diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomBlock.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomBlock.java
index 0c4f5e7..6f8f0f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomBlock.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomBlock.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class CustomBlock {
         boolean blockType = checkBlockType(blockState);
         if (!blockType) return false;
 
+        /// BLOCK STATE CHECKER
         // now check if the state is one of the acceptable states
         for (String state : blockStates) {
             // if there is a NOT (!) blockstate
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomFile.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomFile.java
index fb2d279..eab2d74 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomFile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/CustomFile.java
@@ -56,13 +56,24 @@ public interface CustomFile <T extends CustomFile<T>> {
         if (file == null) throw new NullPointerException();
 
         // update the instance
-        updateToNewFile(file);
+        file.update();
+        // load the file to the current object
+        loadFileData(file);
     }
 
     @NotNull
     Class<T> getFileClass();
 
-    void updateToNewFile(T newFile);
+    /**
+     * loads the data from the file object into the current object
+     * @param newFile the file to take the properties from
+     */
+    void loadFileData(T newFile);
+
+    /**
+     * updates the file based on the version number of the current instance
+     */
+    void update();
 
     /**
      * logic for the file not existing when loading, defaults to saving
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingConfig.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingConfig.java
index c3409fe..d9e65e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/SittingConfig.java
@@ -3,16 +3,8 @@ package one.oth3r.sit.file;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
 import net.minecraft.util.Hand;
 import one.oth3r.sit.utl.Data;
-import one.oth3r.sit.utl.Utl;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
-import java.io.BufferedWriter;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-
 public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
 
     @SerializedName("version")
@@ -37,7 +29,7 @@ public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
     }
 
     public SittingConfig(SittingConfig sittingConfig) {
-        updateToNewFile(sittingConfig);
+        loadFileData(sittingConfig);
     }
 
     public Double getVersion() {
@@ -74,7 +66,7 @@ public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
 
     @Override
     public void reset() {
-        updateToNewFile(new SittingConfig());
+        loadFileData(new SittingConfig());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -83,7 +75,7 @@ public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void updateToNewFile(SittingConfig newFile) {
+    public void loadFileData(SittingConfig newFile) {
         this.version = newFile.version;
         this.enabled = newFile.enabled;
         this.handSitting = newFile.handSitting;
@@ -91,6 +83,9 @@ public class SittingConfig implements CustomFile<SittingConfig> {
         this.offHand = newFile.offHand;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void update() {}
+
     @Override
     public String getFileName() {
         return "sitting-config.json";