diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPIPlugin.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPIPlugin.java
index 258ca3b..48fd4e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPIPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/PlaceholderAPIPlugin.java
@@ -140,7 +140,14 @@ public class PlaceholderAPIPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         @Override
         public void run() {
           getLogger().info("Placeholder expansion registration initializing...");
+          //fetch any hooks that may have registered externally onEnable first otherwise they will be lost
+          final Map<String, PlaceholderHook> alreadyRegistered = PlaceholderAPI.getPlaceholders();
           getExpansionManager().registerAllExpansions();
+          if (alreadyRegistered != null && !alreadyRegistered.isEmpty()) {
+            alreadyRegistered.entrySet().stream().forEach(hook -> {
+              PlaceholderAPI.registerPlaceholderHook(hook.getKey(), hook.getValue());
+            });
+          }
         }
       }, 20*15);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/ServerLoadEventListener.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/ServerLoadEventListener.java
index cff46b1..93a8be2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/ServerLoadEventListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/ServerLoadEventListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package me.clip.placeholderapi;
 
+import java.util.Map;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
@@ -17,6 +18,12 @@ public class ServerLoadEventListener implements Listener {
   @EventHandler
   public void onServerLoad(ServerLoadEvent e) {
     plugin.getLogger().info("Placeholder expansion registration initializing...");
+    final Map<String, PlaceholderHook> alreadyRegistered = PlaceholderAPI.getPlaceholders();
     plugin.getExpansionManager().registerAllExpansions();
+    if (alreadyRegistered != null && !alreadyRegistered.isEmpty()) {
+      alreadyRegistered.entrySet().stream().forEach(hook -> {
+        PlaceholderAPI.registerPlaceholderHook(hook.getKey(), hook.getValue());
+      });
+    }
   }
 }