diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DInstanceWorld.java b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DInstanceWorld.java
index 45164bb5..446d565a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DInstanceWorld.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DInstanceWorld.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.api.player.PlayerCache;
 import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.api.sign.DungeonSign;
 import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.api.world.InstanceWorld;
 import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.util.commons.chat.MessageUtil;
+import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.util.commons.compatibility.Version;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public abstract class DInstanceWorld implements InstanceWorld {
     protected DungeonsXL plugin;
     protected PlayerCache dPlayers;
 
-    static int counter;
+    private static int counter;
 
     protected Map<Block, DungeonSign> signs = new HashMap<>();
     private DResourceWorld resourceWorld;
@@ -201,10 +202,27 @@ public abstract class DInstanceWorld implements InstanceWorld {
     /**
      * @return a name for the instance
      * @param game whether the instance is a GameWorld
-     * @param id   the id to use
      */
-    public static String generateName(boolean game, int id) {
-        return "DXL_" + (game ? "Game" : "Edit") + "_" + id;
+    public static String generateName(boolean game) {
+        String name = "DXL_" + (game ? "Game" : "Edit") + "_" + counter;
+        File instanceFolder = new File(Bukkit.getWorldContainer(), name);
+        while (instanceFolder.exists()) {
+            World world = Bukkit.getWorld(name);
+            boolean removed = false;
+            if (world != null && world.getPlayers().isEmpty()) {
+                Bukkit.unloadWorld(name, /* SPIGOT-5225 */ !Version.isAtLeast(Version.MC1_14_4));
+            }
+            if (world == null || world.getPlayers().isEmpty()) {
+                removed = instanceFolder.delete();
+            }
+            if (!removed) {
+                MessageUtil.log(DungeonsXL.getInstance(), "&6Warning: An unrecognized junk instance (&4" + name + "&6) has been found, but could not be deleted.");
+                counter++;
+                name = "DXL_" + (game ? "Game" : "Edit") + "_" + counter;
+                instanceFolder = new File(Bukkit.getWorldContainer(), name);
+            }
+        }
+        return name;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DResourceWorld.java b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DResourceWorld.java
index e6135567..7aa36997 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DResourceWorld.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/DResourceWorld.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class DResourceWorld implements ResourceWorld {
     public WorldConfig getConfig(boolean generate) {
         if (config == null) {
             File file = new File(folder, WorldConfig.FILE_NAME);
-            if (file.exists()) {
+            if (!file.exists() && generate) {
                 try {
                     file.createNewFile();
                 } catch (IOException exception) {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class DResourceWorld implements ResourceWorld {
 
     @Override
     public Environment getWorldEnvironment() {
-        return (config != null && config.getWorldEnvironment() != null) ? config.getWorldEnvironment() : Environment.NORMAL;
+        return (getConfig(false) != null && getConfig(false).getWorldEnvironment() != null) ? getConfig(false).getWorldEnvironment() : Environment.NORMAL;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -178,26 +178,8 @@ public class DResourceWorld implements ResourceWorld {
 
     public DInstanceWorld instantiate(boolean game) {
         plugin.setLoadingWorld(true);
-        int id = DInstanceWorld.counter;
-        String name = DInstanceWorld.generateName(game, id);
-
+        String name = DInstanceWorld.generateName(game);
         File instanceFolder = new File(Bukkit.getWorldContainer(), name);
-        while (instanceFolder.exists()) {
-            World world = Bukkit.getWorld(name);
-            boolean removed = false;
-            if (world != null && world.getPlayers().isEmpty()) {
-                Bukkit.unloadWorld(name, /* SPIGOT-5225 */ !Version.isAtLeast(Version.MC1_14_4));
-            }
-            if (world == null || world.getPlayers().isEmpty()) {
-                removed = instanceFolder.delete();
-            }
-            if (!removed) {
-                MessageUtil.log(plugin, "&6Warning: An unrecognized junk instance (&4" + name + "&6) has been found, but could not be deleted.");
-                id++;
-                name = DInstanceWorld.generateName(game, id);
-                instanceFolder = new File(Bukkit.getWorldContainer(), name);
-            }
-        }
 
         DInstanceWorld instance = game ? new DGameWorld(plugin, this, instanceFolder) : new DEditWorld(plugin, this, instanceFolder);
         ResourceWorldInstantiateEvent event = new ResourceWorldInstantiateEvent(this, name);
@@ -279,8 +261,7 @@ public class DResourceWorld implements ResourceWorld {
      * @return the automatically created DEditWorld instance
      */
     public DEditWorld generate() {
-        int id = DInstanceWorld.counter;
-        String name = DInstanceWorld.generateName(false, id);
+        String name = DInstanceWorld.generateName(false);
         File folder = new File(Bukkit.getWorldContainer(), name);
         WorldCreator creator = new WorldCreator(name);
         creator.type(WorldType.FLAT);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/WorldConfig.java b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/WorldConfig.java
index 673420b5..f960b4db 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/WorldConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/erethon/dungeonsxl/world/WorldConfig.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package de.erethon.dungeonsxl.world;
 import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.DungeonsXL;
 import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.api.dungeon.GameRule;
 import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.api.dungeon.GameRuleContainer;
+import de.erethon.dungeonsxl.util.commons.misc.EnumUtil;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ public class WorldConfig extends GameRuleContainer {
 
     public void load() {
         plugin.getGameRuleRegistry().forEach(this::updateGameRule);
+        invitedPlayers = config.getStringList("invitedPlayers");
+        worldEnvironment = EnumUtil.getEnumIgnoreCase(Environment.class, config.getString("worldEnvironment", Environment.NORMAL.name()));
     }
 
     public void updateGameRule(GameRule rule) {