diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a7c4749..d649693 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>me.youhavetrouble</groupId>
     <artifactId>PreventStabby</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.0-rc-2</version>
+    <version>2.0.0-rc-3</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>PreventStabby</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/preventstabby/data/PlayerManager.java b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/preventstabby/data/PlayerManager.java
index 7e70dca..6171e74 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/preventstabby/data/PlayerManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/preventstabby/data/PlayerManager.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package me.youhavetrouble.preventstabby.data;
 import me.youhavetrouble.preventstabby.PreventStabby;
 import me.youhavetrouble.preventstabby.api.event.PlayerEnterCombatEvent;
 import me.youhavetrouble.preventstabby.api.event.PlayerLeaveCombatEvent;
+import me.youhavetrouble.preventstabby.hooks.WorldGuardHook;
 import me.youhavetrouble.preventstabby.util.PluginMessages;
 import me.youhavetrouble.preventstabby.util.PvpState;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ public class PlayerManager {
             }
         }
 
-        if (!attackerPlayerData.isPvpEnabled()) {
+        if (!attackerPlayerData.isPvpEnabled() && !WorldGuardHook.isPlayerForcedToPvp(Bukkit.getPlayer(attackerId))) {
             String message = switch (victimClassifier) {
                 case PLAYER -> plugin.getConfigCache().cannot_attack_attacker;
                 case PET -> plugin.getConfigCache().cannot_attack_pets_victim;
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ public class PlayerManager {
             return new DamageCheckResult(false, attackerId, victimId, message, victimClassifier.equals(Target.EntityClassifier.PLAYER));
         }
 
-        if (!victimPlayerData.isPvpEnabled()) {
+        if (!victimPlayerData.isPvpEnabled() && !WorldGuardHook.isPlayerForcedToPvp(Bukkit.getPlayer(victimId))) {
             String message = switch (victimClassifier) {
                 case PLAYER -> plugin.getConfigCache().cannot_attack_victim;
                 case PET -> plugin.getConfigCache().cannot_attack_pets_attacker;
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/preventstabby/hooks/WorldGuardHook.java b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/preventstabby/hooks/WorldGuardHook.java
index 3907852..5130d4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/preventstabby/hooks/WorldGuardHook.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/preventstabby/hooks/WorldGuardHook.java
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public class WorldGuardHook {
     }
 
     public static boolean isPlayerForcedToPvp(Player player) {
+        if (player == null) return false;
+        if (!PreventStabby.worldGuardHookEnabled()) return false;
         RegionContainer container = WorldGuard.getInstance().getPlatform().getRegionContainer();
         RegionQuery query = container.createQuery();
         org.bukkit.Location loc = player.getLocation();