diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/config/ConfigurateConfiguration.java b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/config/ConfigurateConfiguration.java
index 4a5a03d03..d53625c8e 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/config/ConfigurateConfiguration.java
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/config/ConfigurateConfiguration.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 public class ConfigurateConfiguration extends LocalConfiguration {
 
-    private final ConfigurationLoader<CommentedConfigurationNode> config;
+    protected final ConfigurationLoader<CommentedConfigurationNode> config;
     protected final Logger logger;
 
     protected CommentedConfigurationNode node;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class ConfigurateConfiguration extends LocalConfiguration {
     public void load() {
         try {
             ConfigurationOptions options = ConfigurationOptions.defaults();
-            options.setShouldCopyDefaults(true);
+            options = options.setShouldCopyDefaults(true);
 
             node = config.load(options);
         } catch (IOException e) {
diff --git a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/config/SpongeConfiguration.java b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/config/SpongeConfiguration.java
index 7a3b908be..afd7047ab 100644
--- a/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/config/SpongeConfiguration.java
+++ b/worldedit-sponge/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/sponge/config/SpongeConfiguration.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import ninja.leaping.configurate.commented.CommentedConfigurationNode;
 import ninja.leaping.configurate.loader.ConfigurationLoader;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 public class SpongeConfiguration extends ConfigurateConfiguration {
@@ -41,6 +43,12 @@ public class SpongeConfiguration extends ConfigurateConfiguration {
 
         creativeEnable = node.getNode("use-in-creative").getBoolean(false);
         cheatMode = node.getNode("cheat-mode").getBoolean(false);
+
+        try {
+            config.save(node);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Error loading WorldEdit configuration", e);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override