diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e41099c..12fb9c9 100755
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
     "fuzeworks/webcomponent": "~1.3.0",
     "fuzeworks/authentication": "~1.3.0",
     "fuzeworks/layout": "~1.3.0",
-    "latte/latte": "~2.5",
+    "latte/latte": "~3.0",
     "almasaeed2010/adminlte": "^3"
   },
   "require-dev": {
-    "fuzeworks/tracycomponent": "~1.3.0",
-    "phpunit/phpunit": "^9"
+    "fuzeworks/tracycomponent": "~1.3.0"
   },
   "autoload": {
     "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/FuzeWorks/Administration/AdminPlugin.php b/src/FuzeWorks/Administration/AdminPlugin.php
index 84bd377..ac57da1 100755
--- a/src/FuzeWorks/Administration/AdminPlugin.php
+++ b/src/FuzeWorks/Administration/AdminPlugin.php
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ use FuzeWorks\Administration\Attributes\DisplayAttribute;
 use FuzeWorks\Administration\Attributes\FooterCodeMethodAttribute;
 use FuzeWorks\Administration\Attributes\IconAttribute;
 use FuzeWorks\Administration\Attributes\PermissionAttribute;
+use FuzeWorks\Administration\Exceptions\AdminPluginException;
 use FuzeWorks\Authentication\AuthenticationPlugin;
 use FuzeWorks\Authentication\Model\Session;
 use FuzeWorks\Config;
-use FuzeWorks\ConfigORM\ConfigORM;
 use FuzeWorks\Controllers;
 use FuzeWorks\Core;
 use FuzeWorks\Event\LayoutLoadEvent;
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ use FuzeWorks\Exception\FactoryException;
 use FuzeWorks\Exception\HaltException;
 use FuzeWorks\Exception\LayoutException;
 use FuzeWorks\Exception\OutputException;
+use FuzeWorks\Exception\PluginException;
 use FuzeWorks\Exception\WebException;
 use FuzeWorks\Factory;
 use FuzeWorks\iPluginHeader;
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ use FuzeWorks\Layout;
 use FuzeWorks\Logger;
 use FuzeWorks\Models;
 use FuzeWorks\Output;
+use FuzeWorks\Plugins;
 use FuzeWorks\Priority;
 use FuzeWorks\Resources;
 use FuzeWorks\Router;
@@ -91,9 +93,8 @@ class AdminPlugin implements iPluginHeader
 
     /**
      * @inheritDoc
-     * @throws EventException
-     * @throws FactoryException
      * @throws ConfigException
+     * @throws AdminPluginException
      */
     public function init()
     {
@@ -109,6 +110,18 @@ class AdminPlugin implements iPluginHeader
         if (!$adminCFG->get('admin_enabled'))
             return;
 
+        // Verify that authenticationPlugin is present
+        if (!class_exists('\FuzeWorks\Authentication\AuthenticationPlugin'))
+            throw new AdminPluginException("Could not load administration plugin. Missing dependency: AuthenticationPlugin.");
+
+        /** @var Plugins $plugins */
+        $plugins = Factory::getInstance("plugins");
+        try {
+            $this->authPlugin = $plugins->get('auth');
+        } catch (PluginException | EventException $e) {
+            throw new AdminPluginException("Could not load administration plugin. AuthenticationPlugin was not loaded.");
+        }
+
         // Register the event
         Events::addListener([$this, 'routeWebRequestEventListener'], 'routeWebRequestEvent', Priority::NORMAL);
 
@@ -201,7 +214,6 @@ class AdminPlugin implements iPluginHeader
 
         // Load the current session
         /** @var Output $output */
-        $this->authPlugin = Factory::getInstance("plugins")->get('auth');
         $output = Factory::getInstance("output");
 
         // Redirect the user to login if they're not logged in
diff --git a/test/bootstrap.php b/test/bootstrap.php
index 85d37bc..f9f6f7d 100755
--- a/test/bootstrap.php
+++ b/test/bootstrap.php
@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ $configurator->addComponent(new \FuzeWorks\LayoutComponent());
 // Add TracyComponent
 $configurator->addComponent(new \FuzeWorks\TracyComponent());
 
+// Add DatabaseComponent
+$configurator->addComponent(new \FuzeWorks\DatabaseComponent());
+
 // Debug related
 $configurator->enableDebugMode();
 $configurator->setDebugAddress('ALL');
 
 $container = $configurator->createContainer();
+$container->plugins->addPlugin(new \FuzeWorks\Authentication\AuthenticationPlugin());
 $container->plugins->addPlugin(new \FuzeWorks\Administration\AdminPlugin());
 return $container;
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