diff --git a/platform/forge/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/forge/ForgePluginLoader.java b/platform/forge/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/forge/ForgePluginLoader.java
index b6594640..4375403e 100644
--- a/platform/forge/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/forge/ForgePluginLoader.java
+++ b/platform/forge/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/waila/forge/ForgePluginLoader.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ protected void gatherPlugins() {
                 if (annotation.annotationType().getClassName().equals(WAILA_PLUGIN)) {
                     var id = (String) annotation.annotationData().get("id");
                     var required = (String[]) annotation.annotationData().getOrDefault("required", new String[0]);
-                    var side = switch ((IPluginInfo.Side) annotation.annotationData().get("side")) {
+                    var side = switch ((IPluginInfo.Side) annotation.annotationData().getOrDefault("side", IPluginInfo.Side.BOTH)) {
                         case CLIENT -> PluginSide.CLIENT;
                         case SERVER -> PluginSide.DEDICATED_SERVER;
                         case BOTH -> PluginSide.COMMON;