diff --git a/GreenshotConfluencePlugin/ConfluencePluginBase.cs b/GreenshotConfluencePlugin/ConfluencePluginBase.cs
index 026c5fbd3..5951afd05 100644
--- a/GreenshotConfluencePlugin/ConfluencePluginBase.cs
+++ b/GreenshotConfluencePlugin/ConfluencePluginBase.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ namespace GreenshotConfluencePlugin {
 			this.captureHost = captureHost;
 			this.myAttributes = myAttributes;
 			host.OnImageEditorOpen += new OnImageEditorOpenHandler(ImageEditorOpened);
+			
+			// Register configuration (don't need the configuration itself)
+			IniConfig.GetIniSection<ConfluenceConfiguration>();
 		}
 
 		public virtual void Shutdown() {
diff --git a/GreenshotJiraPlugin/JiraPluginBase.cs b/GreenshotJiraPlugin/JiraPluginBase.cs
index 4f9faa602..6d70291da 100644
--- a/GreenshotJiraPlugin/JiraPluginBase.cs
+++ b/GreenshotJiraPlugin/JiraPluginBase.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ namespace GreenshotJiraPlugin {
 			this.captureHost = captureHost;
 			this.myAttributes = myAttributes;
 			host.OnImageEditorOpen += new OnImageEditorOpenHandler(ImageEditorOpened);
+
+			// Register configuration (don't need the configuration itself)
+			IniConfig.GetIniSection<JiraConfiguration>();
+
 		}
 
 		public virtual void Shutdown() {