diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/container/SignData.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/container/SignData.java
index f806ba4..ccb25fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/container/SignData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/container/SignData.java
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package net.knarcraft.stargate.container;
 
 import net.knarcraft.knarlib.util.ColorHelper;
+import net.knarcraft.stargate.utility.SignHelper;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.DyeColor;
 import org.bukkit.block.Sign;
-import org.bukkit.block.sign.Side;
 
 /**
  * A class that keeps track of the sign colors for a given sign
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class SignData {
         this.sign = sign;
         this.mainSignColor = mainSignColor;
         this.highlightSignColor = highlightSignColor;
-        this.dyedColor = sign.getSide(Side.FRONT).getColor();
+        this.dyedColor = SignHelper.getDye(sign);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/portal/PortalSignDrawer.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/portal/PortalSignDrawer.java
index 3357daa..00f8c25 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/portal/PortalSignDrawer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/portal/PortalSignDrawer.java
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import net.knarcraft.stargate.Stargate;
 import net.knarcraft.stargate.container.SignData;
 import net.knarcraft.stargate.portal.property.PortalLocation;
 import net.knarcraft.stargate.utility.PermissionHelper;
+import net.knarcraft.stargate.utility.SignHelper;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
 import org.bukkit.block.BlockState;
 import org.bukkit.block.Sign;
-import org.bukkit.block.sign.Side;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class PortalSignDrawer {
      */
     private void clearSign(Sign sign) {
         for (int index = 0; index <= 3; index++) {
-            sign.getSide(Side.FRONT).setLine(index, "");
+            SignHelper.setSignLine(sign, index, "");
         }
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class PortalSignDrawer {
             return;
         }
         clearSign(sign);
-        sign.getSide(Side.FRONT).setLine(0, translateAllColorCodes(portal.getName()));
+        SignHelper.setSignLine(sign, 0, translateAllColorCodes(portal.getName()));
         sign.update();
     }
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class PortalSignDrawer {
      */
     public void setLine(SignData signData, int index, String text) {
         ChatColor mainColor = signData.getMainSignColor();
-        signData.getSign().getSide(Side.FRONT).setLine(index, mainColor + text);
+        SignHelper.setSignLine(signData.getSign(), index, mainColor + text);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ public class PortalSignDrawer {
         if (!(blockState instanceof Sign sign)) {
             return;
         }
-        sign.getSide(Side.FRONT).setLine(3, errorColor + Stargate.getString("signInvalidGate"));
+        SignHelper.setSignLine(sign, 3, errorColor + Stargate.getString("signInvalidGate"));
         sign.update();
 
         Stargate.logInfo(String.format("Gate layout on line %d does not exist [%s]", lineIndex, gateName));
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/utility/SignHelper.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/utility/SignHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af6f790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/stargate/utility/SignHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package net.knarcraft.stargate.utility;
+
+import org.bukkit.DyeColor;
+import org.bukkit.block.Sign;
+import org.bukkit.block.sign.Side;
+
+/**
+ * A helper class for dealing with signs
+ */
+public final class SignHelper {
+
+    private static final boolean HAS_SIGN_SIDES = hasSignSides();
+
+    private SignHelper() {
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the dye color of the given sign
+     *
+     * @param sign <p>The sign to check</p>
+     * @return <p>The dye currently applied to the sign</p>
+     */
+    public static DyeColor getDye(Sign sign) {
+        if (HAS_SIGN_SIDES) {
+            return sign.getSide(Side.FRONT).getColor();
+        } else {
+            // Note: This is depreciated, but is currently necessary for pre-1.19.4 support
+            //noinspection deprecation
+            return sign.getColor();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the text of a line on a sign
+     *
+     * @param sign <p>The sign to set text for</p>
+     * @param line <p>The line to set</p>
+     * @param text <p>The text to set</p>
+     */
+    public static void setSignLine(Sign sign, int line, String text) {
+        if (HAS_SIGN_SIDES) {
+            sign.getSide(Side.FRONT).setLine(line, text);
+        } else {
+            // Note: This is depreciated, but is currently necessary for pre-1.19.4 support
+            //noinspection deprecation
+            sign.setLine(line, text);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the running version differentiates between the front or back of a sign
+     *
+     * @return <p>True if the server supports sign side differentiation</p>
+     */
+    private static boolean hasSignSides() {
+        try {
+            Class.forName("Side");
+            Class<?> aClass = Class.forName("org.bukkit.block.Sign");
+            aClass.getMethod("getSide", Side.class);
+            return true;
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | NoSuchMethodException ignored) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+}