diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/bukkit/DynmapPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/bukkit/DynmapPlugin.java
index 02b56370..949e3d75 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/bukkit/DynmapPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/bukkit/DynmapPlugin.java
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements DynmapAPI {
                     break;
                 case SIGN_CHANGE:
                     pm.registerEvents(new Listener() {
-                        @EventHandler(priority=EventPriority.MONITOR, ignoreCancelled=true)
+                        @EventHandler(priority=EventPriority.HIGHEST, ignoreCancelled=true)
                         public void onSignChange(SignChangeEvent evt) {
                             Block b = evt.getBlock();
                             Location l = b.getLocation();
@@ -1651,4 +1651,9 @@ public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements DynmapAPI {
             // Failed to submit the stats :-(
         }
     }
+    @Override
+    public void processSignChange(int blkid, String world, int x, int y, int z,
+            String[] lines, String playerid) {
+        core.processSignChange(blkid, world, x, y, z, lines, playerid);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/configuration.txt b/src/main/resources/configuration.txt
index 12c8228a..87943948 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/configuration.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/configuration.txt
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ components:
     type: markers
     showlabel: false
     enablesigns: false
+    # Default marker set for sign markers
+    default-sign-set: markers
     # (optional) add spawn point markers to standard marker layer
     showspawn: true
     spawnicon: world