diff --git a/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/CommandManager.java b/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/CommandManager.java
index 61d5c352..f37f6a87 100644
--- a/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/CommandManager.java
+++ b/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/CommandManager.java
@@ -852,6 +852,21 @@ public abstract class CommandManager<C> {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Transition the command manager from either {@link RegistrationState#BEFORE_REGISTRATION} or
+     * {@link RegistrationState#REGISTERING} to {@link RegistrationState#AFTER_REGISTRATION}.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if the manager is not in the expected state
+     * @since 1.4.0
+     */
+    protected final void lockRegistration() {
+        if (this.getRegistrationState() == RegistrationState.BEFORE_REGISTRATION) {
+            this.transitionOrThrow(RegistrationState.BEFORE_REGISTRATION, RegistrationState.AFTER_REGISTRATION);
+            return;
+        }
+        this.transitionOrThrow(RegistrationState.REGISTERING, RegistrationState.AFTER_REGISTRATION);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the active registration state for this manager.
      * <p>
diff --git a/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/LockableCommandManager.java b/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/LockableCommandManager.java
index a0219d42..4474033d 100644
--- a/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/LockableCommandManager.java
+++ b/cloud-core/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/LockableCommandManager.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public abstract class LockableCommandManager<C> extends CommandManager<C> {
      * Lock writing. After this, {@link #isCommandRegistrationAllowed()} will return {@code false}
      */
     protected final void lockWrites() {
-        this.transitionOrThrow(RegistrationState.REGISTERING, RegistrationState.AFTER_REGISTRATION);
+        this.lockRegistration();
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/cloud-minecraft/cloud-bukkit/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/bukkit/BukkitCommandManager.java b/cloud-minecraft/cloud-bukkit/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/bukkit/BukkitCommandManager.java
index 03471df6..d1273574 100644
--- a/cloud-minecraft/cloud-bukkit/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/bukkit/BukkitCommandManager.java
+++ b/cloud-minecraft/cloud-bukkit/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/bukkit/BukkitCommandManager.java
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class BukkitCommandManager<C> extends CommandManager<C> implements Brigad
 
     final void lockIfBrigadierCapable() {
         if (this.minecraftVersion >= BRIGADIER_MINIMUM_VERSION) {
-            this.transitionOrThrow(RegistrationState.REGISTERING, RegistrationState.AFTER_REGISTRATION);
+            this.lockRegistration();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/cloud-minecraft/cloud-cloudburst/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/cloudburst/CloudburstCommandManager.java b/cloud-minecraft/cloud-cloudburst/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/cloudburst/CloudburstCommandManager.java
index 60ae63f4..4aeed3f0 100644
--- a/cloud-minecraft/cloud-cloudburst/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/cloudburst/CloudburstCommandManager.java
+++ b/cloud-minecraft/cloud-cloudburst/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/cloudburst/CloudburstCommandManager.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class CloudburstCommandManager<C> extends CommandManager<C> {
                 RegistriesClosedEvent.class,
                 CloudListener.INSTANCE,
                 EventPriority.NORMAL,
-                (listener, event) -> this.lock(),
+                (listener, event) -> this.lockRegistration(),
                 this.owningPlugin
         );
     }
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ public class CloudburstCommandManager<C> extends CommandManager<C> {
         return this.backwardsCommandSenderMapper.apply(sender).hasPermission(permission);
     }
 
-    final void lock() {
-        this.transitionOrThrow(RegistrationState.REGISTERING, RegistrationState.AFTER_REGISTRATION);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public final @NonNull CommandMeta createDefaultCommandMeta() {
         return SimpleCommandMeta.builder().build();
diff --git a/cloud-minecraft/cloud-velocity/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/velocity/VelocityCommandManager.java b/cloud-minecraft/cloud-velocity/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/velocity/VelocityCommandManager.java
index 2600a9d8..459fcb3d 100644
--- a/cloud-minecraft/cloud-velocity/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/velocity/VelocityCommandManager.java
+++ b/cloud-minecraft/cloud-velocity/src/main/java/cloud/commandframework/velocity/VelocityCommandManager.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class VelocityCommandManager<C> extends CommandManager<C> implements Brig
         }
 
         this.proxyServer.getEventManager().register(plugin, ServerPreConnectEvent.class, ev -> {
-            this.transitionOrThrow(RegistrationState.REGISTERING, RegistrationState.AFTER_REGISTRATION);
+            this.lockRegistration();
         });
     }