diff --git a/onionr/communicator.py b/onionr/communicator.py
index 52ea546a..a75cd998 100755
--- a/onionr/communicator.py
+++ b/onionr/communicator.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ OnionrCommunicatorTimers = onionrcommunicatortimers.OnionrCommunicatorTimers
 config.reload()
 class OnionrCommunicatorDaemon:
     def __init__(self, onionrInst, proxyPort, developmentMode=config.get('general.dev_mode', False)):
-        config.reload()
         onionrInst.communicatorInst = self
         # configure logger and stuff
         onionr.Onionr.setupConfig('data/', self = self)
diff --git a/onionr/config.py b/onionr/config.py
index 6cb75050..47373f8b 100755
--- a/onionr/config.py
+++ b/onionr/config.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ def reload():
     '''
         Reloads the configuration data in memory from the file
     '''
-
     check()
     try:
         with open(get_config_file(), 'r', encoding="utf8") as configfile:
diff --git a/onionr/netcontroller.py b/onionr/netcontroller.py
index 5f12115b..b1b1792b 100755
--- a/onionr/netcontroller.py
+++ b/onionr/netcontroller.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import subprocess, os, sys, time, signal, base64, socket
 from shutil import which
 import logger, config
 from onionrblockapi import Block
-
+config.reload()
 def getOpenPort():
     # taken from (but modified) https://stackoverflow.com/a/2838309 by https://stackoverflow.com/users/133374/albert ccy-by-sa-3 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
     # changes from source: import moved to top of file, bind specifically to localhost
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ class NetController:
         else:
             self.torBinary = 'tor'
 
-        config.reload()
-
-        return
-
     def generateTorrc(self):
         '''
             Generate a torrc file for our tor instance
diff --git a/onionr/onionrblacklist.py b/onionr/onionrblacklist.py
index 63ecbb6b..9c4e99d7 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrblacklist.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrblacklist.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 '''
-    Onionr - P2P Anonymous Storage Network
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
     This file handles maintenence of a blacklist database, for blocks and peers
 '''
diff --git a/onionr/onionrcrypto.py b/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
index bab96092..75fe2138 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import nacl.signing, nacl.encoding, nacl.public, nacl.hash, nacl.pwhash, nacl.ut
 import logger, onionrproofs
 import onionrexceptions, keymanager, core
 import config
+config.reload()
 
 class OnionrCrypto:
     def __init__(self, coreInstance):
-        config.reload()
         self._core = coreInstance
         self._keyFile = self._core.dataDir + 'keys.txt'
         self.pubKey = None
diff --git a/onionr/onionrevents.py b/onionr/onionrevents.py
index c6ebcc40..beaeca01 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrevents.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrevents.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 '''
-    Onionr - P2P Microblogging Platform & Social network
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
     This file deals with configuration management.
 '''
diff --git a/onionr/onionrpeers.py b/onionr/onionrpeers.py
index aa0887f6..8bf76289 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrpeers.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrpeers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 '''
-    Onionr - P2P Anonymous Storage Network
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
     This file contains both the PeerProfiles class for network profiling of Onionr nodes
 '''
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 '''
 import sqlite3
 import core, config, logger
+config.reload()
 class PeerProfiles:
     '''
         PeerProfiles
@@ -91,7 +92,6 @@ def peerCleanup(coreInst):
         raise TypeError('coreInst must be instance of core.Core')
 
     logger.info('Cleaning peers...')
-    config.reload()
 
     adders = getScoreSortedPeerList(coreInst)
     adders.reverse()
diff --git a/onionr/onionrpluginapi.py b/onionr/onionrpluginapi.py
index 0120dad7..78c8a008 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrpluginapi.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrpluginapi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 '''
-    Onionr - P2P Microblogging Platform & Social network
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
     This file deals with the object that is passed with each event
 '''
diff --git a/onionr/onionrplugins.py b/onionr/onionrplugins.py
index c334ea09..9698f5d1 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrplugins.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrplugins.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 '''
-    Onionr - P2P Microblogging Platform & Social network
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
     This file deals with management of modules/plugins.
 '''
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ if not dataDir.endswith('/'):
 
