diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Config.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Config.cs
index e3860b9b..6d66174e 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Config.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Config.cs
@@ -131,14 +131,15 @@ namespace IPA.Config
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the name associated with this <see cref="Config"/> object.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Name { get; private set; }
+        public string Name { get; }
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the <see cref="IConfigProvider"/> associated with this <see cref="Config"/> object.
         /// </summary>
-        public IConfigProvider Provider { get; private set; }
+        public IConfigProvider Provider { get; }
 
         internal IConfigStore Store = null;
         internal readonly FileInfo File;
+        internal readonly ConfigProvider configProvider;
         internal int Writes = 0;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -166,7 +167,8 @@ namespace IPA.Config
 
         private Config(string name, IConfigProvider provider, FileInfo file)
         {
-            Name = name; Provider = provider; File = file;
+            Name = name; Provider = provider; File = file; 
+            configProvider = new ConfigProvider(file, provider);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/ConfigRuntime.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/ConfigRuntime.cs
index 8266cfe9..e59d13a0 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/ConfigRuntime.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/ConfigRuntime.cs
@@ -151,10 +151,11 @@ namespace IPA.Config
             }
         }
 
-        public static Task TriggerFileLoad(Config config) => loadFactory.StartNew(() => LoadTask(config));
+        public static Task TriggerFileLoad(Config config)
+            => loadFactory.StartNew(() => LoadTask(config));
 
-        public static Task TriggerLoadAll() =>
-            TaskEx.WhenAll(configs.Select(TriggerFileLoad));
+        public static Task TriggerLoadAll()
+            => TaskEx.WhenAll(configs.Select(TriggerFileLoad));
 
         /// <summary>
         /// this is synchronous, unlike <see cref="TriggerFileLoad(Config)"/>
@@ -167,13 +168,10 @@ namespace IPA.Config
             try
             {
                 using var readLock = Synchronization.LockRead(store.WriteSyncObject);
-                lock (config.Provider)
-                {
-                    config.Provider.File = config.File;
-                    EnsureWritesSane(config);
-                    Interlocked.Increment(ref config.Writes);
-                    store.WriteTo(config.Provider);
-                }
+
+                EnsureWritesSane(config);
+                Interlocked.Increment(ref config.Writes);
+                store.WriteTo(config.configProvider);
             }
             catch (ThreadAbortException)
             {
@@ -201,11 +199,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config
             {
                 var store = config.Store;
                 using var writeLock = Synchronization.LockWrite(store.WriteSyncObject);
-                lock (config.Provider)
-                {
-                    config.Provider.File = config.File;
-                    store.ReadFrom(config.Provider);
-                }
+                store.ReadFrom(config.configProvider);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigProvider.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigProvider.cs
index aa7f28c9..5f52c398 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigProvider.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigProvider.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using IPA.Config.Data;
 
 namespace IPA.Config
@@ -32,30 +33,44 @@ namespace IPA.Config
         string Extension { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the file that this provider will read and write to.
+        /// Stores the <see cref="Value"/> given to disk in the format specified.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// The provider is expected to gracefully handle this changing at any point, 
-        /// and is expected to close any old file handles when this is reassigned.
-        /// This may be set to the same file multiple times in this object's lifetime.
-        /// This will always have been set at least once before any calls to <see cref="Load"/>
-        /// or <see cref="Store"/> are made.
-        /// </remarks>
-        FileInfo File { set; }
+        /// <param name="value">the <see cref="Value"/> to store</param>
+        /// <param name="file">the file to write to</param>
+        void Store(Value value, FileInfo file);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads a <see cref="Value"/> from disk in whatever format this provider provides
+        /// and returns it.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="file">the file to read from</param>
+        /// <returns>the <see cref="Value"/> loaded</returns>
+        Value Load(FileInfo file);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A wrapper for an <see cref="IConfigProvider"/> and the <see cref="FileInfo"/> to use with it.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ConfigProvider // this *should* be a struct imo, but mono doesn't seem to like that
+    {
+        private readonly FileInfo file;
+        private readonly IConfigProvider provider;
 
