diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
index 4b2ac79d8fd..3afe9d3a496 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/rust_g.dm
@@ -151,7 +151,14 @@
 #define rustg_time_milliseconds(id) text2num(call(RUST_G, "time_milliseconds")(id))
 #define rustg_time_reset(id) call(RUST_G, "time_reset")(id)
 
-#define rustg_read_toml_file(path) json_decode(call(RUST_G, "toml_file_to_json")(path) || "null")
+#define rustg_raw_read_toml_file(path) json_decode(call(RUST_G, "toml_file_to_json")(path) || "null")
+
+/proc/rustg_read_toml_file(path)
+	var/list/output = rustg_raw_read_toml_file(path)
+	if (output["success"])
+		return json_decode(output["content"])
+	else
+		CRASH(output["content"])
 
 #define rustg_url_encode(text) call(RUST_G, "url_encode")("[text]")
 #define rustg_url_decode(text) call(RUST_G, "url_decode")(text)
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
index fd0eb3551a6..ea6bcdfb6f8 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
@@ -379,13 +379,13 @@ Example config:
 		return
 
 	log_config("Loading config file word_filter.toml...")
-
-	var/list/word_filter = rustg_read_toml_file("[directory]/word_filter.toml")
-	if (!islist(word_filter))
-		var/message = "The word filter configuration did not output a list, contact someone with configuration access to make sure it's setup properly."
+	var/list/result = rustg_read_toml_file("[directory]/word_filter.toml")
+	if(!result["success"])
+		var/message = "The word filter is not configured correctly! [result["content"]]"
 		log_config(message)
 		DelayedMessageAdmins(message)
 		return
+	var/list/word_filter = result["content"]
 
 	ic_filter_reasons = try_extract_from_word_filter(word_filter, "ic")
 	ic_outside_pda_filter_reasons = try_extract_from_word_filter(word_filter, "ic_outside_pda")
diff --git a/dependencies.sh b/dependencies.sh
index c644b054727..0f2e21aa3ad 100644
--- a/dependencies.sh
+++ b/dependencies.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export BYOND_MAJOR=514
 export BYOND_MINOR=1560
 
 #rust_g git tag
-export RUST_G_VERSION=0.5.0
+export RUST_G_VERSION=1.0.2
 
 #node version
 export NODE_VERSION=14
diff --git a/rust_g.dll b/rust_g.dll
index b72315ec5cf..ce4c1d7572e 100644
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