diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/AbstractModInitializer.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/AbstractModInitializer.java
index 11d951849..a0cbd8c23 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/AbstractModInitializer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/AbstractModInitializer.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractModInitializer
 		
 		// Client uses config for auto-updater, so it's initialized here instead of post-init stage
 		this.initConfig();
-		this.initLang();
 		logModIncompatibilityWarnings(); // needs to be called after config loading
 		
 		LOGGER.info(ModInfo.READABLE_NAME + " client Initialized.");
@@ -166,20 +165,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractModInitializer
 		Config.completeDelayedSetup();
 	}
 	
-	private void initLang()
-	{
-		if (ModInfo.IS_DEV_BUILD)
-		{
-			String missingLangEntries = ConfigBase.INSTANCE.generateLang(true, true);
-			if (missingLangEntries != null
-					&& missingLangEntries.length() != 0)
-			{
-				LOGGER.warn("One or more language entries is missing:");
-				LOGGER.warn(missingLangEntries);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
 	private void checkForUpdates()
 	{
 		if (Config.Client.Advanced.AutoUpdater.enableAutoUpdater.get())
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/GetConfigScreen.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/GetConfigScreen.java
index f59a0f7ca..f95122322 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/GetConfigScreen.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/gui/GetConfigScreen.java
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.gui;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.ConfigBase;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.gui.JavaScreenHandlerScreen;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.screens.Screen;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 
 public class GetConfigScreen
 {
+	protected static final Logger LOGGER = DhLoggerBuilder.getLogger();
+	
 	public static EType useScreen = EType.Classic;
 	
 	public enum EType
@@ -17,6 +23,25 @@ public class GetConfigScreen
 	
 	public static Screen getScreen(Screen parent)
 	{
+		// TODO it'd be nice to have this run automatically on startup
+		//  but this will only work once MC has added our lang file,
+		//  which won't be for sure added until we request a GUI
+		if (ModInfo.IS_DEV_BUILD)
+		{
+			String missingLangEntries = ConfigBase.INSTANCE.generateLang(true, true);
+			
+			// trim to remove any newlines/spaces
+			// that may be present when no lang entries need changing
+			// then we can check length != 0 if any items are missing and need adding 
+			String trimmedMissingEntries = missingLangEntries.trim();
+			if (!trimmedMissingEntries.isEmpty())
+			{
+				LOGGER.warn("One or more language entries is missing:");
+				LOGGER.warn(missingLangEntries);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		
 		switch (useScreen)
 		{
 			case Classic: