diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/config/ConfigManager.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/config/ConfigManager.java
index 7fa6a0db0f..5ffb1dff89 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/config/ConfigManager.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/config/ConfigManager.java
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public class ConfigManager
 	 * Initialize the configuration from the default settings
 	 * @param proxy
 	 */
-	private void setDefaultConfiguration(Object proxy)
+	public void setDefaultConfiguration(Object proxy)
 	{
 		Class<?> clazz = proxy.getClass().getInterfaces()[0];
 		ConfigGroup group = clazz.getAnnotation(ConfigGroup.class);
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/PluginWatcher.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/PluginWatcher.java
index 7c3a82ec9b..75f3ed1d86 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/PluginWatcher.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/PluginWatcher.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.client.plugins;
 
+import com.google.inject.Injector;
+import com.google.inject.Key;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import net.runelite.client.RuneLite;
+import net.runelite.client.config.Config;
+import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigManager;
 import net.runelite.client.config.RuneliteConfig;
 
 @Singleton
@@ -54,6 +58,9 @@ public class PluginWatcher extends Thread
 	private final WatchService watchService;
 	private final WatchKey watchKey;
 
+	@Inject
+	private ConfigManager configManager;
+
 	@Inject
 	public PluginWatcher(RuneliteConfig runeliteConfig, PluginManager pluginManager) throws IOException
 	{
@@ -208,6 +215,18 @@ public class PluginWatcher extends Thread
 		plugin.file = pluginFile;
 		plugin.loader = loader;
 
+		// Initialize default configuration
+		Injector injector = plugin.getInjector();
+		for (Key<?> key : injector.getAllBindings().keySet())
+		{
+			Class<?> type = key.getTypeLiteral().getRawType();
+			if (Config.class.isAssignableFrom(type))
+			{
+				Config config = (Config) injector.getInstance(key);
+				configManager.setDefaultConfiguration(config);
+			}
+		}
+
 		try
 		{
 			pluginManager.startPlugin(plugin);