diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/DisabledConfig.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/DisabledConfig.cs
index b06bc8a6..a8adcfe1 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Loader/DisabledConfig.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/DisabledConfig.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
                 Reset = false;
             }
 
+            if (!PluginLoader.IsFirstLoadComplete) return; // if the first load isn't complete, skip all of this
+
             var referToState = unchecked(++updateState);
             var copy = DisabledModIds.ToArray();
             if (disableUpdateTask == null || disableUpdateTask.IsCompleted)
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
 
                 try
                 {
+                    if (transaction.WillNeedRestart)
+                        Logger.loader.Warn("Runtime disabled config reload will need game restart to apply");
                     return transaction.Commit().ContinueWith(t =>
                     {
                         if (t.IsFaulted)
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginLoader.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginLoader.cs
index 1155efaa..f86014ba 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginLoader.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginLoader.cs
@@ -865,6 +865,8 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
             return exec;
         }
 
+        internal static bool IsFirstLoadComplete { get; private set; } = false;
+
         internal static List<PluginExecutor> LoadPlugins()
         {
             InitFeatures();
@@ -882,6 +884,9 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
                 }
             }
 
+            // TODO: should this be somewhere else?
+            IsFirstLoadComplete = true;
+
             return list;
         }
     }