diff --git a/bin/_startup.def b/bin/_startup.def
index bebf7ee..ec23a2d 100644
--- a/bin/_startup.def
+++ b/bin/_startup.def
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ ELSE
 ENDIF
 UNSET errors
 
-// loads & applies the configuration
-CONFIG
-
 // Load some SCP files
 LOADALLSCP
 
diff --git a/bin/scripts/__core_internal.def b/bin/scripts/__core_internal.def
index e890ae4..8149060 100644
--- a/bin/scripts/__core_internal.def
+++ b/bin/scripts/__core_internal.def
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ LOGDETAIL * Dangerous variables removed.
 #script=config
 #permission=255
 //-----------------------------------------------
+#onload
+	// create empty variable. stores if config script was already run successfully once.
+	SET,DONE
+#/onload
 // Load all conf files from directory /conf/
 // get all *.conf file names from /conf/ directory, store the names in list 'fl' and the amount in 'fcount'
 LOG ** Configuring PseuWoW...
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ INTERNAL_PERM
 DEFAULT,#CMDCHAR .
 
 LOG ** All Config done.
+SET,DONE true
 
 
 //--------------------------------------------------
@@ -98,3 +103,16 @@ LOG * Assigning permissions for internal functions...
 setscriptpermission,emote 0
 // ... set more permissions here ...
 
+
+// this dummy script does nothing actually but since its loaded last in this file it causes the config
+// script to be run before all .def files are loaded
+// (this is important for scripts that depend on the config already existing during load-time)
+//-------------------------------------------------
+#script=dummy
+//-------------------------------------------------
+#onload
+if ?{not ${#config::DONE}}
+	config
+endif
+#/onload
+
diff --git a/src/Client/DefScript/DefScript.cpp b/src/Client/DefScript/DefScript.cpp
index b5cfda4..b9dc81a 100644
--- a/src/Client/DefScript/DefScript.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/DefScript/DefScript.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,10 @@ bool DefScriptPackage::LoadScriptFromFile(std::string fn){
                     curScript->SetDebug(true);
             }
             else if(line=="onload")
-                Script[SN_ONLOAD] = curScript = new DefScript(this);
+            {
+                _UpdateOrCreateScriptByName(SN_ONLOAD);
+                curScript=Script[SN_ONLOAD];
+            }
             else if(line=="endonload" || line=="/onload")
             {
                 RunScript(SN_ONLOAD,NULL,sn);
diff --git a/src/Client/PseuWoW.cpp b/src/Client/PseuWoW.cpp
index 3b4e10c..ff47b1b 100644
--- a/src/Client/PseuWoW.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/PseuWoW.cpp
@@ -347,8 +347,10 @@ void PseuInstance::DeleteGUI(void)
 PseuInstanceConf::PseuInstanceConf()
 {
     enablecli=false;
+    enablegui=false;
     exitonerror=false;
     debug=0;
+    rmcontrolport=0;
 }
 
 void PseuInstanceConf::ApplyFromVarSet(VarSet &v)