diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/WorldEditPlugin.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/WorldEditPlugin.java
index 2de3daf5c..97f97b8bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/WorldEditPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/WorldEditPlugin.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public class WorldEditPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
      */
     protected void loadConfiguration() {
         getConfiguration().load();
+        config.unload();
         config.load();
         perms.load();
     }