diff --git a/SKSE/Plugins/ArtifactTracker.dll b/SKSE/Plugins/ArtifactTracker.dll
index 6f81115..233f3c4 100644
Binary files a/SKSE/Plugins/ArtifactTracker.dll and b/SKSE/Plugins/ArtifactTracker.dll differ
diff --git a/Source/ArtifactTrackerDLL/src/Main.cpp b/Source/ArtifactTrackerDLL/src/Main.cpp
index e1610e8..e6b7756 100644
--- a/Source/ArtifactTrackerDLL/src/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/ArtifactTrackerDLL/src/Main.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ namespace {
 	{
 		GetMessagingInterface()->RegisterListener([](MessagingInterface::Message* message) {
 			if (message->type == MessagingInterface::kPostLoad) {
-				SKSE::GetModCallbackEventSource()->AddEventSink(EventListener::GetSingleton());
-			} else if (message->type == MessagingInterface::kNewGame || message->type == MessagingInterface::kPreLoadGame) {
-				ArtifactTracker::Init(); // if KID is not installed
+				SKSE::GetModCallbackEventSource()->AddEventSink(EventListener::GetSingleton()); // runs, if KID is installed
+			} else if (message->type == MessagingInterface::kDataLoaded) {
+				if (const auto pluginInfo = ArtifactTracker::g_loadInterface->GetPluginInfo("po3_KeywordItemDistributor"); !pluginInfo) {
+					ArtifactTracker::Init(); // if KID is not installed
+				}
 			} else if (message->type == MessagingInterface::kPostLoadGame) {
-				ArtifactTracker::OnGameLoad(); // refresh g_persistentMap from savegame
+				ArtifactTracker::OnGameLoad(); // save-specific updates
 			}
 		});
 	}