diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeModContainer.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeModContainer.java
index b27f072415..535e47e4f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeModContainer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeModContainer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import static net.minecraftforge.common.config.Configuration.CATEGORY_GENERAL;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTBase;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.network.ForgeNetworkHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.oredict.RecipeSorter;
 import net.minecraftforge.server.command.ForgeCommand;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;
 import com.google.common.eventbus.Subscribe;
 
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ public class ForgeModContainer extends DummyModContainer implements WorldAccessC
     @Subscribe
     public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent evt)
     {
+        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(MinecraftForge.INTERNAL_HANDLER);
         ForgeChunkManager.captureConfig(evt.getModConfigurationDirectory());
     }
 
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ public class ForgeModContainer extends DummyModContainer implements WorldAccessC
     {
         Blocks.fire.rebuildFireInfo();
     }
-    
+
 
     @Override
     public File getSource()
@@ -250,4 +253,38 @@ public class ForgeModContainer extends DummyModContainer implements WorldAccessC
             return FMLFileResourcePack.class;
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getOwnedPackages()
+    {
+        // All the packages which are part of forge. Only needs updating if new logic is added
+        // that requires event handlers
+        return ImmutableList.of(
+                "net.minecraftforge.classloading",
+                "net.minecraftforge.client",
+                "net.minecraftforge.client.event",
+                "net.minecraftforge.client.event.sound",
+                "net.minecraftforge.client.model",
+                "net.minecraftforge.client.model.obj",
+                "net.minecraftforge.client.model.techne",
+                "net.minecraftforge.common",
+                "net.minecraftforge.common.config",
+                "net.minecraftforge.common.network",
+                "net.minecraftforge.common.util",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event.brewing",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event.entity",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event.entity.item",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event.entity.living",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event.entity.minecart",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event.entity.player",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event.terraingen",
+                "net.minecraftforge.event.world",
+                "net.minecraftforge.fluids",
+                "net.minecraftforge.oredict",
+                "net.minecraftforge.server",
+                "net.minecraftforge.server.command",
+                "net.minecraftforge.transformers"
+                );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/MinecraftForge.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/MinecraftForge.java
index 93cc65f6c1..4dd6feda95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/MinecraftForge.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/MinecraftForge.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeHooks.SeedEntry;
 import net.minecraftforge.oredict.OreDictionary;
 
 public class MinecraftForge
-{   
+{
     /**
      * The core Forge EventBusses, all events for Forge will be fired on these,
      * you should use this to register all your listeners.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class MinecraftForge
     public static final EventBus ORE_GEN_BUS = new EventBus();
     public static final String MC_VERSION = "1.7.2";
 
-    private static final ForgeInternalHandler INTERNAL_HANDLER = new ForgeInternalHandler();
+    static final ForgeInternalHandler INTERNAL_HANDLER = new ForgeInternalHandler();
 
     /**
      * Register a new seed to be dropped when breaking tall grass.
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public class MinecraftForge
    {
        FMLLog.info("MinecraftForge v%s Initialized", ForgeVersion.getVersion());
 
-       EVENT_BUS.register(INTERNAL_HANDLER);
        OreDictionary.getOreName(0);
 
        if (!ForgeModContainer.disableVersionCheck)