diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 6651f0a..f582702 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ services:
       
       # Plugins (Auto-selected based on Minecraft version)
       # Configured via auto_configure.sh
-      PLUGINS: "${MC_PLUGINS:-}"
+      PLUGINS: "$(cat plugins.txt | tr '\n' ',')"
       
       # Modrinth projects — auto-resolves the correct build for the running
       # MC version/loader, so it doesn't go stale like pinned jar URLs do
diff --git a/plugins.txt b/plugins.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b76106c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion/releases/download/5.9.1/ViaVersion-5.9.1.jar
+https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaBackwards/releases/download/5.9.1/ViaBackwards-5.9.1.jar