diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/GameRendererMixin.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/GameRendererMixin.java
index 5c5cddd310..9fdad8a1b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/GameRendererMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/GameRendererMixin.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public abstract class GameRendererMixin {
 
     @Inject(method = "renderLevel", at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/GameRenderer;render3dHud(Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/state/level/CameraRenderState;Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/state/level/PlayerRenderState;Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/state/OptionsRenderState;Z)V"))
     private void onRenderLevel(CallbackInfo ci, @Local(name = "projectionMatrix") Matrix4f projectionMatrix, @Local(name = "cameraState") CameraRenderState cameraState, @Local(name = "worldPartialTicks") float worldPartialTicks, @Local(name = "bobStack") PoseStack bobStack) {
+        Modules.get().updateModuleSubscriptions();
         if (!Utils.canUpdate()) return;
 
         Profiler.get().push(MeteorClient.MOD_ID + "_render");
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ private void onRenderLevel(CallbackInfo ci, @Local(name = "projectionMatrix") Ma
 
     @Inject(method = "renderLevel", at = @At("TAIL"))
     private void onRenderLevelTail(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        Modules.get().updateModuleSubscriptions();
         MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.post(RenderAfterWorldEvent.get());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/MinecraftMixin.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/MinecraftMixin.java
index 30ca66bafe..6cf834fbdb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/MinecraftMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/mixin/MinecraftMixin.java
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ private void onPreTick(CallbackInfo ci) {
 
         startUseItemCalled = false;
 
+        Modules.get().updateModuleSubscriptions();
+
         Profiler.get().push(MeteorClient.MOD_ID + "_pre_update");
         MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.post(TickEvent.Pre.get());
         Profiler.get().pop();
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ private void onPreTick(CallbackInfo ci) {
 
     @Inject(at = @At("TAIL"), method = "tick")
     private void onTick(CallbackInfo ci) {
+        Modules.get().updateModuleSubscriptions();
+
         Profiler.get().push(MeteorClient.MOD_ID + "_post_update");
         MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.post(TickEvent.Post.get());
         Profiler.get().pop();
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/Module.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/Module.java
index d0423ebc1e..a15a146e4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/Module.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/Module.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public abstract class Module implements ISerializable<Module>, Comparable<Module
     public final Settings settings = new Settings();
 
     private boolean active;
+    private boolean activated;
+    private boolean subscribed;
+    private boolean wantsSubscription;
 
     public boolean serialize = true;
     public boolean runInMainMenu = false;
@@ -94,19 +97,63 @@ public void toggle() {
 
             settings.onActivated();
 
-            if (runInMainMenu || Utils.canUpdate()) {
-                if (autoSubscribe) MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.subscribe(this);
-                onActivate();
-            }
+            if (runInMainMenu || Utils.canUpdate()) activate();
         } else {
-            if (runInMainMenu || Utils.canUpdate()) {
-                if (autoSubscribe) MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.unsubscribe(this);
-                onDeactivate();
-            }
-
             active = false;
             Modules.get().removeActive(this);
+
+            if (activated) deactivate();
         }
+
+        Modules.get().markModuleSubscriptionsDirty();
+    }
+
+    void activate() {
+        if (activated) return;
+
+        activated = true;
+        if (autoSubscribe) wantsSubscription = true;
+        onActivate();
+        updateSubscription();
+    }
+
+    void deactivate() {
+        if (!activated) return;
+
+        activated = false;
+        onDeactivate();
+        if (autoSubscribe) wantsSubscription = false;
+        updateSubscription();
+    }
+
+    /** Requests event delivery without directly modifying the event bus. */
+    public final void subscribeToEvents() {
+        wantsSubscription = true;
+        updateSubscription();
+    }
+
+    /** Stops requesting event delivery without changing the module's active state. */
+    public final void unsubscribeFromEvents() {
+        wantsSubscription = false;
+        updateSubscription();
+    }
+
+    boolean wantsSubscription() {
+        return autoSubscribe ? active : wantsSubscription;
+    }
+
+    boolean isActivated() {
+        return activated;
+    }
+
+    void updateSubscription() {
+        boolean shouldSubscribe = wantsSubscription() && (runInMainMenu || (Modules.get().isInGame() && Utils.canUpdate()));
+        if (shouldSubscribe == subscribed) return;
+
+        if (shouldSubscribe) MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.subscribe(this);
+        else MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.unsubscribe(this);
+
+        subscribed = shouldSubscribe;
     }
 
