diff --git a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index c3abf6a..0f6e40c 100644
--- a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import matterlink.bridge.command.BridgeCommandRegistry
 import matterlink.bridge.command.HelpCommand
 import matterlink.bridge.command.PlayerListCommand
 import matterlink.command.CommandMatterlink
+import matterlink.config.cfg
 import net.minecraft.util.text.TextComponentString
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
         logger = event.modLog
         logger.info("Building bridge!")
 
-        MatterLinkConfig(event.suggestedConfigurationFile)
+        cfg = MatterLinkConfig(event.suggestedConfigurationFile)
     }
 
     @Mod.EventHandler
diff --git a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
index 41dcc33..848ba57 100644
--- a/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
+++ b/1.10.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import matterlink.config.cfg
 import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Configuration
 import java.io.File
 
-class MatterLinkConfig(file: File) : BaseConfig(file) {
+class MatterLinkConfig(val file: File) : BaseConfig() {
     init {
         logger.info("Reading bridge blueprints... from {}", file)
         val config = Configuration(file)
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ class MatterLinkConfig(file: File) : BaseConfig(file) {
         )
 
         if (config.hasChanged()) config.save()
-
-        cfg = this
     }
 
-    override fun reload(file: File) {
-        MatterLinkConfig(file)
-    }
+    override fun load() = MatterLinkConfig(file)
 }
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diff --git a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index 6092e12..9ac2483 100644
--- a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import matterlink.bridge.command.BridgeCommandRegistry
 import matterlink.bridge.command.HelpCommand
 import matterlink.bridge.command.PlayerListCommand
 import matterlink.command.CommandMatterlink
+import matterlink.config.cfg
 import net.minecraft.util.text.TextComponentString
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
         logger = event.modLog
         logger.info("Building bridge!")
 
-        MatterLinkConfig(event.suggestedConfigurationFile)
+        cfg = MatterLinkConfig(event.suggestedConfigurationFile)
     }
 
     @Mod.EventHandler
diff --git a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
index 41dcc33..848ba57 100644
--- a/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
+++ b/1.11.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import matterlink.config.cfg
 import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Configuration
 import java.io.File
 
-class MatterLinkConfig(file: File) : BaseConfig(file) {
+class MatterLinkConfig(val file: File) : BaseConfig() {
     init {
         logger.info("Reading bridge blueprints... from {}", file)
         val config = Configuration(file)
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ class MatterLinkConfig(file: File) : BaseConfig(file) {
         )
 
         if (config.hasChanged()) config.save()
-
-        cfg = this
     }
 
-    override fun reload(file: File) {
-        MatterLinkConfig(file)
-    }
+    override fun load() = MatterLinkConfig(file)
 }
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diff --git a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
index fdad07e..f1cb4e6 100644
--- a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
+++ b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLink.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import matterlink.bridge.command.BridgeCommandRegistry
 import matterlink.bridge.command.HelpCommand
 import matterlink.bridge.command.PlayerListCommand
 import matterlink.command.CommandMatterlink
+import matterlink.config.cfg
 import net.minecraft.util.text.TextComponentString
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ object MatterLink : IMatterLink() {
         logger = event.modLog
         logger.info("Building bridge!")
 
-        MatterLinkConfig(event.suggestedConfigurationFile)
+        cfg = MatterLinkConfig(event.suggestedConfigurationFile)
     }
 
     @Mod.EventHandler
diff --git a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
index ea4525d..987b1cf 100644
--- a/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
+++ b/1.12.2/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/MatterLinkConfig.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import matterlink.config.cfg
 import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Configuration
 import java.io.File
 
-class MatterLinkConfig(file: File) : BaseConfig(file) {
+class MatterLinkConfig(val file: File) : BaseConfig() {
     init {
         logger.info("Reading bridge blueprints... from {}", file)
         val config = Configuration(file)
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ class MatterLinkConfig(file: File) : BaseConfig(file) {
                 addCustomCategoryComment = config::addCustomCategoryComment
         )
         if (config.hasChanged()) config.save()
-        cfg = this
     }
 
-    override fun reload(file: File) {
-        MatterLinkConfig(file)
-    }
+    override fun load() = MatterLinkConfig(file)
 }
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diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/CommandCore.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/CommandCore.kt
index 4c92b9a..e4e1406 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/CommandCore.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/command/CommandCore.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package matterlink.command
 
 import matterlink.bridge.MessageHandler
-import matterlink.config.BaseConfig
 import matterlink.config.cfg
 import matterlink.instance
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ object CommandCore {
             }
             "reload" -> {
                 if (MessageHandler.connected) instance.disconnect()
-                cfg!!.reload(cfg!!.file)
+                cfg = cfg!!.load()
                 if (!MessageHandler.connected) instance.connect()
                 "Bridge config reloaded!"
             }
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/BaseConfig.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/BaseConfig.kt
index 47e269b..7775b5d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/BaseConfig.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/matterlink/config/BaseConfig.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package matterlink.config
 
-import java.io.File
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 
 var cfg: BaseConfig? = null
 
-abstract class BaseConfig(val file : File) {
+abstract class BaseConfig {
     companion object {
         private val CATEGORY_RELAY_OPTIONS = "relay"
         private val CATEGORY_FORMATTING_INCOMING = "formatting"
@@ -14,9 +13,8 @@ abstract class BaseConfig(val file : File) {
         private val CATEGORY_COMMAND = "command"
         private val CATEGORY_DEATH = "death"
 
-        @Deprecated("Use BaseConfig.loadConfig(file : File) instead")
         fun reload() {
-            cfg = cfg!!.javaClass.getConstructor(cfg!!.file.javaClass).newInstance(cfg!!.file)
+            cfg = cfg!!.load()
         }
     }
 
@@ -259,5 +257,5 @@ abstract class BaseConfig(val file : File) {
         )
     }
 
-    abstract fun reload(file : File)
+    abstract fun load(): BaseConfig
 }
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