diff --git a/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java b/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
index e140497bf..d4a6cf2fe 100644
--- a/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
+++ b/purpur-server/src/main/java/org/purpurmc/purpur/PurpurWorldConfig.java
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
     }
 
     private void set(String path, Object val) {
-        PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, val);
-        PurpurConfig.config.set("world-settings.default." + path, val);
+        if (PurpurConfig.config.get("world-settings.default." + path) == null || val == null) {
+            PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, val);
+            PurpurConfig.config.set("world-settings.default." + path, val);
+        }
         if (PurpurConfig.config.get("world-settings." + worldName + "." + path) != null) {
             PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings." + worldName + "." + path, val);
             PurpurConfig.config.set("world-settings." + worldName + "." + path, val);
@@ -63,12 +65,16 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
     }
 
     private String getString(String path, String def) {
-        PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        if (PurpurConfig.config.get("world-settings.default." + path) == null) {
+            PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        }
         return PurpurConfig.config.getString("world-settings." + worldName + "." + path, PurpurConfig.config.getString("world-settings.default." + path));
     }
 
     private boolean getBoolean(String path, boolean def) {
-        PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        if (PurpurConfig.config.get("world-settings.default." + path) == null) {
+            PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        }
         return PurpurConfig.config.getBoolean("world-settings." + worldName + "." + path, PurpurConfig.config.getBoolean("world-settings.default." + path));
     }
 
@@ -79,17 +85,23 @@ public class PurpurWorldConfig {
     }
 
     private double getDouble(String path, double def) {
-        PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        if (PurpurConfig.config.get("world-settings.default." + path) == null) {
+            PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        }
         return PurpurConfig.config.getDouble("world-settings." + worldName + "." + path, PurpurConfig.config.getDouble("world-settings.default." + path));
     }
 
     private int getInt(String path, int def) {
-        PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        if (PurpurConfig.config.get("world-settings.default." + path) == null) {
+            PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        }
         return PurpurConfig.config.getInt("world-settings." + worldName + "." + path, PurpurConfig.config.getInt("world-settings.default." + path));
     }
 
     private <T> List<?> getList(String path, T def) {
-        PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        if (PurpurConfig.config.get("world-settings.default." + path) == null) {
+            PurpurConfig.config.addDefault("world-settings.default." + path, def);
+        }
         return PurpurConfig.config.getList("world-settings." + worldName + "." + path, PurpurConfig.config.getList("world-settings.default." + path));
     }