diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
index 0ca9e039e4e..a07ab33f80b 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
 	/// An assoc list of words that are soft blocked both IC and OOC to their reasons
 	var/static/list/soft_shared_filter_reasons
 
+	/// A list of configuration errors that occurred during load
+	var/static/list/configuration_errors
+
 /datum/controller/configuration/proc/admin_reload()
 	if(IsAdminAdvancedProcCall())
 		return
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@
 		directory = _directory
 	if(entries)
 		CRASH("/datum/controller/configuration/Load() called more than once!")
+	configuration_errors ||= list()
 	InitEntries()
 	if(fexists("[directory]/config.txt") && LoadEntries("config.txt") <= 1)
 		var/list/legacy_configs = list("game_options.txt", "dbconfig.txt", "comms.txt")
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@
 
 	if (Master)
 		Master.OnConfigLoad()
+	process_config_errors()
 
 /datum/controller/configuration/proc/full_wipe()
 	if(IsAdminAdvancedProcCall())
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@
 	QDEL_LIST_ASSOC_VAL(maplist)
 	maplist = null
 	QDEL_NULL(defaultmap)
+	configuration_errors?.Cut()
 
 /datum/controller/configuration/Destroy()
 	full_wipe()
@@ -114,6 +120,16 @@
 
 	return ..()
 
+/datum/controller/configuration/proc/log_config_error(error_message)
+	configuration_errors += error_message
+	log_config(error_message)
+
+/datum/controller/configuration/proc/process_config_errors()
+	if(!CONFIG_GET(flag/config_errors_runtime))
+		return
+	for(var/error_message in configuration_errors)
+		stack_trace(error_message)
+
 /datum/controller/configuration/proc/InitEntries()
 	var/list/_entries = list()
 	entries = _entries
@@ -128,7 +144,7 @@
 		var/esname = E.name
 		var/datum/config_entry/test = _entries[esname]
 		if(test)
-			log_config("Error: [test.type] has the same name as [E.type]: [esname]! Not initializing [E.type]!")
+			log_config_error("Error: [test.type] has the same name as [E.type]: [esname]! Not initializing [E.type]!")
 			qdel(E)
 			continue
 		_entries[esname] = E
@@ -144,7 +160,7 @@
 
 	var/filename_to_test = world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS ? lowertext(filename) : filename
 	if(filename_to_test in stack)
-		log_config("Warning: Config recursion detected ([english_list(stack)]), breaking!")
+		log_config_error("Warning: Config recursion detected ([english_list(stack)]), breaking!")
 		return
 	stack = stack + filename_to_test
 
@@ -179,7 +195,7 @@
 
 		if(entry == "$include")
 			if(!value)
-				log_config("Warning: Invalid $include directive: [value]")
+				log_config_error("Warning: Invalid $include directive: [value]")
 			else
 				LoadEntries(value, stack)
 				++.
@@ -189,7 +205,7 @@
 		if (entry == "$reset")
 			var/datum/config_entry/resetee = _entries[lowertext(value)]
 			if (!value || !resetee)
-				log_config("Warning: invalid $reset directive: [value]")
+				log_config_error("Warning: invalid $reset directive: [value]")
 				continue
 			resetee.set_default()
 			log_config("Reset configured value for [value] to original defaults")
@@ -219,10 +235,12 @@
 
 		var/validated = E.ValidateAndSet(value)
 		if(!validated)
-			log_config("Failed to validate setting \"[value]\" for [entry]")
+			var/log_message = "Failed to validate setting \"[value]\" for [entry]"
+			log_config(log_message)
+			stack_trace(log_message)
 		else
 			if(E.modified && !E.dupes_allowed)
-				log_config("Duplicate setting for [entry] ([value], [E.resident_file]) detected! Using latest.")
+				log_config_error("Duplicate setting for [entry] ([value], [E.resident_file]) detected! Using latest.")
 
 		E.resident_file = filename
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
index da57c49a1e5..db651b88a64 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@
 /datum/config_entry/string/chat_announce_new_game
 	deprecated_by = /datum/config_entry/string/channel_announce_new_game
 
-/datum/config_entry/flag/chat_announce_new_game/DeprecationUpdate(value)
+/datum/config_entry/string/chat_announce_new_game/DeprecationUpdate(value)
 	return "" //default broadcast
 
 /datum/config_entry/string/channel_announce_new_game
@@ -659,3 +659,6 @@
 /datum/config_entry/string/morgue_cadaver_override_species
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/toast_notification_on_init
+
+/datum/config_entry/flag/config_errors_runtime
+	default = FALSE
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 68afbf5b7e4..a0d1ca448b8 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -642,3 +642,6 @@ PR_ANNOUNCEMENTS_PER_ROUND 5
 ## Comment to disable sending a toast notification on the host server when initializations complete.
 ## Even if this is enabled, a notification will only be sent if there are no clients connected.
 TOAST_NOTIFICATION_ON_INIT
+
+## Causes configuration errors to spit out runtimes
+CONFIG_ERRORS_RUNTIME