diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/Paintball.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/Paintball.kt
index c5735cc..62d2127 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/Paintball.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/Paintball.kt
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class Paintball : JavaPlugin() {
     companion object {
         lateinit var INSTANCE: Paintball
 
-        lateinit var gameConfig: GameConfig
-        private lateinit var themeConfig: ThemeConfig
+        var gameConfig: GameConfig = GameConfig()
+        private var themeConfig: ThemeConfig = ThemeConfig()
 
         val lastShot = mutableMapOf<UUID, Long>()
         val lastKill = mutableMapOf<UUID, Long>()
@@ -33,17 +33,23 @@ class Paintball : JavaPlugin() {
 
     }
 
+    override fun reloadConfig() {
+        super.reloadConfig()
+        gameConfig = gameConfig.load()
+        themeConfig = themeConfig.load()
+        ThemeBuilder.loadConfig(themeConfig)
+    }
+
     override fun onEnable() {
         // Plugin startup logic
         INSTANCE = this
 
         // config
-        saveDefaultConfig()
-        GameConfig.registerConfigClasses()
-        ThemeConfig.registerConfigClasses()
-        gameConfig = config.get("game") as? GameConfig ?: GameConfig()
-        themeConfig = config.get("theme") as? ThemeConfig ?: ThemeConfig()
+        gameConfig = gameConfig.load()
+        themeConfig = themeConfig.load()
         ThemeBuilder.loadConfig(themeConfig)
+        gameConfig.save()
+        themeConfig.save()
 
         // commands
         PaintballCommand().register(this)
@@ -66,11 +72,5 @@ class Paintball : JavaPlugin() {
     }
 
     override fun onDisable() {
-        // Plugin shutdown logic
-
-        // config
-        config.set("game", gameConfig)
-        config.set("theme", themeConfig)
-        saveConfig()
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ArenaCommand.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ArenaCommand.kt
index 929b19e..1f3fed3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ArenaCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ArenaCommand.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class ArenaCommand : ArgumentBuilder<CommandSender, ArenaCommand>() {
 
                     val newWordName = ctx.getArgument("worldName", String::class.java)
                     Paintball.gameConfig.arenaWorldName = newWordName
+                    Paintball.gameConfig.save()
                     ctx.source.sendMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(
                         "*Successfully* updated arena world name to '$newWordName'"
                     ))
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/AutostartCommand.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/AutostartCommand.kt
index a87084a..775a9ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/AutostartCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/AutostartCommand.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import com.mojang.brigadier.tree.CommandNode
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.Paintball
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.Countdown
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.util.ThemeBuilder
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender
 
 class AutostartCommand : ArgumentBuilder<CommandSender, AutostartCommand>() {
@@ -24,10 +23,9 @@ class AutostartCommand : ArgumentBuilder<CommandSender, AutostartCommand>() {
 
                     val newEnabled = ctx.getArgument("enabled", Boolean::class.java) ?: return@executes -1
                     Paintball.gameConfig.autostart = newEnabled
+                    Paintball.gameConfig.save()
 
-                    if (newEnabled && Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().size >= Paintball.gameConfig.minimumPlayers) {
-                        Countdown.start()
-                    }
+                    Countdown.checkAndStart()
 
                     ctx.source.sendMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(
                         "*Autostart* is now *${if (newEnabled) "enabled" else "disabled"}*."
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ForceStartCommand.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ForceStartCommand.kt
index 894aa73..f17903f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ForceStartCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ForceStartCommand.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ForceStartCommand : ArgumentBuilder<CommandSender, ForceStartCommand>() {
     }
 
     override fun build(): CommandNode<CommandSender> {
-        return literal<CommandSender>("forcestart").executes { ctx ->
+        return literal<CommandSender>("forcestart").executes {
 
             Game.start()
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/MinPlayersCommand.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/MinPlayersCommand.kt
index 783cbe6..862495a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/MinPlayersCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/MinPlayersCommand.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class MinPlayersCommand : ArgumentBuilder<CommandSender, MinPlayersCommand>() {
 
                     val newCount = ctx.getArgument("playercount", Int::class.java) ?: return@executes -1
                     Paintball.gameConfig.minimumPlayers = newCount
+                    Paintball.gameConfig.save()
 
