diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdServer.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdServer.java
index 8f66a0a12..a0f705a62 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdServer.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/CrowdServer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: CrowdServer.java,v 1.5 2001/08/04 01:55:41 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: CrowdServer.java,v 1.6 2001/08/08 23:48:51 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.party.server;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class PartyServer extends CherServer
         super.init();
 
         // bind the party server config into the namespace
-        config.bindProperties(CONFIG_KEY, CONFIG_PATH);
+        config.bindProperties(CONFIG_KEY, CONFIG_PATH, true);
 
         // configure the client to use our party client
         clmgr.setClientClass(PartyClient.class);
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsServer.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsServer.java
index 682275ab4..80563b368 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsServer.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/PresentsServer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PresentsServer.java,v 1.10 2001/08/08 00:28:49 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PresentsServer.java,v 1.11 2001/08/08 23:48:51 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.server;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class CherServer
         // create our configuration object
         config = new Config();
         // bind the cher server config into the namespace
-        config.bindProperties(CONFIG_KEY, CONFIG_PATH);
+        config.bindProperties(CONFIG_KEY, CONFIG_PATH, true);
 
         // create our authentication manager
         authmgr = new AuthManager(new DummyAuthenticator());
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/TestServer.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/TestServer.java
index 5f72cb26a..52d33691b 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/TestServer.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/presents/server/TestServer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: TestServer.java,v 1.1 2001/08/07 20:38:58 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: TestServer.java,v 1.2 2001/08/08 23:48:51 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.cocktail.cher.server.test;
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class TestServer extends CherServer
         super.init();
 
         // bind the party server config into the namespace
-        config.bindProperties(CONFIG_KEY, CONFIG_PATH);
+        config.bindProperties(CONFIG_KEY, CONFIG_PATH, true);
 
         // register our invocation service providers
         registerProviders(config.getValue(PROVIDERS_KEY, (String[])null));