diff --git a/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudiencesImpl.java b/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudiencesImpl.java
index 2e628660..5cf4593a 100644
--- a/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudiencesImpl.java
+++ b/platform-bukkit/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/bukkit/BukkitAudiencesImpl.java
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static BukkitAudiences instanceFor(final @NotNull Plugin plugin) {
   BukkitAudiencesImpl(final @NotNull Plugin plugin, final @NotNull ComponentRenderer<Pointered> componentRenderer) {
     super(componentRenderer);
     this.plugin = requireNonNull(plugin, "plugin");
-    this.softDepend("ViaVersion");
 
     final CommandSender console = this.plugin.getServer().getConsoleSender();
     this.addViewer(console);
@@ -171,44 +170,47 @@ static final class Builder implements BukkitAudiences.Builder {
 
     @Override
     public @NotNull BukkitAudiences build() {
-      return INSTANCES.computeIfAbsent(this.plugin.getName(), name -> new BukkitAudiencesImpl(this.plugin, this.componentRenderer));
+      return INSTANCES.computeIfAbsent(this.plugin.getName(), name -> {
+        this.softDepend("ViaVersion");
+        return new BukkitAudiencesImpl(this.plugin, this.componentRenderer);
+      });
     }
-  }
 
-  /**
-   * Add the provided plugin as a soft-depend of ourselves.
-   *
-   * <p>This removes the PluginClassLoader warning added by Spigot without
-   * requiring every user to add ViaVersion to their own plugin.yml.</p>
-   *
-   * <p>We do assume here that each copy of Adventure belongs to a JavaPlugin.
-   * If that is not true, we will silently fail to inject.</p>
-   *
-   * @param pluginName a plugin name
-   */
-  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-  private void softDepend(final @NotNull String pluginName) {
-    final PluginDescriptionFile file = this.plugin.getDescription();
-    if (file.getName().equals(pluginName)) return;
+    /**
+     * Add the provided plugin as a soft-depend of ourselves.
+     *
+     * <p>This removes the PluginClassLoader warning added by Spigot without
+     * requiring every user to add ViaVersion to their own plugin.yml.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>We do assume here that each copy of Adventure belongs to a JavaPlugin.
+     * If that is not true, we will silently fail to inject.</p>
+     *
+     * @param pluginName a plugin name
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private void softDepend(final @NotNull String pluginName) {
+      final PluginDescriptionFile file = this.plugin.getDescription();
+      if (file.getName().equals(pluginName)) return;
 
-    try {
-      final Field softDepend = needField(file.getClass(), "softDepend");
-      final List<String> dependencies = (List<String>) softDepend.get(file);
-      if (!dependencies.contains(pluginName)) {
-        final List<String> newList = ImmutableList.<String>builder().addAll(dependencies).add(pluginName).build();
-        softDepend.set(file, newList);
+      try {
+        final Field softDepend = needField(file.getClass(), "softDepend");
+        final List<String> dependencies = (List<String>) softDepend.get(file);
+        if (!dependencies.contains(pluginName)) {
+          final List<String> newList = ImmutableList.<String>builder().addAll(dependencies).add(pluginName).build();
+          softDepend.set(file, newList);
+        }
+      } catch (final Throwable error) {
+        logError(error, "Failed to inject softDepend in plugin.yml: %s %s", this.plugin, pluginName);
       }
-    } catch (final Throwable error) {
-      logError(error, "Failed to inject softDepend in plugin.yml: %s %s", this.plugin, pluginName);
-    }
 
-    try {
-      final PluginManager manager = this.plugin.getServer().getPluginManager();
-      final Field dependencyGraphField = needField(manager.getClass(), "dependencyGraph");
-      final MutableGraph<String> graph = (MutableGraph<String>) dependencyGraphField.get(manager);
-      graph.putEdge(file.getName(), pluginName);
-    } catch (final Throwable error) {
-      // Fail silently, dependency graphs were added in 1.15, but the previous method still works
+      try {
+        final PluginManager manager = this.plugin.getServer().getPluginManager();
+        final Field dependencyGraphField = needField(manager.getClass(), "dependencyGraph");
+        final MutableGraph<String> graph = (MutableGraph<String>) dependencyGraphField.get(manager);
+        graph.putEdge(file.getName(), pluginName);
+      } catch (final Throwable error) {
+        // Fail silently, dependency graphs were added in 1.15, but the previous method still works
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/platform-facet/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/facet/FacetAudienceProvider.java b/platform-facet/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/facet/FacetAudienceProvider.java
index 3e0c5d9d..7fd3f34c 100644
--- a/platform-facet/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/facet/FacetAudienceProvider.java
+++ b/platform-facet/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/facet/FacetAudienceProvider.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public abstract class FacetAudienceProvider<V, A extends FacetAudience<V>>
   protected final Map<V, A> viewers;
   private final Map<UUID, A> players;
   private final Set<A> consoles;
-  private final A empty;
+  private A empty;
   private volatile boolean closed;
 
   protected FacetAudienceProvider(final @NotNull ComponentRenderer<Pointered> componentRenderer) {
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ protected FacetAudienceProvider(final @NotNull ComponentRenderer<Pointered> comp
       }
     };
     this.player = Audience.audience(this.players.values());
-    this.empty = this.createAudience(Collections.emptyList());
     this.closed = false;
   }
 
@@ -184,7 +183,14 @@ public void refreshViewer(final @NotNull V viewer) {
 
   @Override
   public @NotNull Audience player(final @NotNull UUID playerId) {
-    return this.players.getOrDefault(playerId, this.empty);
+    return this.players.getOrDefault(playerId, this.empty());
+  }
+
+  private @NotNull A empty() {
+    if (this.empty == null) {
+      this.empty = this.createAudience(Collections.emptyList());
+    }
+    return this.empty;
   }
 
   /**