diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
index 504a9cd2e..2ddef0fe0 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -836,13 +836,21 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         private static string humanConfigFile;
         public static string HumanConfigFile
         {
-            get 
+            get
             {
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(humanConfigFile))
                 {
-                    humanConfigFile = GetConfigFile("Human");
+                    humanConfigFile = GameMain.Instance.GetFilesOfType(ContentType.Character)?
+                            .FirstOrDefault(c => Path.GetFileName(c).ToLowerInvariant() == "human.xml");
+
+                    if (humanConfigFile == null)
+                    {
+                        DebugConsole.ThrowError($"Couldn't find a human config file from the selected content packages!");
+                        DebugConsole.ThrowError($"(The config file must end with \"human.xml\")");
+                        return string.Empty;
+                    }
                 }
-                return humanConfigFile; 
+                return humanConfigFile;
             }
         }
 
@@ -859,6 +867,46 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Searches for a character config file from all currently selected content packages, 
+        /// or from a specific package if the contentPackage parameter is given.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string GetConfigFile(string speciesName, ContentPackage contentPackage = null)
+        {
+            string configFile = null;
+            if (contentPackage == null)
+            {
+                configFile = GameMain.Instance.GetFilesOfType(ContentType.Character)
+                    .FirstOrDefault(c => Path.GetFileName(c).ToLowerInvariant() == $"{speciesName.ToLowerInvariant()}.xml");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                configFile = contentPackage.GetFilesOfType(ContentType.Character)?
+                    .FirstOrDefault(c => Path.GetFileName(c).ToLowerInvariant() == $"{speciesName.ToLowerInvariant()}.xml");
+            }
+
+            if (configFile == null)
+            {
+                DebugConsole.ThrowError($"Couldn't find a config file for {speciesName} from the selected content packages!");
+                DebugConsole.ThrowError($"(The config file must end with \"{speciesName}.xml\")");
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+            return configFile;
+        }
+
+        private static IEnumerable<string> characterConfigFiles;
+        private static IEnumerable<string> CharacterConfigFiles
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (characterConfigFiles == null)
+                {
+                    characterConfigFiles = GameMain.Instance.GetFilesOfType(ContentType.Character);
+                }
+                return characterConfigFiles;
+            }
+        }
+
         public static string GetConfigFile(string speciesName, ContentPackage contentPackage = null)
         {
             string configFile = null;