diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/ConfigRuntime.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/ConfigRuntime.cs
index baf5138f..8f8bf640 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/ConfigRuntime.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/ConfigRuntime.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,10 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Threading;
-using IPA.Utilities;
 using IPA.Utilities.Async;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-using IPA.Logging;
-using UnityEngine;
 using Logger = IPA.Logging.Logger;
 #if NET4
 using Task = System.Threading.Tasks.Task;
@@ -31,7 +26,13 @@ namespace IPA.Config
         }
 
         private static readonly ConcurrentBag<Config> configs = new ConcurrentBag<Config>();
-        private static readonly AutoResetEvent configsChangedWatcher = new AutoResetEvent(false);
+        private static readonly Action configsChangedWatcher = () =>
+        {
+            foreach (var config in configs.Where(c => c.Store != null).ToArray())
+            {
+                config.Store.SyncAction = () => RequiresSave.Add(() => Save(config));
+            }
+        };
         private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<DirectoryInfo, FileSystemWatcher> watchers 
             = new ConcurrentDictionary<DirectoryInfo, FileSystemWatcher>(new DirInfoEqComparer());
         private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<FileSystemWatcher, ConcurrentBag<Config>> watcherTrackConfigs
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config
 
                 configs.Add(cfg);
             }
-            configsChangedWatcher.Set();
+            configsChangedWatcher?.Invoke();
 
             TryStartRuntime();
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config
 
         public static void ConfigChanged()
         {
-            configsChangedWatcher.Set();
+            configsChangedWatcher.Invoke();
         }
 
         private static void AddConfigToWatchers(Config config)
@@ -212,22 +213,23 @@ namespace IPA.Config
                 Logger.Config.Error($"{nameof(IConfigStore)} for {config.File} errored while reading from the {nameof(IConfigProvider)}");
                 Logger.Config.Error(e);
             }
-        } 
+        }
+
+        static readonly BlockingCollection<Action> RequiresSave = new();
 
         private static void SaveThread()
         {
             try
             {
-                while (true)
+                var configArr = configs.Where(c => c.Store != null).ToArray();
+
+                configsChangedWatcher.Invoke();
+
+                foreach (var item in RequiresSave.GetConsumingEnumerable())
                 {
-                    var configArr = configs.Where(c => c.Store != null).ToArray();
-                    int index = -1;
                     try
                     {
-                        var waitHandles = configArr.Select(c => c.Store.SyncObject)
-                                                 .Prepend(configsChangedWatcher)
-                                                 .ToArray();
-                        index = WaitHandle.WaitAny(waitHandles);
+                        item.Invoke();
                     }
                     catch (ThreadAbortException)
                     {
@@ -239,20 +241,16 @@ namespace IPA.Config
                         Logger.Config.Error(e);
                         Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
                     }
-
-                    if (index <= 0)
-                    { // we got a signal that the configs collection changed, loop around, or errored
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    // otherwise, we have a thing that changed in a store
-                    Save(configArr[index - 1]);
                 }
             }
             catch (ThreadAbortException)
             {
                 // we got aborted :(
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                RequiresSave.Dispose();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigStore.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigStore.cs
index 240ecf04..270773bf 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigStore.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigStore.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using static UnityEngine.Random;
 
 namespace IPA.Config
 {
@@ -14,11 +15,11 @@ namespace IPA.Config
     public interface IConfigStore
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// A synchronization object for the save thread to wait on for changes. 
+        /// An action that is gonna be called when a save is required
         /// It should be signaled whenever the internal state of the object is changed.
-        /// The writer will never signal this handle. 
+        /// The writer will never signal this. 
         /// </summary>
-        WaitHandle SyncObject { get; }
+        public Action SyncAction { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A synchronization object for the load thread and accessors to maintain safe synchronization.
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl/IGeneratedStore.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl/IGeneratedStore.cs
index 28620626..39162cf4 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl/IGeneratedStore.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl/IGeneratedStore.cs
@@ -48,10 +48,17 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
             internal static ConstructorInfo Ctor = typeof(Impl).GetConstructor(new[] { typeof(IGeneratedStore) });
             public Impl(IGeneratedStore store) => generated = store;
 