     public void enable() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/Modules.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/Modules.java
index 99cdcb14e2..4c3ff48f33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/Modules.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/Modules.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class Modules extends System<Modules> {
     private final Set<Module> active = new ReferenceOpenHashSet<>();
     private @Nullable Module moduleToBind;
     private boolean awaitingKeyRelease = false;
+    private boolean inGame, moduleSubscriptionsDirty = true, lastCanUpdate;
 
     public Modules() {
         super("modules");
@@ -317,24 +318,57 @@ private void onOpenScreen(OpenScreenEvent event) {
     @EventHandler
     private void onGameJoined(GameJoinedEvent event) {
         synchronized (active) {
+            inGame = true;
+            moduleSubscriptionsDirty = true;
+
             for (Module module : getAll()) {
-                if (module.isActive() && !module.runInMainMenu) {
-                    MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.subscribe(module);
-                    module.onActivate();
-                }
+                if (module.isActive() && !module.runInMainMenu) module.activate();
             }
+
+            updateModuleSubscriptions();
         }
     }
 
     @EventHandler
     private void onGameLeft(GameLeftEvent event) {
         synchronized (active) {
+            inGame = false;
+            moduleSubscriptionsDirty = true;
+
             for (Module module : getAll()) {
-                if (module.isActive() && !module.runInMainMenu) {
-                    MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.unsubscribe(module);
-                    module.onDeactivate();
-                }
+                if (!module.runInMainMenu) module.deactivate();
+            }
+
+            updateModuleSubscriptions();
+        }
+    }
+
+    boolean isInGame() {
+        return inGame;
+    }
+
+    void markModuleSubscriptionsDirty() {
+        moduleSubscriptionsDirty = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Suspends event delivery while the player or world is unavailable without changing module
+     * activation state. Lifecycle callbacks are driven by explicit game join/leave events.
+     */
+    public void updateModuleSubscriptions() {
+        synchronized (active) {
+            boolean canUpdate = inGame && Utils.canUpdate();
+            if (!moduleSubscriptionsDirty && canUpdate == lastCanUpdate) return;
+
+            for (Module module : getAll()) {
+                if (module.runInMainMenu) continue;
+
+                if (canUpdate && module.isActive() && !module.isActivated()) module.activate();
+                module.updateSubscription();
             }
+
+            lastCanUpdate = canUpdate;
+            moduleSubscriptionsDirty = false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/render/Zoom.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/render/Zoom.java
index f8e9d6fdd8..f12f967758 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/render/Zoom.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/systems/modules/render/Zoom.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 package meteordevelopment.meteorclient.systems.modules.render;
 
-import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.MeteorClient;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.events.meteor.MouseScrollEvent;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.events.render.GetFovEvent;
 import meteordevelopment.meteorclient.events.render.Render3DEvent;
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ public void onActivate() {
         value = zoom.get();
         time = 0.001;
 
-        MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.subscribe(this);
+        subscribeToEvents();
         enabled = true;
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ private void onTick(TickEvent.Post event) {
         }
 
         if (time == 0) {
-            MeteorClient.EVENT_BUS.unsubscribe(this);
+            unsubscribeFromEvents();
             enabled = false;
 
             onStop();
diff --git a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/player/InvUtils.java b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/player/InvUtils.java
index 48f97756ed..6fb21cd999 100644
--- a/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/player/InvUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/meteordevelopment/meteorclient/utils/player/InvUtils.java
@@ -104,12 +104,10 @@ public static FindItemResult find(Item... items) {
     }
 
     public static FindItemResult find(Predicate<ItemStack> isGood) {
-        if (mc.player == null) return new FindItemResult(0, 0);
         return find(isGood, 0, mc.player.getInventory().getContainerSize());
     }
 
     public static FindItemResult find(Predicate<ItemStack> isGood, int start, int end) {
-        if (mc.player == null) return new FindItemResult(0, 0);
 
         int slot = -1, count = 0;