diff --git a/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDust.java b/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDust.java
index 442b1e1..7e6110f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDust.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDust.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.lizistired.cavedust;
 
 //minecraft imports
 import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
+import net.minecraft.particle.ParticleTypes;
 import net.minecraft.registry.Registries;
 import net.minecraft.text.Text;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public class CaveDust implements ClientModInitializer {
 		return config;
 	}
 
+	public static int WHITE_ASH_ID = Registries.PARTICLE_TYPE.getRawId(ParticleTypes.WHITE_ASH);
+
 
 	@Override
 	public void onInitializeClient() {
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ public class CaveDust implements ClientModInitializer {
 			}
 			catch (NullPointerException e) {
 				LOGGER.error(String.valueOf(e));
-				getConfig().setParticleID(79);
+				getConfig().setParticleID(WHITE_ASH_ID);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDustConfig.java b/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDustConfig.java
index a1d9201..62b69ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDustConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDustConfig.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class CaveDustConfig extends JsonFile {
     private float lowerLimit = -64;
     private int particleMultiplier = 1;
 
-    private int particleID = 79;
+    private int particleID = WHITE_ASH_ID;
 
     public CaveDustConfig(Path file, net.lizistired.cavedust.CaveDust caveDust) {
         super(file);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class CaveDustConfig extends JsonFile {
 
     public int getParticleID(){
         if ((!Registries.PARTICLE_TYPE.getEntry(particleID).isPresent())) {
-            setParticleID(79);
+            setParticleID(WHITE_ASH_ID);
         }
         return particleID;
     }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class CaveDustConfig extends JsonFile {
 
         seaLevelCheck = true;
         caveDustEnabled = true;
-        particleID = 79;
+        particleID = WHITE_ASH_ID;
         save();
     }
 }