diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
index a19f3147e7..b662fd4f84 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/configuration.dm
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 	entries_by_type -= CE.type
 
 /datum/controller/configuration/proc/LoadEntries(filename, list/stack = list())
+	if(IsAdminAdvancedProcCall())
+		return
+
 	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!")