diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/nisovin/magicspells/MagicSpells.java b/core/src/main/java/com/nisovin/magicspells/MagicSpells.java
index c9df605c6..502140822 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/nisovin/magicspells/MagicSpells.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/nisovin/magicspells/MagicSpells.java
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ public static void registerEvents(final Listener listener, EventPriority customP
 			if (handler == null) continue;
 			EventPriority priority = handler.priority();
 
-			if (hasAnnotation(method, OverridePriority.class)) priority = customPriority;
+			if (method.getAnnotation(OverridePriority.class) != null) priority = customPriority;
 
 			final Class<?>[] paramTypes = method.getParameterTypes();
 			if (paramTypes.length != 1 || !Event.class.isAssignableFrom(paramTypes[0])) {
@@ -2020,10 +2020,6 @@ public void execute(@NotNull Listener listener, @NotNull Event event) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static boolean hasAnnotation(Method m, Class<? extends Annotation> clazz) {
-		return m.getAnnotation(clazz) != null;
-	}
-
 	public static int scheduleDelayedTask(final Runnable task, long delay) {
 		return Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(plugin, !plugin.enableErrorLogging ? task : () -> {
 			try {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/nisovin/magicspells/util/OverridePriority.java b/core/src/main/java/com/nisovin/magicspells/util/OverridePriority.java
index e3a3d4485..0ceb06807 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/nisovin/magicspells/util/OverridePriority.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/nisovin/magicspells/util/OverridePriority.java
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 package com.nisovin.magicspells.util;
 
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Used on {@link EventHandler} annotated methods implemented by
+ * PassiveSpell triggers to allow for configurable override of their priority.
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 public @interface OverridePriority {
 
 }