                     ctx.source.sendMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(
                         "*Updated* minimum player count to *$newCount*."
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/PaintballCommand.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/PaintballCommand.kt
index 9d3bdfa..5a080ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/PaintballCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/PaintballCommand.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class PaintballCommand : BrigadierTabExecutor("paintball"){
                 AutostartCommand()
             ).then(
                 ArenaCommand()
+            ).then(
+                ReloadConfigCommand()
             ).then(
                 literal<CommandSender?>("dev")
                 .then(
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ReloadConfigCommand.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ReloadConfigCommand.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6bee87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/ReloadConfigCommand.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.commands
+
+import com.mojang.brigadier.Command
+import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.ArgumentBuilder
+import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder.literal
+import com.mojang.brigadier.tree.CommandNode
+import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.Paintball
+import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.Countdown
+import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.Game
+import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.util.ThemeBuilder
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender
+
+class ReloadConfigCommand : ArgumentBuilder<CommandSender, ReloadConfigCommand>() {
+    override fun getThis(): ReloadConfigCommand {
+        return this
+    }
+
+    override fun build(): CommandNode<CommandSender> {
+        return literal<CommandSender>("reloadConfig").executes { ctx ->
+            if (Game.state == Game.GameState.RUNNING) {
+                ctx.source.sendMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(
+                    ":RED:Can't reload the config while the game is running::"
+                ))
+                return@executes Command.SINGLE_SUCCESS
+            }
+            Paintball.INSTANCE.reloadConfig()
+            Countdown.checkAndStart()
+            ctx.source.sendMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(
+                "Config reloaded"
+            ))
+            Command.SINGLE_SUCCESS
+        }.build()
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/TeamspawnCommand.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/TeamspawnCommand.kt
index 1bd4c4a..eb78356 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/TeamspawnCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/commands/TeamspawnCommand.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class TeamspawnCommand : ArgumentBuilder<CommandSender, TeamspawnCommand>() {
                         teamSpawnPos.direction = dir
 
                         team.spawnPos = teamSpawnPos
+                        Paintball.gameConfig.save()
 
                         player.sendMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(
                             "*Successfully* updated the spawnposition for team ${team.displayName}."
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/Countdown.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/Countdown.kt
index 08d8300..f5c3e91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/Countdown.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/Countdown.kt
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ object Countdown {
     private var currentTime = Duration.ZERO
     private var decreaseTask: BukkitTask? = null
 
+    private val countingDown
+        get() = decreaseTask?.isCancelled == false
+
     fun checkAndStart() {
         val onlinePlayerCount = Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().size
-        if (Game.state == Game.GameState.WAITING && onlinePlayerCount >= Paintball.gameConfig.minimumPlayers && Paintball.gameConfig.autostart)
+        if (onlinePlayerCount < Paintball.gameConfig.minimumPlayers || !Paintball.gameConfig.autostart) return cancelStart()
+
+        if (Game.state == Game.GameState.WAITING && !countingDown)
             start()
 
     }
 
-    fun start() {
-        if (decreaseTask?.isCancelled == false) return // already counting down
+    private fun start() {
         currentTime = Paintball.gameConfig.durations["timer"]!!
         decreaseTask = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer(Paintball.INSTANCE, decrease, 0, TIMER_SPEED.inWholeTicks)
     }
@@ -51,9 +55,8 @@ object Countdown {
     }
 
     private fun cancelStart() {
+        if (countingDown) Bukkit.broadcastMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(":RED:Start abgebrochen::"))
         decreaseTask?.cancel()
-
-        Bukkit.broadcastMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(":RED:Zu wenig Spieler - Start abgebrochen::"))
     }
 
     private fun notifyPlayer(player: Player) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/Game.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/Game.kt
index c9b46ec..8cde9f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/Game.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/Game.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game
 
-import com.mojang.brigadier.Command
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.Paintball
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.Paintball.Companion.inWholeTicks
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.config.ConfigTeam
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ object Game {
             if (Paintball.gameConfig.lastArenaName.isNotBlank()) {
                 val worldFolder = File(Bukkit.getWorldContainer(), Paintball.gameConfig.lastArenaName)
                 if (worldFolder.exists() && worldFolder.isDirectory) {
-                    Bukkit.getLogger().info("deleting an old arena world")
+                    Bukkit.getLogger().info("deleting old arena world")
                     worldFolder.deleteRecursively()
                 }
             }
@@ -107,9 +106,7 @@ object Game {
             Bukkit.getScheduler().runTask(Paintball.INSTANCE, Runnable {
                 arenaWorld = Bukkit.createWorld(WorldCreator(randomWorldName).generator(EmptyWorldGen()))
                 arenaWorld?.isAutoSave = false
-                Paintball.gameConfig.teams.forEach {
-                    it.spawnPos?.world = arenaWorld
-                }
+
                 arenaWorld?.spawnLocation?.let { spawn ->
                     Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers().forEach {
                         it.teleport(spawn)
@@ -120,6 +117,7 @@ object Game {
                     Bukkit.unloadWorld(Paintball.gameConfig.lastArenaName, false)
 
                 Paintball.gameConfig.lastArenaName = randomWorldName
+                Paintball.gameConfig.save()
             })
         }
     }
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ object Game {
 
