From f1ed000eecc7e486ae2adb64dc135509bdf0fc25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Romain <romainc.cabaret@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:53:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: ignore invalid commands before applying cooldown (closes
 #6573)

---
 .../com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java  | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index 60d3b4c25f..b48c0fa539 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -867,6 +867,13 @@ public void handlePlayerCommandPreprocess(final PlayerCommandPreprocessEvent eve
             }
 
             if (!cooldownFound) {
+                final String exactLabel = event.getMessage().split(" ")[0].replace("/", "");
+
+                // Check if the command is actually known to the server before applying a cooldown.
+                if (!ess.provider(KnownCommandsProvider.class).getKnownCommands().containsKey(exactLabel)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 final Entry<Pattern, Long> cooldownEntry = ess.getSettings().getCommandCooldownEntry(fullCommand);
 
                 if (cooldownEntry != null) {