diff --git a/Core/build.gradle b/Core/build.gradle
index dfd060146..ee6edfda2 100644
--- a/Core/build.gradle
+++ b/Core/build.gradle
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ shadowJar {
         include(dependency("net.kyori:text-serializer-plain:3.0.2"))
     }
     relocate('net.kyori.text', 'com.plotsquared.formatting.text')
-    relocate("org.json", "com.plotsquared.json")
+    relocate("org.json", "com.plotsquared.json") {
+        exclude "org/json/simple/**"
+    }
 }
 
 shadowJar.doLast {
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f9d7186d6..ae8b34e44 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ subprojects {
             include(dependency("net.kyori:text-api:3.0.2"))
         }
         relocate("io.papermc.lib", "com.plotsquared.bukkit.paperlib")
-        relocate("org.json", "com.plotsquared.json")
+        relocate("org.json", "com.plotsquared.json") {
+            exclude "org/json/simple/**"
+        }
         // relocate('org.mcstats', 'com.plotsquared.stats')
         archiveFileName = "${parent.name}-${project.name}-${parent.version}.jar"
         destinationDirectory = file "../target"