diff --git a/paper/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/paper/utilities/PaperAPIToolsImpl.java b/paper/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/paper/utilities/PaperAPIToolsImpl.java
index aa2fd93e86..9d33d05736 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/paper/utilities/PaperAPIToolsImpl.java
+++ b/paper/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/paper/utilities/PaperAPIToolsImpl.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import com.denizenscript.denizen.utilities.PaperAPITools;
 import com.denizenscript.denizencore.DenizenCore;
 import com.denizenscript.denizencore.utilities.CoreUtilities;
+import com.denizenscript.denizencore.utilities.ReflectionHelper;
+import com.denizenscript.denizencore.utilities.debugging.Debug;
 import com.destroystokyo.paper.profile.PlayerProfile;
 import com.destroystokyo.paper.profile.ProfileProperty;
 import io.papermc.paper.entity.TeleportFlag;
@@ -276,12 +278,20 @@ public ProfileProperty getProfileProperty(PlayerProfile profile, String name) {
 
     @Override
     public <T extends Entity> T spawnEntity(Location location, Class<T> type, Consumer<T> configure, CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason reason) {
-        if (NMSHandler.getVersion().isAtLeast(NMSVersion.v1_18)) {
-            return location.getWorld().spawn(location, type, configure, reason);
-        }
-        else {
-            return super.spawnEntity(location, type, configure, reason);
+        if (NMSHandler.getVersion().isAtMost(NMSVersion.v1_19)) {
+            // Takes the deprecated bukkit consumer on older versions
+            if (WORLD_SPAWN_BUKKIT_CONSUMER == null) {
+                WORLD_SPAWN_BUKKIT_CONSUMER = ReflectionHelper.getMethodHandle(RegionAccessor.class, "spawn", Location.class, Class.class, Consumer.class, CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason.class);
+            }
+            try {
+                return (T) WORLD_SPAWN_BUKKIT_CONSUMER.invoke(location.getWorld(), location, type, configure, reason);
+            }
+            catch (Throwable e) {
+                Debug.echoError(e);
+                return null;
+            }
         }
+        return location.getWorld().spawn(location, type, configure, reason);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/utilities/PaperAPITools.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/utilities/PaperAPITools.java
index 2c8cea4c22..668d086684 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/utilities/PaperAPITools.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/utilities/PaperAPITools.java
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package com.denizenscript.denizen.utilities;
 
 import com.denizenscript.denizen.nms.NMSHandler;
+import com.denizenscript.denizen.nms.NMSVersion;
 import com.denizenscript.denizen.scripts.commands.entity.TeleportCommand;
+import com.denizenscript.denizencore.utilities.ReflectionHelper;
+import com.denizenscript.denizencore.utilities.debugging.Debug;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.BaseComponent;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Nameable;
+import org.bukkit.RegionAccessor;
 import org.bukkit.block.Sign;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Team;
 import org.bukkit.util.Consumer;
 
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class PaperAPITools {
@@ -138,7 +143,23 @@ public void setSkinBlob(Player player, String blob) {
         NMSHandler.instance.getProfileEditor().setPlayerSkinBlob(player, blob);
     }
 
+    public static MethodHandle WORLD_SPAWN_BUKKIT_CONSUMER = null;
+
+    // TODO once 1.20 is the minimum supported version, use the modern java.util.Consumer
     public <T extends Entity> T spawnEntity(Location location, Class<T> type, Consumer<T> configure, CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason reason) {
+        if (NMSHandler.getVersion().isAtMost(NMSVersion.v1_19)) {
+            // Takes the deprecated bukkit consumer on older versions
+            if (WORLD_SPAWN_BUKKIT_CONSUMER == null) {
+                WORLD_SPAWN_BUKKIT_CONSUMER = ReflectionHelper.getMethodHandle(RegionAccessor.class, "spawn", Location.class, Class.class, Consumer.class);
+            }
+            try {
+                return (T) WORLD_SPAWN_BUKKIT_CONSUMER.invoke(location.getWorld(), location, type, configure);
+            }
+            catch (Throwable e) {
+                Debug.echoError(e);
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
         return location.getWorld().spawn(location, type, configure);
     }