diff --git a/Projects/Server/Network/Bans/BanChannel.cs b/Projects/Server/Network/Bans/BanChannel.cs
index 8b3b917e2..63f903f9d 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Network/Bans/BanChannel.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Network/Bans/BanChannel.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public static class BanChannel
             }
         }
 
-        reporter.Configure();
+        reporter.Register();
 
         var updated = new IBanReporter[_reporters.Length + 1];
         Array.Copy(_reporters, updated, _reporters.Length);
diff --git a/Projects/Server/Network/Bans/IBanReporter.cs b/Projects/Server/Network/Bans/IBanReporter.cs
index 39cee7780..190c6936e 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Network/Bans/IBanReporter.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Network/Bans/IBanReporter.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public interface IBanReporter
     string Name { get; }
 
     /// <summary>Reads configuration. No network or file I/O here.</summary>
-    void Configure();
+    void Register();
 
     /// <summary>Starts background delivery. The token is cancelled on shutdown.</summary>
     void Start(CancellationToken token);
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Blocklist/BlocklistConfiguration.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Blocklist/BlocklistConfiguration.cs
index 5379991c9..ca39bd53e 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Blocklist/BlocklistConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Blocklist/BlocklistConfiguration.cs
@@ -31,15 +31,8 @@ public static class BlocklistConfiguration
 
     public static BlocklistSettings Settings { get; private set; }
 
-    public static void Configure()
+    public static void Load()
     {
-        // Idempotent: this Configure() is auto-discovered and also called explicitly by the filter,
-        // so guard against a redundant second load.
-        if (Settings != null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         var path = Path.Join(Core.BaseDirectory, _path);
 
         if (File.Exists(path))
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Blocklist/BlocklistFilter.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Blocklist/BlocklistFilter.cs
index 1617e2169..2be16b08b 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Blocklist/BlocklistFilter.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/Blocklist/BlocklistFilter.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public sealed class BlocklistFilter : IConnectionFilter
 
     public void Register()
     {
+        BlocklistConfiguration.Load();
         var s = BlocklistConfiguration.Settings;
 
         _path = ResolvePath(s.File);
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecBans.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecBans.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index c02ddeecb..000000000
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecBans.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*************************************************************************
- * ModernUO                                                              *
- * Copyright 2019-2026 - ModernUO Development Team                       *
- * Email: hi@modernuo.com                                                *
- * File: CrowdSecBans.cs                                                 *
- *                                                                       *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or     *
- * (at your option) any later version.                                   *
- *                                                                       *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. *
- *************************************************************************/
-
-using Server.Network.Bans;
-using Server.Network.Bans.CrowdSec;
-
-namespace Server.Misc;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Registers the CrowdSec ban reporter with the Core <see cref="BanChannel"/> during the Configure sweep.
-/// Registration is unconditional: the reporter self-disables when <c>crowdsec.json</c> has no credentials
-/// (see <c>CrowdSecSettings.ReportingEnabled</c>), so no config gate is needed here.
-/// </summary>
-public static class CrowdSecBans
-{
-    public static void Configure()
-    {
-        BanChannel.Register(new CrowdSecReporter());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecConfiguration.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecConfiguration.cs
index a48671ee6..b1376b6a0 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecConfiguration.cs
@@ -31,15 +31,8 @@ public static class CrowdSecConfiguration
 
     public static CrowdSecSettings Settings { get; private set; }
 
-    public static void Configure()
+    public static void Load()
     {
-        // Idempotent: this Configure() is auto-discovered and also called explicitly by the reporter,
-        // so guard against a redundant second load.
-        if (Settings != null)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         var path = Path.Join(Core.BaseDirectory, _path);
 
         if (File.Exists(path))
diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecReporter.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecReporter.cs
index 1e44dcf1c..7d2492c37 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecReporter.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Misc/CrowdSec/CrowdSecReporter.cs
@@ -69,9 +69,14 @@ public sealed class CrowdSecReporter : IBanReporter
     /// </summary>
     public int SendFailureCount => _sendFailures;
 
-    public void Configure()
+    public static void Configure()
     {
-        CrowdSecConfiguration.Configure();
+        BanChannel.Register(new CrowdSecReporter());
+    }
+
+    public void Register()
+    {
+        CrowdSecConfiguration.Load();
         _settings ??= CrowdSecConfiguration.Settings;
     }