, Registrations> registrations = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
     public ForgeBalmWorldGen() {
-        // Mod loading context may be null if something in load process errored before // TODO can we move this to FMLCommonLoadEvent to avoid this null check?
-        if (FMLJavaModLoadingContext.get() != null) {
-            var registry = DeferredRegister.create(ForgeRegistries.Keys.BIOME_MODIFIER_SERIALIZERS, "balm");
-            registry.register("balm", () -> BALM_BIOME_MODIFIER_CODEC);
-            registry.register(FMLJavaModLoadingContext.get().getModEventBus());
-        }
-
         MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this);
     }
 
@@ -113,4 +106,12 @@ public void register() {
     private Registrations getActiveRegistrations() {
         return registrations.computeIfAbsent(ModLoadingContext.get().getActiveNamespace(), it -> new Registrations());
     }
+
+    public static void initializeBalmBiomeModifiers(FMLCommonSetupEvent event) {
+        event.enqueueWork(() -> {
+            var registry = DeferredRegister.create(ForgeRegistries.Keys.BIOME_MODIFIER_SERIALIZERS, "balm");
+            registry.register("balm", () -> BALM_BIOME_MODIFIER_CODEC);
+            registry.register(FMLJavaModLoadingContext.get().getModEventBus());
+        });
+    }
 }