diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 839c5cb..0c64e48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>groupId</groupId>
     <artifactId>JVote</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.2</version>
+    <version>1.0.3</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
             <version>1.1.8</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.johnymuffin.beta</groupId>
+            <artifactId>fundamentals</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0.7</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/wkaye/jvote/JVoteCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/wkaye/jvote/JVoteCommand.java
index 5956b4b..14ba3b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/wkaye/jvote/JVoteCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/wkaye/jvote/JVoteCommand.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.wkaye.jvote;
 
+import com.johnymuffin.beta.fundamentals.FundamentalsPlayerMap;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ public class JVoteCommand implements CommandExecutor {
     HashSet<Player> playerHasVoted;
     JVoteEnums currentVoteType;
 
+    private final boolean fundamentalsPresent;
+
     public JVoteCommand(JVote plugin) {
         System.out.println("plugin instance created");
         this.plugin = plugin;
@@ -37,8 +40,9 @@ public JVoteCommand(JVote plugin) {
         playerHasVoted = new HashSet<>();
         isOnCooldown = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
         countdownTaskId = new AtomicInteger();
-    }
 
+        fundamentalsPresent = Bukkit.getPluginManager().isPluginEnabled("Fundamentals");
+    }
 
     /*
      This command should have two stages: one where the voting commences and another where people vote yes/no
@@ -141,6 +145,20 @@ public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, St
         return true;
     }
 
+    private int getEligiblePlayerCount() {
+        if (!fundamentalsPresent) {
+            return Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers().length;
+        }
+
+        int count = 0;
+        for (Player player : Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()) {
+            if (!FundamentalsPlayerMap.getInstance().getPlayer(player).isAFK()) {
+                count++;
+            }
+        }
+        return count;
+    }
+
     private boolean checkVote(String arg, CommandSender sender) {
         Player player = (Player) sender;
         double currentVotePercentage = 0;
@@ -152,12 +170,12 @@ private boolean checkVote(String arg, CommandSender sender) {
         }
         sender.sendMessage(JVoteUtils.printMessage("You have voted"));
         playerHasVoted.add(player);
+        int eligible = getEligiblePlayerCount();
+        if (eligible == 0) return false;
         if ("yes".contains(arg.toLowerCase()) || "ok".contains(arg.toLowerCase())) {
-            currentVotePercentage = (double) totalVotes.incrementAndGet()
-                    / Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers().length;
+            currentVotePercentage = (double) totalVotes.incrementAndGet() / eligible;
         } else if ("no".contains(arg.toLowerCase())) {
-            currentVotePercentage = (double) totalVotes.decrementAndGet()
-                    / Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers().length;
+            currentVotePercentage = (double) totalVotes.decrementAndGet() / eligible;
         }
         if (plugin.getDebugLevel() > 0) {
             plugin.logger(Level.INFO, "voting percentage at: " + currentVotePercentage);
@@ -166,8 +184,9 @@ private boolean checkVote(String arg, CommandSender sender) {
     }
 
     private boolean checkVote() {
-        double currentVotePercentage = (double) totalVotes.get()
-                / Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers().length;
+        int eligible = getEligiblePlayerCount();
+        if (eligible == 0) return false;
+        double currentVotePercentage = (double) totalVotes.get() / eligible;
         if (plugin.getDebugLevel() > 0) {
             plugin.logger(Level.INFO, "voting percentage at: " + currentVotePercentage);
         }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 3cec81a..14ec103 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: JVote
-version: 1.0.2
+version: 1.0.3
 main: com.wkaye.jvote.JVote
 authors: [ xXGunner989Xx ]
 description: A weather voting plugin for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 designed for Project Poseidon w/ Fundamentals
+softdepend: [Fundamentals]
 commands:
   vote:
     description: a vote command to change weather or time