diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1bad1f2c..7f324d46 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -158,11 +158,9 @@ dependencies {
     include fabricApi.module("fabric-api-base", fabric_api_version)
     include fabricApi.module("fabric-networking-v0", fabric_api_version)
 
-    afterEvaluate {
-        subprojects.each {
-            compile project(path: ":${it.name}", configuration: "dev")
-            include project(":${it.name}")
-        }
+    subprojects.each {
+        compile project(path: ":${it.name}", configuration: "dev")
+        include project(":${it.name}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cardinal-components-base/src/main/java/dev/onyxstudios/cca/internal/base/ComponentsInternals.java b/cardinal-components-base/src/main/java/dev/onyxstudios/cca/internal/base/ComponentsInternals.java
index 396c55ad..89d68900 100644
--- a/cardinal-components-base/src/main/java/dev/onyxstudios/cca/internal/base/ComponentsInternals.java
+++ b/cardinal-components-base/src/main/java/dev/onyxstudios/cca/internal/base/ComponentsInternals.java
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@
 public final class ComponentsInternals {
     public static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger("Cardinal Components API");
 
-    private static final Field EVENT$TYPE;
+    private static final Field EVENT$HANDLERS;
     private static final MethodHandles.Lookup LOOKUP = MethodHandles.lookup();
     private static final Map<Event<? extends ComponentCallback<?, ?>>, MethodHandle> FACTORY_CACHE = new HashMap<>();
     private static final MethodHandle IMPL_HANDLE;
 
     static {
         try {
-            EVENT$TYPE = Class.forName("net.fabricmc.fabric.impl.base.event.ArrayBackedEvent").getDeclaredField("type");
-            EVENT$TYPE.setAccessible(true);
+            EVENT$HANDLERS = Class.forName("net.fabricmc.fabric.impl.base.event.ArrayBackedEvent").getDeclaredField("handlers");
+            EVENT$HANDLERS.setAccessible(true);
             IMPL_HANDLE = LOOKUP.findStatic(ComponentsInternals.class, "initComponents", MethodType.methodType(void.class, ComponentType.class, Function.class, Object.class, ComponentContainer.class));
         } catch (NoSuchFieldException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Failed to hack fabric API", e);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private static <T extends Component, P, C extends T> void initComponents(Compone
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private static MethodHandle createCallbackFactory(Event<?> event) {
         try {
-            Class<? extends ComponentCallback<?, ?>> eventType = (Class<? extends ComponentCallback<?, ?>>) EVENT$TYPE.get(event);
+            Class<? extends ComponentCallback<?, ?>> eventType = (Class<? extends ComponentCallback<?, ?>>) EVENT$HANDLERS.get(event).getClass().getComponentType();
             MethodType eventSamType = findSam(eventType);
             return LambdaMetafactory.metafactory(
                 LOOKUP,
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 41a94a17..65d89144 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+------------------------------------------------------
+Version 2.8.1
+------------------------------------------------------
+Fixes
+- Fixed a crash at launch with Fabric API 0.34.0 and up (1.17 versions are unaffected)
+
 ------------------------------------------------------
 Version 2.8.0
 ------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 69775556..01ba4c29 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ yarn_mappings=5
 loader_version=0.10.6+build.214
 
 #Fabric api
-fabric_api_version=0.32.5+1.16
+fabric_api_version=0.34.0+1.16
 
 #Publishing
-mod_version = 2.8.0
+mod_version = 2.8.1
 curseforge_id = 318449
 curseforge_versions = 1.16.2; 1.16.3; 1.16.4; 1.16.5
 changelog_url = https://github.com/OnyxStudios/Cardinal-Components-API/blob/master/changelog.md