diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
index 5028b384a..066f806c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class Settings {
         for (Setting setting : Setting.values()) {
             if (!root.keyExists(setting.path)) {
                 Messaging.logF("Writing default setting: '%s'", setting.path);
-                root.setRaw(setting.path, setting.value);
+                setting.set(root);
             } else
                 setting.load(root);
         }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class Settings {
         DEFAULT_LOOK_CLOSE("npc.default.look-close", false),
         DEFAULT_RANDOM_TALKER("npc.default.random-talker", true),
         DEFAULT_TALK_CLOSE("npc.default.talk-close", false),
-        DEFAULT_TEXT("npc.default.text.0", "Hi, I'm <npc>!") {
+        DEFAULT_TEXT("npc.default.text.0", Lists.newArrayList("Hi, I'm <npc>!")) {
             @Override
             public void load(DataKey root) {
                 List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ public class Settings {
                     list.add(key.getString(""));
                 value = list;
             }
+            
+            @Override
+            public void set(DataKey root) {
+                root.setString("npc.default.text.0", "Hi, I'm <npc>!");
+            }
         },
         QUICK_SELECT("npc.selection.quick-select", false),
         SELECTION_ITEM("npc.selection.item", "280"),
@@ -104,8 +109,12 @@ public class Settings {
             return value.toString();
         }
 
+        protected void set(DataKey root) {
+            root.setRaw(path, value);
+        }
+        
         protected void load(DataKey root) {
-            this.value = root.getRaw(path);
+            value = root.getRaw(path);
         }
     }
 }
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