diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
index 8df012e5de..49ccb411fc 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(config_dir)
 	LoadModes()
 	for(var/I in config_files)
 		LoadEntries(I)
-	if(Get(/datum/config_entry/flag/maprotation))
-		loadmaplist(CONFIG_MAPS_FILE)
+	loadmaplist(CONFIG_MAPS_FILE)
 
 /datum/controller/configuration/Destroy()
 	entries_by_type.Cut()
@@ -170,6 +169,7 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(config_dir)
 
 /datum/controller/configuration/proc/loadmaplist(filename)
 	filename = "[GLOB.config_dir][filename]"
+	log_config("Loading config file [filename]...")
 	var/list/Lines = world.file2list(filename)
 
 	var/datum/map_config/currentmap = null
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 079ec0d9c6..d5d2725714 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ ANNOUNCE_ADMIN_LOGOUT
 
 ## Map rotation
 ## You should edit maps.txt to match your configuration when you enable this.
-#MAPROTATION
+MAPROTATION
 
 ## Map voting
 ## Allows players to vote for their preffered map