diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Citizens.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Citizens.java
index 7a0fccb44..f582d89a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Citizens.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Citizens.java
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ public class Citizens extends JavaPlugin implements CitizensPlugin {
             getServer().getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
             return;
         }
+        config = new Settings(getDataFolder());
         setupTranslator();
         registerScriptHelpers();
 
-        config = new Settings(getDataFolder());
         saves = NPCDataStore.create(getDataFolder());
         if (saves == null) {
             Messaging.severeTr(Messages.FAILED_LOAD_SAVES);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
index 6006cfc69..d0b09036c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/Settings.java
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.util.DataKey;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.util.Storage;
 import net.citizensnpcs.api.util.YamlStorage;
-import net.citizensnpcs.util.Messages;
-import net.citizensnpcs.util.Messaging;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ public class Settings {
         config.load();
         for (Setting setting : Setting.values()) {
             if (!root.keyExists(setting.path)) {
-                Messaging.logTr(Messages.WRITING_DEFAULT_SETTING, setting.path);
                 setting.setAtKey(root);
             } else
                 setting.loadFromKey(root);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/Translator.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/Translator.java
index 103b75dd3..aacedaf8d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/Translator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/Translator.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.citizensnpcs.util;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ import java.util.MissingResourceException;
 import java.util.ResourceBundle;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import com.google.common.io.Files;
+import com.google.common.io.InputSupplier;
 
 public class Translator {
     private final Locale defaultLocale;
@@ -110,13 +113,50 @@ public class Translator {
             } else {
                 string = string.replaceFirst("/", "");
                 InputStream stream = Translator.class.getResourceAsStream('/' + string);
-                if (stream != null)
+                if (stream != null) {
+                    new Thread(new SaveResourceThread(folder, string)).start();
                     return stream;
+                }
             }
             return super.getResourceAsStream(string);
         }
     }
 
+    private static class SaveResourceThread implements Runnable {
+        private final String fileName;
+        private final File rootFolder;
+
+        private SaveResourceThread(File rootFolder, String fileName) {
+            this.rootFolder = rootFolder;
+            this.fileName = fileName;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            File file = new File(rootFolder, fileName);
+            if (file.exists())
+                return;
+            final InputStream stream = Translator.class.getResourceAsStream('/' + fileName);
+            if (stream == null)
+                return;
+            InputSupplier<InputStream> in = new InputSupplier<InputStream>() {
+                @Override
+                public InputStream getInput() throws IOException {
+                    return stream;
+                }
+            };
+            try {
+                File to = File.createTempFile(fileName, null, rootFolder);
+                to.deleteOnExit();
+                Files.copy(in, to);
+                if (!file.exists())
+                    to.renameTo(file);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private static Translator instance;
     public static final String PREFIX = "messages";
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/messages_en.properties b/src/main/resources/messages_en.properties
index 1a12e0fa0..b7e67f885 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/messages_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/messages_en.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ citizens.commands.invalid-number=That is not a valid number.
 citizens.commands.npc.age.cannot-be-aged=The mob type '{0}' cannot be aged.
 citizens.commands.npc.age.invalid-age=Invalid age. Valid ages are adult, baby, number between -24000 and 0
 citizens.commands.npc.age.set=[[{0}]] is now [[{1}]].
-citizens.notifications.missing-translations=Missing translations file for locale {0}. Defaulting to en locale.
 citizens.commands.npc.behaviour.added=Behaviours added.
 citizens.commands.npc.behaviour.removed=Behaviours removed.
 citizens.commands.npc.controllable.not-controllable=[[{0}]] is not controllable.
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@ citizens.notifications.incompatible-version=v{0} is not compatible with Minecraf
 citizens.notifications.locale=Using locale {0}.
 citizens.notifications.metrics-load-error=Unable to start metrics: {0}.
 citizens.notifications.metrics-started=Metrics started.
+citizens.notifications.missing-translations=Missing translations file for locale {0}. Defaulting to en locale.
 citizens.notifications.npc-name-not-found=Could not find a name for ID '{0}'.
 citizens.notifications.npc-not-found=No NPC could be found.
 citizens.notifications.npcs-loaded=Loaded {0} NPCs ({1} spawned).