diff --git a/1.10.2/build.gradle b/1.10.2/build.gradle
index e6b3e79..6f27176 100644
--- a/1.10.2/build.gradle
+++ b/1.10.2/build.gradle
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ shadowJar {
     relocate "org.apache.commons.logging", "matterlink.repack.org.apache.commons.logging"
     dependencies {
         include(project(":core"))
-        include(dependency("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.3.3"))
-        include(dependency("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.3.2"))
-        include(dependency('commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.3'))
+
+        include(dependency(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpcore', version: '4.3.3'))
+        include(dependency(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.3.3'))
+        include(dependency(group: 'commons-logging', name: 'commons-logging', version: '1.1.3'))
     }
 
     exclude 'dummyThing'
diff --git a/1.11.2/build.gradle b/1.11.2/build.gradle
index 2a2eb74..8004d6f 100644
--- a/1.11.2/build.gradle
+++ b/1.11.2/build.gradle
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ shadowJar {
     relocate "org.apache.commons.logging", "matterlink.repack.org.apache.commons.logging"
     dependencies {
         include(project(":core"))
-        include(dependency("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.3.3"))
-        include(dependency("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.3.2"))
-        include(dependency('commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.3'))
+
+        include(dependency(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpcore', version: '4.3.3'))
+        include(dependency(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.3.3'))
+        include(dependency(group: 'commons-logging', name: 'commons-logging', version: '1.1.3'))
     }
 
     exclude 'dummyThing'
diff --git a/1.12.2/build.gradle b/1.12.2/build.gradle
index 47e7b57..457d737 100644
--- a/1.12.2/build.gradle
+++ b/1.12.2/build.gradle
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ shadowJar {
     relocate "org.apache.commons.logging", "matterlink.repack.org.apache.commons.logging"
     dependencies {
         include(project(":core"))
-        include(dependency("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.3.3"))
-        include(dependency("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.3.2"))
-        include(dependency('commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.3'))
+
+        include(dependency(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpcore', version: '4.3.3'))
+        include(dependency(group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.3.3'))
+        include(dependency(group: 'commons-logging', name: 'commons-logging', version: '1.1.3'))
     }
 
     exclude 'dummyThing'
diff --git a/1.7.10/build.gradle b/1.7.10/build.gradle
index e62ca49..2f71ff0 100644
--- a/1.7.10/build.gradle
+++ b/1.7.10/build.gradle
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ minecraft {
 
     srgExtra "PK: kotlin matterlink/repack/kotlin"
     srgExtra "PK: org/jetbrains/annotations matterlink/repack/org/jetbrains/annotations"
-    srgExtra "PK: com/google/gson matterlink/repack/com/google/gson"
     srgExtra "PK: org/apache/http matterlink/repack/org/apache/http"
-    srgExtra "PK: org/intelij matterlink/repack/org/intelij"
+    //srgExtra "PK: org/apache/commons matterlink/repack/org/apache/commons"
+    srgExtra "PK: org/intellij matterlink/repack/org/intellij"
 }
 
 compileKotlin.doFirst {
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ jar {
     configurations.shade.each { dep ->
         from(project.zipTree(dep)) {
             exclude "META-INF", "META-INF/**"
+            exclude "com/google/gson", "com/google/gson/**"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 90ece1f..41bf146 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.3.3'
+    compile group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpcore', version: '4.3.3'
     compile group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.3.3'
     compile group: 'commons-logging', name: 'commons-logging', version: '1.1.3'
     compile group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.8.0'
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommandRegistry.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommandRegistry.kt
index 0780acf..b41b946 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommandRegistry.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/BridgeCommandRegistry.kt
@@ -18,28 +18,24 @@ object BridgeCommandRegistry {
         val cmd = input.text.substring(1).split(' ', ignoreCase = false, limit = 2)
         val args = if (cmd.size == 2) cmd[1] else ""
 
-        return if (commandMap.containsKey(cmd[0]))
-            (commandMap[cmd[0]]!!.execute(input.username, input.userid, input.account, args))
-        else false
+        return commandMap[cmd[0]]?.execute(cmd[0], input.username, input.userid, input.account, args) ?: false
     }
 
