diff --git a/src/com/wasteofplastic/askyblock/Island.java b/src/com/wasteofplastic/askyblock/Island.java
index dc2d3de13..583b25aed 100644
--- a/src/com/wasteofplastic/askyblock/Island.java
+++ b/src/com/wasteofplastic/askyblock/Island.java
@@ -400,7 +400,12 @@ public void setIgsDefaults() {
                 // Default default
                 this.igs.put(flag, false);
             } else {
-                this.igs.put(flag, Settings.defaultIslandSettings.get(flag));
+                if (Settings.defaultIslandSettings.get(flag) == null) {
+                    //plugin.getLogger().info("DEBUG: null flag " + flag);
+                    this.igs.put(flag, false);
+                } else {
+                    this.igs.put(flag, Settings.defaultIslandSettings.get(flag));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -414,7 +419,11 @@ public void setSpawnDefaults() {
                 // Default default
                 this.igs.put(flag, false);
             } else {
-                this.igs.put(flag, Settings.defaultSpawnSettings.get(flag));
+                if (Settings.defaultSpawnSettings.get(flag) == null) {
+                    this.igs.put(flag, false);
+                } else {
+                    this.igs.put(flag, Settings.defaultSpawnSettings.get(flag));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/wasteofplastic/askyblock/PluginConfig.java b/src/com/wasteofplastic/askyblock/PluginConfig.java
index 957fd17f8..2e15a631f 100644
--- a/src/com/wasteofplastic/askyblock/PluginConfig.java
+++ b/src/com/wasteofplastic/askyblock/PluginConfig.java
@@ -781,9 +781,10 @@ public static boolean loadPluginConfig(ASkyBlock plugin) {
         for (String setting: protectionWorld.getKeys(false)) {
             try {
                 SettingsFlag flag = SettingsFlag.valueOf(setting.toUpperCase());
-                Settings.defaultWorldSettings.put(flag, plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("protection.world." + flag.name()));
-                Settings.defaultSpawnSettings.put(flag, Settings.defaultWorldSettings.get(flag));
-                Settings.defaultIslandSettings.put(flag, Settings.defaultWorldSettings.get(flag));
+                boolean value = plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("protection.world." + flag.name());
+                Settings.defaultWorldSettings.put(flag, value);
+                Settings.defaultSpawnSettings.put(flag, value);
+                Settings.defaultIslandSettings.put(flag, value);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 plugin.getLogger().severe("Unknown setting in config.yml:protection.world " + setting.toUpperCase() + " skipping...");
             }
@@ -794,6 +795,12 @@ public static boolean loadPluginConfig(ASkyBlock plugin) {
                 plugin.getLogger().warning("config.yml:protection.world."+flag.name() + " is missing. You should add it to the config file. Setting to false by default");
                 Settings.defaultWorldSettings.put(flag, false);
             }
+            if (!Settings.defaultIslandSettings.containsKey(flag)) {
+                Settings.defaultIslandSettings.put(flag, false);
+            }
+            if (!Settings.defaultSpawnSettings.containsKey(flag)) {
+                Settings.defaultSpawnSettings.put(flag, false);
+            }
         }
         ConfigurationSection protectionIsland = plugin.getConfig().getConfigurationSection("protection.island");
         for (String setting: protectionIsland.getKeys(false)) {
@@ -807,7 +814,6 @@ public static boolean loadPluginConfig(ASkyBlock plugin) {
                 plugin.getLogger().severe("Unknown setting in config.yml:island.world " + setting.toUpperCase() + " skipping...");
             }
         }
-
         // ******************** Biome Settings *********************
         Settings.biomeCost = plugin.getConfig().getDouble("biomesettings.defaultcost", 100D);
         if (Settings.biomeCost < 0D) {