diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/DimensionData.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/DimensionData.java
index 27cc3edc..426160e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/DimensionData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/DimensionData.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package appeng.core.worlddata;
 
 
-import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -64,13 +63,11 @@ final class DimensionData implements IWorldDimensionData, IOnWorldStartable, IOn
 	private final Configuration config;
 	private final List<Integer> storageCellDimensionIDs;
 
-	DimensionData( @Nonnull final File parentFile, @Nonnull final String configVersion )
+	DimensionData( @Nonnull final Configuration parentFile )
 	{
 		Preconditions.checkNotNull( parentFile );
-		Preconditions.checkNotNull( configVersion );
-		Preconditions.checkArgument( !configVersion.isEmpty() );
 
-		this.config = new Configuration( parentFile, configVersion );
+		this.config = parentFile;
 
 		final int[] storageCellIDs = this.storageCellIDsProperty().getIntList();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/PlayerData.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/PlayerData.java
index 41f2e5d1..07b536cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/PlayerData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/PlayerData.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package appeng.core.worlddata;
 
 
-import java.io.File;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
@@ -57,13 +56,11 @@ final class PlayerData implements IWorldPlayerData, IOnWorldStartable, IOnWorldS
 
 	private int lastPlayerID;
 
-	public PlayerData( @Nonnull final File configFile, @Nonnull final String configVersion )
+	public PlayerData( @Nonnull final Configuration configFile )
 	{
 		Preconditions.checkNotNull( configFile );
-		Preconditions.checkNotNull( configVersion );
-		Preconditions.checkArgument( !configVersion.isEmpty() );
 
-		this.config = new Configuration( configFile, configVersion );
+		this.config = configFile;
 
 		final ConfigCategory playerList = this.config.getCategory( "players" );
 		this.playerMapping = new PlayerMapping( playerList );
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/StorageData.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/StorageData.java
index 34dfffb8..f7d290b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/StorageData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/StorageData.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package appeng.core.worlddata;
 
 
-import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.WeakHashMap;
@@ -55,13 +54,11 @@ final class StorageData implements IWorldGridStorageData, IOnWorldStartable, IOn
 
 	private long lastGridStorage;
 
-	public StorageData( @Nonnull final File settingsFile, @Nonnull final String version )
+	public StorageData( @Nonnull final Configuration settingsFile )
 	{
 		Preconditions.checkNotNull( settingsFile );
-		Preconditions.checkNotNull( version );
-		Preconditions.checkArgument( !version.isEmpty() );
 
-		this.config = new Configuration( settingsFile, version );
+		this.config = settingsFile;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/WorldData.java b/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/WorldData.java
index 40ece0af..c351fa9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/WorldData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/core/worlddata/WorldData.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.common.DimensionManager;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.config.Configuration;
 
 import appeng.core.AEConfig;
 import appeng.services.CompassService;
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ import appeng.services.compass.CompassThreadFactory;
 /**
  * Singleton access to anything related to world-based data.
  *
- * Data will change depending which world is loaded. Will probably not affect SMP at all since only one world is loaded, but SSP more, cause they play on
+ * Data will change depending which world is loaded. Will probably not affect SMP at all since only one world is loaded,
+ * but SSP more, cause they play on
  * different worlds.
  *
  * @author thatsIch
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ public final class WorldData implements IWorldData
 	private final File spawnDirectory;
 	private final File compassDirectory;
 
+	private final Configuration sharedConfig;
+
 	private WorldData( @Nonnull final File worldDirectory )
 	{
 		Preconditions.checkNotNull( worldDirectory );
@@ -79,10 +83,11 @@ public final class WorldData implements IWorldData
 		this.compassDirectory = new File( this.ae2directory, COMPASS_DIR_NAME );
 
 		final File settingsFile = new File( this.ae2directory, SETTING_FILE_NAME );
+		this.sharedConfig = new Configuration( settingsFile, AEConfig.VERSION );
 
-		final PlayerData playerData = new PlayerData( settingsFile, AEConfig.VERSION );
-		final DimensionData dimensionData = new DimensionData( settingsFile, AEConfig.VERSION );
-		final StorageData storageData = new StorageData( settingsFile, AEConfig.VERSION );
+		final PlayerData playerData = new PlayerData( this.sharedConfig );
+		final DimensionData dimensionData = new DimensionData( this.sharedConfig );
+		final StorageData storageData = new StorageData( this.sharedConfig );
 
 		final ThreadFactory compassThreadFactory = new CompassThreadFactory();
 		final CompassService compassService = new CompassService( this.compassDirectory, compassThreadFactory );