-    fun register(cmd: IBridgeCommand): Boolean {
-        if (cmd.alias.isBlank() || commandMap.containsKey(cmd.alias)) {
-            instance.error("Failed to register command: '${cmd.alias}'")
+    fun register(alias: String, cmd: IBridgeCommand): Boolean {
+        if (alias.isBlank() || commandMap.containsKey(alias)) {
+            instance.error("Failed to register command: '${alias}'")
             return false
         }
         if (!cmd.validate()) {
-            instance.error("Failed to validate command: '${cmd.alias}'")
+            instance.error("Failed to validate command: '${alias}'")
             return false
         }
-        commandMap[cmd.alias] = cmd
+        //TODO: maybe write alias to command here ?
+        // could avoid searching for the command in the registry
+        commandMap[alias] = cmd
         return true
     }
 
-    fun registerAll(vararg commands: IBridgeCommand) {
-        commands.forEach { register(it) }
-    }
-
     fun getHelpString(cmd: String): String {
         if (!commandMap.containsKey(cmd)) return "No such command."
 
@@ -60,10 +56,19 @@ object BridgeCommandRegistry {
     fun reloadCommands() {
         commandMap.clear()
         val permStatus = PermissionConfig.loadPermFile()
-        register(HelpCommand)
+        register("help", HelpCommand)
         val cmdStatus = CommandConfig.readConfig()
-        registerAll(*CommandConfig.commands)
+        CommandConfig.commands.forEach { (alias, command) ->
+            register(alias, command)
+        }
     }
 
     operator fun get(command: String) = commandMap[command]
+
+    fun getName(command: IBridgeCommand): String? {
+        commandMap.forEach{(alias, cmd) ->
+            if(command == cmd) return alias
+        }
+        return null
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
index 88197e4..94039b6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/CustomCommand.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import matterlink.instance
 import matterlink.lazyFormat
 
 data class CustomCommand(
-        override val alias: String,
         val type: CommandType = CommandType.RESPONSE,
         val execute: String = "",
         val response: String = "",
@@ -16,9 +15,11 @@ data class CustomCommand(
         val allowArgs: Boolean = true,
         val timeout: Int = 20
 ) : IBridgeCommand {
+    val alias: String
+        get() = BridgeCommandRegistry.getName(this)!!
 
     var lastUsed: Int = 0
-    override fun execute(user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Boolean {
+    override fun execute(alias: String, user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Boolean {
         if (!allowArgs && args.isNotBlank()) return false
 
         if (TickHandler.tickCounter - lastUsed < timeout)
@@ -61,13 +62,16 @@ data class CustomCommand(
         return true
     }
 
-    fun getReplacements(user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Map<String, () -> String> = mapOf(
-            "{uptime}" to instance::getUptimeAsString,
-            "{user}" to { user },
-            "{userid}" to { userId },
-            "{server}" to { server },
-            "{args}" to { args }
-    )
+    companion object {
+
+        fun getReplacements(user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Map<String, () -> String> = mapOf(
+                "{uptime}" to instance::getUptimeAsString,
+                "{user}" to { user },
+                "{userid}" to { userId },
+                "{server}" to { server },
+                "{args}" to { args }
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 enum class CommandType {
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/HelpCommand.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/HelpCommand.kt
index 5c11a7f..0aa5d58 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/HelpCommand.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/HelpCommand.kt
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import matterlink.bridge.MessageHandler
 import matterlink.config.cfg
 
 object HelpCommand : IBridgeCommand {
-    override val alias: String = "help"
     override val help: String = "Returns the help string for the given command. Syntax: help <command>"
     override val permLevel = 0
-    override fun execute(user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Boolean {
+    override fun execute(alias: String, user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Boolean {
         val msg: String = when {
             args.isEmpty() ->
                 "Available commands: ${BridgeCommandRegistry.getCommandList(IBridgeCommand.getPermLevel(userId, server))}"
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IBridgeCommand.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IBridgeCommand.kt
index 80e28ca..9c533e1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IBridgeCommand.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/bridge/command/IBridgeCommand.kt
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ package matterlink.bridge.command
 import matterlink.config.PermissionConfig
 
 interface IBridgeCommand {
-    val alias: String
     val help: String
     val permLevel: Int
 
