diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/controlify/controller/AbstractController.java b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/controlify/controller/AbstractController.java
index 5be1e23..43f0ace 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/controlify/controller/AbstractController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/controlify/controller/AbstractController.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import dev.isxander.controlify.bindings.ControllerBindings;
 import dev.isxander.controlify.controller.hid.ControllerHIDService;
 import dev.isxander.controlify.rumble.RumbleCapable;
 import dev.isxander.controlify.utils.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.SerializationUtils;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractController<S extends ControllerState, C extends Co
             this.config = newConfig;
         } else {
             Log.LOGGER.error("Could not set config for controller " + name() + " (" + uid() + ")! Using default config instead.");
-            this.config = defaultConfig();
+            this.config = SerializationUtils.clone(defaultConfig());
             Controlify.instance().config().setDirty();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/controlify/controller/ControllerConfig.java b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/controlify/controller/ControllerConfig.java
index b85d0f6..5220650 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/isxander/controlify/controller/ControllerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/isxander/controlify/controller/ControllerConfig.java
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
 import dev.isxander.controlify.rumble.RumbleSource;
 
-public abstract class ControllerConfig {
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+public abstract class ControllerConfig implements Serializable {
     public float horizontalLookSensitivity = 1f;
     public float verticalLookSensitivity = 0.9f;