diff --git a/src/controllers/custom/configController.ts b/src/controllers/custom/configController.ts
index d64a3e3b..5b318a47 100644
--- a/src/controllers/custom/configController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/custom/configController.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { RequestHandler } from "express";
 import { config } from "@/src/services/configService";
 import { getAccountForRequest, isAdministrator } from "@/src/services/loginService";
-import { saveConfig } from "@/src/services/configWatcherService";
+import { saveConfig } from "@/src/services/configWriterService";
 import { sendWsBroadcastExcept } from "@/src/services/wsService";
 
 export const getConfigController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
diff --git a/src/controllers/custom/renameAccountController.ts b/src/controllers/custom/renameAccountController.ts
index 5f950550..11c28a22 100644
--- a/src/controllers/custom/renameAccountController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/custom/renameAccountController.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { RequestHandler } from "express";
 import { getAccountForRequest, isAdministrator, isNameTaken } from "@/src/services/loginService";
 import { config } from "@/src/services/configService";
-import { saveConfig } from "@/src/services/configWatcherService";
+import { saveConfig } from "@/src/services/configWriterService";
 
 export const renameAccountController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
     const account = await getAccountForRequest(req);
diff --git a/src/services/configWatcherService.ts b/src/services/configWatcherService.ts
index 99a0dd64..d2aec57a 100644
--- a/src/services/configWatcherService.ts
+++ b/src/services/configWatcherService.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 import chokidar from "chokidar";
-import fsPromises from "fs/promises";
 import { logger } from "@/src/utils/logger";
 import { config, configPath, loadConfig } from "@/src/services/configService";
+import { saveConfig, shouldReloadConfig } from "@/src/services/configWriterService";
 import { getWebPorts, startWebServer, stopWebServer } from "@/src/services/webService";
 import { sendWsBroadcast } from "@/src/services/wsService";
 import { Inbox } from "@/src/models/inboxModel";
 import varzia from "@/static/fixed_responses/worldState/varzia.json";
 
-let amnesia = false;
 chokidar.watch(configPath).on("change", () => {
-    if (amnesia) {
-        amnesia = false;
-    } else {
+    if (shouldReloadConfig()) {
         logger.info("Detected a change to config file, reloading its contents.");
         try {
             loadConfig();
@@ -72,11 +69,6 @@ export const validateConfig = (): void => {
     }
 };
 
-export const saveConfig = async (): Promise<void> => {
-    amnesia = true;
-    await fsPromises.writeFile(configPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
-};
-
 export const syncConfigWithDatabase = (): void => {
     // Event messages are deleted after endDate. Since we don't use beginDate/endDate and instead have config toggles, we need to delete the messages once those bools are false.
     if (!config.worldState?.galleonOfGhouls) {
diff --git a/src/services/configWriterService.ts b/src/services/configWriterService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43b00187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/configWriterService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import fsPromises from "fs/promises";
+import { config, configPath } from "@/src/services/configService";
+
+let amnesia = false;
+
+export const saveConfig = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    amnesia = true;
+    await fsPromises.writeFile(configPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
+};
+
+export const shouldReloadConfig = (): boolean => {
+    if (amnesia) {
+        amnesia = false;
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+};