-    fun execute(user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Boolean
+    fun execute(alias: String, user: String, userId: String, server: String, args: String): Boolean
 
     fun canExecute(userId: String, server: String): Boolean {
         return getPermLevel(userId, server) >= permLevel
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/CommandConfig.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/CommandConfig.kt
index 2f3f523..2dee27e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/CommandConfig.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/CommandConfig.kt
@@ -3,38 +3,39 @@ package matterlink.config
 import com.google.gson.Gson
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
 import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException
+import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
 import matterlink.bridge.command.CommandType
 import matterlink.bridge.command.CustomCommand
 import matterlink.instance
+import matterlink.stackTraceString
 import java.io.File
 
+typealias CommandMap = Map<String, CustomCommand>
+
 object CommandConfig {
     private val gson: Gson = GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create()
     private val configFile: File = cfg.cfgDirectory.resolve("commands.json")
-    private val default = arrayOf(
-            CustomCommand(
-                    alias = "tps",
+
+    private val default = hashMapOf(
+            "tps" to CustomCommand(
                     type = CommandType.EXECUTE,
                     execute = "forge tps",
                     help = "Print server tps",
                     allowArgs = false
             ),
-            CustomCommand(
-                    alias = "list",
+            "list" to CustomCommand(
                     type = CommandType.EXECUTE,
                     execute = "list",
                     help = "List online players",
                     allowArgs = false
             ),
-            CustomCommand(
-                    alias = "seed",
+            "seed" to CustomCommand(
                     type = CommandType.EXECUTE,
                     execute = "seed",
                     help = "Print server world seed",
                     allowArgs = false
             ),
-            CustomCommand(
-                    alias = "uptime",
+            "uptime" to CustomCommand(
                     type = CommandType.RESPONSE,
                     permLevel = 1,
                     response = "{uptime}",
@@ -42,21 +43,23 @@ object CommandConfig {
                     allowArgs = false
             )
     )
-    var commands: Array<CustomCommand> = default
+
+    var commands: CommandMap = default
         private set
 
     fun readConfig(): Boolean {
-        if (!configFile.exists()) {
+        if (!configFile.exists() || configFile.readText().isBlank()) {
             configFile.createNewFile()
             configFile.writeText(gson.toJson(default))
             return true
         }
 
-        val text = configFile.readText()
         try {
-            commands = gson.fromJson(text, Array<CustomCommand>::class.java)
+            commands = gson.fromJson(configFile.readText(), object : TypeToken<CommandMap>() {}.type)
         } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
+            instance.fatal(e.stackTraceString)
             instance.fatal("failed to parse $configFile using last good values as fallback")
+
             return false
         }
         return true
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/PermissionConfig.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/PermissionConfig.kt
index bcf25de..11a19b3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/PermissionConfig.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/PermissionConfig.kt
@@ -5,38 +5,42 @@ import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
 import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken
 import matterlink.instance
+import matterlink.stackTraceString
 import java.io.File
 
-typealias PermissionMap = HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Int>>
+typealias PermissionMap = Map<String, Map<String, Int>>
 
 object PermissionConfig {
     private val gson: Gson = GsonBuilder().setPrettyPrinting().create()
     private val configFile: File = cfg.cfgDirectory.resolve("permissions.json")
 
-    private val default: PermissionMap = hashMapOf(
-            "irc.esper" to hashMapOf(
+    private val default = mapOf(
+            "irc.esper" to mapOf(
                     "~nikky@nikky.moe" to 0,
-                    "user@example.com" to 0
+                    "user@example." to 0
+            ),
+            "discord.game" to mapOf(
+                    "112228624366575616" to 0
             )
     )
 
     var perms: PermissionMap = default
 
     fun loadPermFile(): Boolean {
-        if (!configFile.exists()) {
+        if (!configFile.exists() || configFile.readText().isBlank()) {
             configFile.createNewFile()
-            perms = default
             configFile.writeText(gson.toJson(default))
             return true
         }
 
-        val text = configFile.readText()
         try {
-            perms = gson.fromJson(text, object : TypeToken<PermissionMap>() {}.type)
+            perms =gson.fromJson(configFile.readText(), object : TypeToken<PermissionMap>() {}.type)
         } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
+            instance.fatal(e.stackTraceString)
             instance.fatal("failed to parse $configFile using last good values as fallback")
-            return false
+
+            return true
         }
-        return true
+        return false
     }
 }
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diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a0b56f7..20bd86b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mod_name = MatterLink
-mod_version = 1.5.1
+mod_version = 1.5.2
 forgelin_version = 1.6.0
 curse_id = 287323
 curse_release_type = beta
\ No newline at end of file