diff --git a/Lilu/Headers/kern_api.hpp b/Lilu/Headers/kern_api.hpp
index c682de95..5aaa9762 100644
--- a/Lilu/Headers/kern_api.hpp
+++ b/Lilu/Headers/kern_api.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class LiluAPI {
 		UnsupportedFeature,
 		IncompatibleOS,
 		Disabled,
-		TooLate
+		TooLate,
+		Offline
 	};
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/Lilu/Headers/plugin_start.hpp b/Lilu/Headers/plugin_start.hpp
index 42be1478..0f190b1d 100644
--- a/Lilu/Headers/plugin_start.hpp
+++ b/Lilu/Headers/plugin_start.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ extern bool ADDPR(startSuccess);
 class EXPORT PRODUCT_NAME : public IOService {
 	OSDeclareDefaultStructors(PRODUCT_NAME)
 public:
-	bool init(OSDictionary *dict) override;
 	IOService *probe(IOService *provider, SInt32 *score) override;
 	bool start(IOService *provider) override;
 	void stop(IOService *provider) override;
diff --git a/Lilu/Library/plugin_start.cpp b/Lilu/Library/plugin_start.cpp
index d04c182d..3f3fe180 100644
--- a/Lilu/Library/plugin_start.cpp
+++ b/Lilu/Library/plugin_start.cpp
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ bool ADDPR(debugEnabled) = false;
 
 OSDefineMetaClassAndStructors(PRODUCT_NAME, IOService)
 
-bool PRODUCT_NAME::init(OSDictionary *dict) {
-	if (!IOService::init(dict)) {
-		SYSLOG("init", "failed to initalise the parent");
-		return false;
-	}
-	
-	return true;
-}
-
 IOService *PRODUCT_NAME::probe(IOService *provider, SInt32 *score) {
 	auto service = IOService::probe(provider, score);
 	return ADDPR(startSuccess) ? service : nullptr;
diff --git a/Lilu/PrivateHeaders/kern_config.hpp b/Lilu/PrivateHeaders/kern_config.hpp
index 7c81d221..a4cd14ea 100644
--- a/Lilu/PrivateHeaders/kern_config.hpp
+++ b/Lilu/PrivateHeaders/kern_config.hpp
@@ -118,12 +118,17 @@ class Configuration {
 	 *  Debug for all plugins and Lilu itself
 	 */
 	bool debugForAll {false};
-	
+
 	/**
-	 *  Initialisation status
+	 *  Load status (are we allowed to do anything?)
+	 */
+	bool startSuccess {false};
+
+	/**
+	 *  Initialisation status (are we done initialising?)
 	 */
 	bool initialised {false};
-	
+
 	/**
 	 *  User patcher
 	 */
diff --git a/Lilu/PrivateHeaders/kern_start.hpp b/Lilu/PrivateHeaders/kern_start.hpp
index 9855dbf0..82a48805 100644
--- a/Lilu/PrivateHeaders/kern_start.hpp
+++ b/Lilu/PrivateHeaders/kern_start.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 class EXPORT PRODUCT_NAME : public IOService {
 	OSDeclareDefaultStructors(PRODUCT_NAME)
 public:
-	bool init(OSDictionary *dict) override;
+	IOService *probe(IOService *provider, SInt32 *score) override;
 	bool start(IOService *provider) override;
 	void stop(IOService *provider) override;
 };
diff --git a/Lilu/Sources/kern_api.cpp b/Lilu/Sources/kern_api.cpp
index 2dbaab01..29d3364b 100644
--- a/Lilu/Sources/kern_api.cpp
+++ b/Lilu/Sources/kern_api.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ void LiluAPI::deinit() {
 }
 
 LiluAPI::Error LiluAPI::requestAccess(size_t version, bool check) {
+	if (!config.startSuccess)
+		return Error::Offline;
+
 	constexpr size_t currversion = parseModuleVersion(xStringify(MODULE_VERSION));
 	if (version > currversion) {
 		return Error::UnsupportedFeature;
diff --git a/Lilu/Sources/kern_start.cpp b/Lilu/Sources/kern_start.cpp
index 0f5c631f..9bb86f72 100644
--- a/Lilu/Sources/kern_start.cpp
+++ b/Lilu/Sources/kern_start.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@
 
 OSDefineMetaClassAndStructors(PRODUCT_NAME, IOService)
 
-bool PRODUCT_NAME::init(OSDictionary *dict) {
-	if (!IOService::init(dict)) {
-		SYSLOG("init", "failed to initalise the parent");
-		return false;
-	}
-	
-	return config.getBootArguments();
+IOService *PRODUCT_NAME::probe(IOService *provider, SInt32 *score) {
+	auto service = IOService::probe(provider, score);
+	return config.startSuccess ? service : nullptr;
 }
 
 bool PRODUCT_NAME::start(IOService *provider) {
@@ -33,7 +29,7 @@ bool PRODUCT_NAME::start(IOService *provider) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	
-	return true;
+	return config.startSuccess;
 }
 
 void PRODUCT_NAME::stop(IOService *provider) {
@@ -170,16 +166,15 @@ extern "C" kern_return_t kern_start(kmod_info_t * ki, void *d) {
 		
 		lilu.init();
 		
-		if (config.policy.registerPolicy()) {
-			return KERN_SUCCESS;
-		}
-			
-		SYSLOG("init", "failed to register the policy");
+		if (config.policy.registerPolicy())
+			config.startSuccess = true;
+		else
+			SYSLOG("init", "failed to register the policy");
 	}
 	
-	return KERN_FAILURE;
+	return KERN_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 extern "C" kern_return_t kern_stop(kmod_info_t *ki, void *d) {
-	return KERN_FAILURE;
+	return config.startSuccess ? KERN_FAILURE : KERN_SUCCESS;
 }