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 d83995874f..b1c3bceef7 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
@@ -367,7 +367,8 @@ public class ConfigManager
 		{
 			ConfigItem item = method.getAnnotation(ConfigItem.class);
 
-			if (item == null)
+			// only apply default configuration for methods which read configuration (0 args)
+			if (item == null || method.getParameterCount() != 0)
 			{
 				continue;
 			}