diff --git a/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDustConfig.java b/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDustConfig.java
index 8380e0b..ceea361 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDustConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/lizistired/cavedust/CaveDustConfig.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class CaveDustConfig extends JsonFile {
 
     public ParticleEffect getParticle(){
         try {
-            return (ParticleEffect) Registry.PARTICLE_TYPE.get(Identifier.tryParse(particleName.toLowerCase()));
+            return (ParticleEffect) Registry.PARTICLE_TYPE.get(new Identifier(particleName.toLowerCase()));
         } catch (ClassCastException e) {
             LOGGER.error(e + "\nThere was an error loading the specified particle from the config, make sure a valid particle name is specified. Falling back to \"minecraft:white_ash\".");
             particleName = "minecraft:white_ash";
diff --git a/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json b/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
index 3ed2f8c..ce85629 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "depends": {
     "fabricloader": ">=0.12.11",
     "fabric": "*",
-    "minecraft": "1.18.x",
+    "minecraft": "<=1.18.1",
     "java": ">=17"
   },
   "suggests": {