-        // TODO: consider moving to asynchronous Store and Load with a FileInfo parameter
+        internal ConfigProvider(FileInfo file, IConfigProvider provider)
+        {
+            this.file = file; this.provider = provider;
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Stores the <see cref="Value"/> given to disk in the format specified.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="value">the <see cref="Value"/> to store</param>
-        void Store(Value value);
-
+        public void Store(Value value) => provider.Store(value, file);
         /// <summary>
         /// Loads a <see cref="Value"/> from disk in whatever format this provider provides
         /// and returns it.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>the <see cref="Value"/> loaded</returns>
-        Value Load();
+        public Value Load() => provider.Load(file);
     }
 }
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigStore.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigStore.cs
index 634617a0..240ecf04 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigStore.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/IConfigStore.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config
         /// this is called.
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="provider">the provider to write to</param>
-        void WriteTo(IConfigProvider provider);
+        void WriteTo(ConfigProvider provider);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Reads the config structure from the given <see cref="IConfigProvider"/> into the current 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config
         /// this is called.
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="provider">the provider to read from</param>
-        void ReadFrom(IConfigProvider provider);
+        void ReadFrom(ConfigProvider provider);
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Providers/JsonConfigProvider.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Providers/JsonConfigProvider.cs
index 4336943e..dedec706 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Providers/JsonConfigProvider.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Providers/JsonConfigProvider.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Boolean = IPA.Config.Data.Boolean;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace IPA.Config.Providers
 {
@@ -21,14 +22,12 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Providers
 
         public string Extension => "json";
 
-        public FileInfo File { get; set; }
-
-        public Value Load()
+        public Value Load(FileInfo file)
         {
-            if (!File.Exists) return Value.Null();
+            if (!file.Exists) return Value.Null();
 
             JToken jtok;
-            using (var sreader = new StreamReader(File.OpenRead()))
+            using (var sreader = new StreamReader(file.OpenRead()))
             {
                 using var jreader = new JsonTextReader(sreader);
                 jtok = JToken.ReadFrom(jreader);
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Providers
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Logger.config.Error($"Error reading JSON file {File.FullName}; ignoring");
+                Logger.config.Error($"Error reading JSON file {file.FullName}; ignoring");
                 Logger.config.Error(e);
                 return Value.Null();
             }
@@ -116,23 +115,25 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Providers
             }
         }
 
-        public void Store(Value value)
+        public void Store(Value value, FileInfo file)
         {
-            if (File.Directory.Exists)
-                File.Directory.Create();
+            if (file.Directory.Exists)
+                file.Directory.Create();
 
             try
             {
                 var tok = VisitToToken(value);
 
-                using var swriter = new StreamWriter(File.Open(FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write));
-                using var jwriter = new JsonTextWriter(swriter);
-                jwriter.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
+                using var swriter = new StreamWriter(file.Open(FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write));
+                using var jwriter = new JsonTextWriter(swriter)
+                {
+                    Formatting = Formatting.Indented
+                };
                 tok.WriteTo(jwriter);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                Logger.config.Error($"Error serializing value for {File.FullName}");
+                Logger.config.Error($"Error serializing value for {file.FullName}");
                 Logger.config.Error(e);
             }
         }
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStore.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStore.cs
index a98112f1..5aa65a77 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStore.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/Stores/GeneratedStore.cs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
 
 
             internal static MethodInfo ReadFromMethod = typeof(Impl).GetMethod(nameof(ReadFrom));
-            public void ReadFrom(IConfigProvider provider)
+            public void ReadFrom(ConfigProvider provider)
             {
                 var values = provider.Load();
                 Logger.config.Debug("Generated impl ReadFrom");
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
             }
 
             internal static MethodInfo WriteToMethod = typeof(Impl).GetMethod(nameof(WriteTo));
-            public void WriteTo(IConfigProvider provider)
+            public void WriteTo(ConfigProvider provider)
             {
                 var values = generated.Serialize();
                 Logger.config.Debug("Generated impl WriteTo");
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
             }
             #endregion
             #region IConfigStore.WriteTo
-            var writeTo = typeBuilder.DefineMethod($"<>{nameof(IConfigStore.WriteTo)}", virtualMemberMethod, null, new[] { typeof(IConfigProvider) });
+            var writeTo = typeBuilder.DefineMethod($"<>{nameof(IConfigStore.WriteTo)}", virtualMemberMethod, null, new[] { typeof(ConfigProvider) });
             typeBuilder.DefineMethodOverride(writeTo, IConfigStore_WriteTo);
 
             {
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ namespace IPA.Config.Stores
             }
             #endregion
             #region IConfigStore.ReadFrom
-            var readFrom = typeBuilder.DefineMethod($"<>{nameof(IConfigStore.ReadFrom)}", virtualMemberMethod, null, new[] { typeof(IConfigProvider) });
+            var readFrom = typeBuilder.DefineMethod($"<>{nameof(IConfigStore.ReadFrom)}", virtualMemberMethod, null, new[] { typeof(ConfigProvider) });
             typeBuilder.DefineMethodOverride(readFrom, IConfigStore_ReadFrom);
 
             {