diff --git a/code/citadel/custom_loadout/load_to_mob.dm b/code/citadel/custom_loadout/load_to_mob.dm
index e8cde02cd0..336f2a4630 100644
--- a/code/citadel/custom_loadout/load_to_mob.dm
+++ b/code/citadel/custom_loadout/load_to_mob.dm
@@ -8,21 +8,26 @@
 #define LOADING_TO_HUMAN 1
 
 /proc/handle_roundstart_items(mob/living/M)
-	if(!M.ckey || !istype(M))
+	world << "handle_roundstart_items([M])"
+	if(!istype(M) || !M.ckey)
+		world << "handle_roundstart_items: [M] has no ckey."
 		return FALSE
 	var/list/items = parse_custom_items_by_key(M.ckey)
 	if(isnull(items))
+		world << "handle_roundstart_items: itemlist null."
 		return FALSE
-	load_itemlist_to_mob(M, items, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE)
+	return load_itemlist_to_mob(M, items, TRUE, TRUE, FALSE)
 
 //Just incase there's extra mob selections in the future.....
 /proc/load_itemlist_to_mob(mob/living/L, list/itemlist, drop_on_floor_if_full = TRUE, load_to_all_slots = TRUE, replace_slots = FALSE)
+	world << "load_itemlist_to_mob([L], [itemlist], [drop_on_floor_if_full], [load_to_all_slots], [replace_slots])"
 	if(!istype(L) || !islist(itemlist))
 		return FALSE
 	var/loading_mode = DROP_TO_FLOOR
 	var/turf/current_turf = get_turf(L)
 	if(ishuman(L))
 		loading_mode = LOADING_TO_HUMAN
+	world << "load_itemlist_to_mob:loading_mode [loading_mode] current_turf [current_turf]"
 	switch(loading_mode)
 		if(DROP_TO_FLOOR)
 			for(var/I in itemlist)
diff --git a/code/citadel/custom_loadout/read_from_file.dm b/code/citadel/custom_loadout/read_from_file.dm
index 97b621902e..fc37f6e7e8 100644
--- a/code/citadel/custom_loadout/read_from_file.dm
+++ b/code/citadel/custom_loadout/read_from_file.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
-#define CUSTOM_ITEM_LIST_FILE 'config/custom_items.txt'
 GLOBAL_LIST(custom_item_list)	//Assoc list in form of ckey = delimited paramlist.
 
 //File should be in the format of Ckey|things, where things is in the form of itempath1=amount;itempath2=amount;itempath3=amount
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(custom_item_list)	//Assoc list in form of ckey = delimited paramlist
 
 /proc/reload_custom_item_list(custom_filelist)
 	if(!custom_filelist)
-		custom_filelist = CUSTOM_ITEM_LIST_FILE
+		custom_filelist = "config/custom_items.txt"
 	GLOB.custom_item_list = list()
 	var/list/file_lines = world.file2list(custom_filelist)
 	for(var/line in file_lines)
@@ -40,7 +39,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(custom_item_list)	//Assoc list in form of ckey = delimited paramlist
 	return GLOB.custom_item_list
 
 /proc/parse_custom_items_by_key(ckey)
+	world << "parse_custom_items_by_key([ckey])"
 	if(!ckey || !GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey])
+		world << "parse_custom_items_by_key: no ckey match"
 		return null
 	var/list/items = GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey]
 	for(var/I in items)
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index fd3fe6d685..5236cdbb03 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
 	var/respawn = 1
 	var/guest_jobban = 1
 	var/usewhitelist = 0
-	var/inactivity_period = 3000		//time in ds until a player is considered inactive
-	var/afk_period = 6000				//time in ds until a player is considered afk and kickable
-	var/kick_inactive = FALSE			//force disconnect for inactive players
+	var/inactivity_period = 3000		//time in ds until a player is considered inactive
+	var/afk_period = 6000				//time in ds until a player is considered afk and kickable
+	var/kick_inactive = FALSE			//force disconnect for inactive players
 	var/load_jobs_from_txt = 0
 	var/automute_on = 0					//enables automuting/spam prevention
 	var/minimal_access_threshold = 0	//If the number of players is larger than this threshold, minimal access will be turned on.
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
 	load("config/config.txt")
 	load("config/game_options.txt","game_options")
 	loadsql("config/dbconfig.txt")
+	reload_custom_item_list()
 	if (maprotation)
 		loadmaplist("config/maps.txt")
 
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@
 	GLOB.abandon_allowed = respawn
 
 /datum/configuration/proc/load(filename, type = "config") //the type can also be game_options, in which case it uses a different switch. not making it separate to not copypaste code - Urist
-	var/list/Lines = world.file2list(filename)
+	var/list/Lines = world.file2list(filename)
 
 	for(var/t in Lines)
 		if(!t)
@@ -410,12 +411,12 @@
 					usewhitelist = TRUE
 				if("allow_metadata")
 					allow_Metadata = 1
-				if("inactivity_period")
-					inactivity_period = text2num(value) * 10 //documented as seconds in config.txt
-				if("afk_period")
-					afk_period = text2num(value) * 10 // ^^^
+				if("inactivity_period")
+					inactivity_period = text2num(value) * 10 //documented as seconds in config.txt
+				if("afk_period")
+					afk_period = text2num(value) * 10 // ^^^
 				if("kick_inactive")
-					kick_inactive = TRUE
+					kick_inactive = TRUE
 				if("load_jobs_from_txt")
 					load_jobs_from_txt = 1
 				if("forbid_singulo_possession")
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@
 
 
 /datum/configuration/proc/loadmaplist(filename)
-	var/list/Lines = world.file2list(filename)
+	var/list/Lines = world.file2list(filename)
 
 	var/datum/map_config/currentmap = null
 	for(var/t in Lines)
@@ -835,7 +836,7 @@
 
 
 /datum/configuration/proc/loadsql(filename)
-	var/list/Lines = world.file2list(filename)
+	var/list/Lines = world.file2list(filename)
 	for(var/t in Lines)
 		if(!t)
 			continue