 _pluginsfolder = dataDir + 'plugins/'
 _instances = dict()
+config.reload()
 
 def reload(onionr = None, stop_event = True):
     '''
@@ -211,8 +212,6 @@ def get_enabled_plugins():
 
     check()
 
-    config.reload()
-
     return list(config.get('plugins.enabled', list()))
 
 def is_enabled(name):
@@ -253,8 +252,6 @@ def check():
         Checks to make sure files exist
     '''
 
-    config.reload()
-
     if not config.is_set('plugins'):
         logger.debug('Generating plugin configuration data...')
         config.set('plugins', {'enabled': []}, True)
diff --git a/onionr/onionrproofs.py b/onionr/onionrproofs.py
index 10d08c66..5ff32964 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrproofs.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrproofs.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import multiprocessing, nacl.encoding, nacl.hash, nacl.utils, time, math, threading, binascii, sys, json
 import core, onionrutils, config, logger, onionrblockapi
 
+config.reload()
+
 def getDifficultyModifier(coreOrUtilsInst=None):
     '''Accepts a core or utils instance returns 
     the difficulty modifier for block storage based 
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@ def hashMeetsDifficulty(h):
     '''
         Return bool for a hash string to see if it meets pow difficulty defined in config
     '''
-    config.reload()
     hashDifficulty = getHashDifficulty(h)
     try:
         expected = int(config.get('general.minimum_block_pow'))
@@ -100,7 +101,6 @@ class DataPOW:
         self.data = data
         self.threadCount = threadCount
         self.rounds = 0
-        config.reload()
 
         if forceDifficulty == 0:
             dataLen = sys.getsizeof(data)
diff --git a/onionr/onionrstorage.py b/onionr/onionrstorage.py
index 65fe6757..5f44c4f3 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrstorage.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrstorage.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 '''
-    Onionr - P2P Anonymous Storage Network
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
     This file handles block storage, providing an abstraction for storing blocks between file system and database
 '''
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils.py b/onionr/onionrutils.py
index d857b6bf..c5546d09 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrutils.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
     except ModuleNotFoundError:
         logger.fatal('On Python 3 versions prior to 3.6.x, you need the sha3 module')
         sys.exit(1)
-
+config.reload()
 class OnionrUtils:
     '''
         Various useful functions for validating things, etc functions, connectivity
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class OnionrUtils:
         self.avoidDupe = [] # list used to prevent duplicate requests per peer for certain actions
         self.peerProcessing = {} # dict of current peer actions: peer, actionList
         self.storageCounter = storagecounter.StorageCounter(self._core) # used to keep track of how much data onionr is using on disk
-        config.reload() # onionr config
         return
 
     def getTimeBypassToken(self):
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ class OnionrUtils:
         '''
             Send a command to the local http API server, securely. Intended for local clients, DO NOT USE for remote peers.
         '''
-        config.reload()
         self.getTimeBypassToken()
         # TODO: URL encode parameters, just as an extra measure. May not be needed, but should be added regardless.
         hostname = ''
diff --git a/onionr/setupconfig.py b/onionr/setupconfig.py
index e439845a..e0752f74 100644
--- a/onionr/setupconfig.py
+++ b/onionr/setupconfig.py
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+'''
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
+
+    Initialize Onionr configuration
+'''
+'''
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
 import os, json
 import config, logger
 
@@ -6,7 +25,6 @@ def setup_config(dataDir, o_inst = None):
     if not data_exists:
         os.mkdir(dataDir)
     config.reload()
-
     
     if not os.path.exists(config._configfile):
         if os.path.exists('static-data/default_config.json'):
diff --git a/onionr/storagecounter.py b/onionr/storagecounter.py
index 76ebe16b..9dbb8827 100755
--- a/onionr/storagecounter.py
+++ b/onionr/storagecounter.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 '''
-    Onionr - P2P Microblogging Platform & Social network.
+    Onionr - Private P2P Communication
 
     Keeps track of how much disk space we're using
 '''