diff --git a/Plugins/Stats/Plugin.cs b/Plugins/Stats/Plugin.cs
index 3cae668f0..bfb8de4b6 100644
--- a/Plugins/Stats/Plugin.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Stats/Plugin.cs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Plugins.Stats
         /// <returns></returns>
         private bool ShouldIgnoreEvent(EFClient origin, EFClient target)
         {
-            return ((origin?.NetworkId <= 1 && target?.NetworkId <= 1) || (origin?.ClientId <= 1 && target?.ClientId <= 1));
+            return ((origin?.NetworkId == 1 && target?.NetworkId == 1) || (origin?.ClientId <= 1 && target?.ClientId <= 1));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/Helpers/BaseConfigurationHandler.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/Helpers/BaseConfigurationHandler.cs
index 90d726ba9..2fbff5699 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/Helpers/BaseConfigurationHandler.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/Helpers/BaseConfigurationHandler.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.Configuration
                 var configContent = File.ReadAllText(_configurationPath);
                 _configuration = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(configContent);
             }
+
+            catch (FileNotFoundException)
+            {
+                _configuration = default;
+            }
+
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 throw new ConfigurationException("MANAGER_CONFIGURATION_ERROR")