diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/GameMain.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/GameMain.cs
index f97944a3e..4ae2894b6 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/GameMain.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaServer/Source/GameMain.cs
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
         public static HashSet<ContentPackage> SelectedPackages
         {
-            get { return Config.SelectedContentPackages; }
+            get { return Config?.SelectedContentPackages; }
         }
 
-
         private static ContentPackage vanillaContent;
         public static ContentPackage VanillaContent
         {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/GameSettings.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/GameSettings.cs
index 79f5a57c6..ed7c84adb 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/GameSettings.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/GameSettings.cs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             set { TextManager.Language = value; }
         }
 
-        public HashSet<ContentPackage> SelectedContentPackages { get; set; }
+        public readonly HashSet<ContentPackage> SelectedContentPackages = new HashSet<ContentPackage>();
 
         private HashSet<string> selectedContentPackagePaths = new HashSet<string>();