diff --git a/plugin.yml b/plugin.yml
index 1a50b829..4d47d66d 100644
--- a/plugin.yml
+++ b/plugin.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: Factions
-version: 1.2.1
+version: 1.2.2
 main: org.mcteam.factions.Factions
 commands:
   f:
diff --git a/releases/Factions.jar b/releases/Factions.jar
index 0b3ac535..f114eabb 100644
Binary files a/releases/Factions.jar and b/releases/Factions.jar differ
diff --git a/releases/factions_1.2.2.zip b/releases/factions_1.2.2.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71018b42
Binary files /dev/null and b/releases/factions_1.2.2.zip differ
diff --git a/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java b/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
index eafb73bf..ff09ef12 100644
--- a/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
+++ b/src/org/mcteam/factions/Factions.java
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ public class Factions extends JavaPlugin {
 		
 		// preload some chat plugins if they're on the server to prevent potential conflicts
 		if (Conf.preloadChatPlugins) {
+			preloadPlugin("Essentials");
 			preloadPlugin("EssentialsChat");
 			preloadPlugin("HeroChat");
 			preloadPlugin("iChat");