-            private readonly AutoResetEvent resetEvent = new(false);
-            public WaitHandle SyncObject => resetEvent;
-            public static WaitHandle? ImplGetSyncObject(IGeneratedStore s) => FindImpl(s)?.SyncObject;
+            public Action? SyncAction { get; set; }
+            public static Action? ImplGetSyncObject(IGeneratedStore s) => FindImpl(s)?.SyncAction;
+            public static void ImplSetSyncAction(IGeneratedStore s, Action? value)
+            {
+                var impl = FindImpl(s);
+                if (impl != null) impl.SyncAction = value;
+            }
+
             internal static MethodInfo ImplGetSyncObjectMethod = typeof(Impl).GetMethod(nameof(ImplGetSyncObject));
+            internal static MethodInfo ImplSetSyncActionMethod = typeof(Impl).GetMethod(nameof(ImplSetSyncAction));
+
 
             public ReaderWriterLockSlim WriteSyncObject { get; } = new();
             public static ReaderWriterLockSlim? ImplGetWriteSyncObject(IGeneratedStore s) => FindImpl(s)?.WriteSyncObject;
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    _ = resetEvent.Set();
+                    SyncAction?.Invoke();
                 }
                 catch (ObjectDisposedException e)
                 {
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl/MakeCreator.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl/MakeCreator.cs
index 001e0393..514f6bce 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl/MakeCreator.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStoreImpl/MakeCreator.cs
@@ -430,15 +430,18 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
             typeBuilder.AddInterfaceImplementation(typeof(IConfigStore));
 
             var IConfigStore_t = typeof(IConfigStore);
-            var IConfigStore_GetSyncObject = IConfigStore_t.GetProperty(nameof(IConfigStore.SyncObject)).GetGetMethod();
+            var IConfigStore_GetSyncObject = IConfigStore_t.GetProperty(nameof(IConfigStore.SyncAction)).GetGetMethod();
+            var IConfigStore_SetSyncAction = IConfigStore_t.GetProperty(nameof(IConfigStore.SyncAction)).GetSetMethod();
             var IConfigStore_GetWriteSyncObject = IConfigStore_t.GetProperty(nameof(IConfigStore.WriteSyncObject)).GetGetMethod();
             var IConfigStore_WriteTo = IConfigStore_t.GetMethod(nameof(IConfigStore.WriteTo));
             var IConfigStore_ReadFrom = IConfigStore_t.GetMethod(nameof(IConfigStore.ReadFrom));
 
             #region IConfigStore.SyncObject
-            var syncObjProp = typeBuilder.DefineProperty(nameof(IConfigStore.SyncObject), PropertyAttributes.None, IConfigStore_GetSyncObject.ReturnType, null);
-            var syncObjPropGet = typeBuilder.DefineMethod($"<g>{nameof(IConfigStore.SyncObject)}", virtualPropertyMethodAttr, syncObjProp.PropertyType, Type.EmptyTypes);
+            var syncObjProp = typeBuilder.DefineProperty(nameof(IConfigStore.SyncAction), PropertyAttributes.None, IConfigStore_GetSyncObject.ReturnType, null);
+            var syncObjPropGet = typeBuilder.DefineMethod($"get_{nameof(IConfigStore.SyncAction)}", virtualPropertyMethodAttr, syncObjProp.PropertyType, Type.EmptyTypes);
+            var syncObjPropSet = typeBuilder.DefineMethod($"set_{nameof(IConfigStore.SyncAction)}", virtualPropertyMethodAttr, null, new[] { syncObjProp.PropertyType });
             syncObjProp.SetGetMethod(syncObjPropGet);
+            syncObjProp.SetSetMethod(syncObjPropSet);
             typeBuilder.DefineMethodOverride(syncObjPropGet, IConfigStore_GetSyncObject);
 
             {
@@ -449,7 +452,18 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
                 il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, Impl.ImplGetSyncObjectMethod);
                 il.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
             }
+
+            {
+                var il = syncObjPropSet.GetILGenerator();
+
+                il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
+                il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_1);
+                il.Emit(OpCodes.Tailcall);
+                il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, Impl.ImplSetSyncActionMethod);
+                il.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
+            }
             #endregion
+
             #region IConfigStore.WriteSyncObject
             var writeSyncObjProp = typeBuilder.DefineProperty(nameof(IConfigStore.WriteSyncObject), PropertyAttributes.None, IConfigStore_GetWriteSyncObject.ReturnType, null);
             var writeSyncObjPropGet = typeBuilder.DefineMethod($"<g>{nameof(IConfigStore.WriteSyncObject)}", virtualPropertyMethodAttr, writeSyncObjProp.PropertyType, Type.EmptyTypes);