         Scores.createAndResetScores()
         Countdown.checkAndStart()
-        Command.SINGLE_SUCCESS
     }
 
     fun start() {
@@ -159,7 +156,7 @@ object Game {
         }
 
         Paintball.gameConfig.teams.forEach { team ->
-            val spawnLocation = team.spawnPos ?: return@forEach run {
+            val spawnLocation = team.spawnPosInGame ?: return@forEach run {
                 Bukkit.broadcastMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(
                 ":RED:Can't teleport players of team ::${team.displayName}\n" +
                     "Please set a spawnpoint and start again"
@@ -170,7 +167,7 @@ object Game {
                 pl.sendMessage(ThemeBuilder.themed(
                     "*Paintball*: Benutze ${if (Paintball.gameConfig.easterMode) "das Osterei" else "den Schneeball"}, um Blöcke einzufärben! " +
                         "Außerdem kannst du deine Gegner abschießen, " +
-                        "wodurch du aber für ${Paintball.gameConfig.durations["kill"]?.inWholeSeconds ?: "ein paar"} " +
+                        "wodurch du aber für ${Paintball.gameConfig.durations["kill"]?.inWholeSeconds ?: "ein paar"}s " +
                         "niemanden treffen kannst. " +
                         "\nDas Team, das *am Ende die größte Fläche* eingefärbt hat, gewinnt!" +
                         "\nViel Erfolg!",
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/ConfigTeam.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/ConfigTeam.kt
index 90d7ffa..9952de0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/ConfigTeam.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/ConfigTeam.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.config
 
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.Paintball
+import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.Game
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.IncMaterial
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit
 import org.bukkit.Location
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ class ConfigTeam (val material: IncMaterial, val displayName: String, var spawnP
     val name
         get() = material.name
 
+    val spawnPosInGame
+        get() = spawnPos?.let { it.world = Game.arenaWorld; it }
+
     fun addPlayer(p: Player) {
         players.add(p)
         bossBar.addPlayer(p)
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/GameConfig.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/GameConfig.kt
index baf7431..6b64a8f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/GameConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/GameConfig.kt
@@ -1,24 +1,22 @@
 package de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.config
 
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.IncMaterial
+import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.util.ConfigObject
 import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.util.ThemeBuilder
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor
 import org.bukkit.Material
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable
-import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerialization
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.milliseconds
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.minutes
 import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.seconds
 
-class GameConfig() : ConfigurationSerializable {
+class GameConfig() : ConfigObject<GameConfig>("game") {
+
+    override val additionalConfigClasses: List<Class<out ConfigurationSerializable>> = listOf(
+        ConfigDuration::class.java,
+        ConfigTeam::class.java,
+    )
 
-    companion object {
-        fun registerConfigClasses() {
-            ConfigurationSerialization.registerClass(ConfigDuration::class.java)
-            ConfigurationSerialization.registerClass(ConfigTeam::class.java)
-            ConfigurationSerialization.registerClass(GameConfig::class.java)
-        }
-    }
 
     /**
      * game
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/ThemeConfig.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/ThemeConfig.kt
index 038872c..6d6e4ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/ThemeConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/game/config/ThemeConfig.kt
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 package de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.game.config
 
+import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.util.ConfigObject
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor
-import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable
-import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerialization
 
-class ThemeConfig(cfg: Map<String, Any> = mutableMapOf()) : ConfigurationSerializable {
-
-    companion object {
-        fun registerConfigClasses() {
-            ConfigurationSerialization.registerClass(ThemeConfig::class.java)
-        }
-    }
+class ThemeConfig(cfg: Map<String, Any> = mutableMapOf()) : ConfigObject<ThemeConfig>("theme") {
 
     val default: ChatColor
     val highlight: ChatColor
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/util/ConfigObject.kt b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/util/ConfigObject.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c29eba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/crightgames/blxckoxymoron/paintball/util/ConfigObject.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.util
+
+import de.crightgames.blxckoxymoron.paintball.Paintball
+import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable
+import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerialization
+
+abstract class ConfigObject<T : ConfigObject<T>> (private val key: String): ConfigurationSerializable {
+    companion object {
+        private var wasRegistered = mutableSetOf<String>()
+    }
+
+    private fun registerConfigClasses() {
+        if (wasRegistered.contains(this::class.qualifiedName)) return
+
+        ConfigurationSerialization.registerClass(this::class.java)
+        additionalConfigClasses.forEach(ConfigurationSerialization::registerClass)
+
+        this::class.qualifiedName?.let { wasRegistered.add(it) }
+    }
+
+    open val additionalConfigClasses: List<Class<out ConfigurationSerializable>> = emptyList()
+
+    fun load(): T {
+        registerConfigClasses()
+        return (Paintball.INSTANCE.config.get(key) as? T ?: this as T)
+    }
+
+    fun save() {
+        Paintball.INSTANCE.config.set(key, this)
+        Paintball.INSTANCE.saveConfig()
+    }
+}