diff --git a/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/ParsedConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/ParsedConfiguration.java
index c84552a..b3663b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/ParsedConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/ParsedConfiguration.java
@@ -175,10 +175,11 @@ public class ParsedConfiguration {
             maxFieldNameLength = Math.max(maxFieldNameLength, field.getName().length());
             val fieldClass = field.getType();
             val name = field.getName();
+            AConfigField<?> configField;
             if (constructors.containsKey(fieldClass)) {
-                fields.put(name, constructors.get(fieldClass).construct(field, rawConfig, category));
+                fields.put(name, configField = constructors.get(fieldClass).construct(field, rawConfig, category));
             } else if (fieldClass.isEnum()) {
-                fields.put(name, new EnumConfigField<>(field, rawConfig, category));
+                fields.put(name, configField = new EnumConfigField<>(field, rawConfig, category));
             } else {
                 throw new ConfigException("Illegal config field: " + field.getName() + " in " + configClass.getName() +
                                           ": Unsupported type " + fieldClass.getName() +
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ public class ParsedConfiguration {
             if (field.isAnnotationPresent(Config.RequiresWorldRestart.class)) {
                 cat.setRequiresWorldRestart(true);
             }
-            val configField = fields.get(name);
+            configField.init();
             elements.computeIfAbsent(name, (name2) -> new ConfigElementProxy<>(configField.getProperty(), () -> {
                 configField.load();
                 save();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/fields/AConfigField.java b/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/fields/AConfigField.java
index 1b517b2..fd12e06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/fields/AConfigField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/falsepattern/lib/internal/impl/config/fields/AConfigField.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 package com.falsepattern.lib.internal.impl.config.fields;
 
 import com.falsepattern.lib.config.Config;
+import lombok.val;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Configuration;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Property;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ public abstract class AConfigField<T> {
     protected final Property.Type type;
     protected final Property property;
     protected final String comment;
+    private boolean uninitialized;
 
     protected AConfigField(Field field, Configuration configuration, String category, Property.Type type) {
         this(field, configuration, category, type, false);
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ public abstract class AConfigField<T> {
         langKey =
                 Optional.ofNullable(field.getAnnotation(Config.LangKey.class)).map(Config.LangKey::value).orElse(name);
         this.type = type;
+        val cat = configuration.getCategory(category);
+        uninitialized = !cat.containsKey(name);
         if (isList) {
             property = configuration.get(category, name, new String[0], comment, type);
         } else {
@@ -99,6 +103,14 @@ public abstract class AConfigField<T> {
         putConfig(getDefault());
     }
 
+    public void init() {
+        if (uninitialized) {
+            uninitialized = false;
+            putField(getDefault());
+            putConfig(getDefault());
+        }
+    }
+
     public Property getProperty() {
         return property;
     }