diff --git a/Projects/Server/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/Projects/Server/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index 15e44f823..3672438d5 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public static class ServerConfiguration
         _settings.Settings.TryGetValue(key, out var value) ? new ClientVersion(value) : defaultValue;
 
     public static string GetSetting(string key, string defaultValue) =>
-        _settings.Settings.TryGetValue(key, out var value) ? value : defaultValue;
+        _settings.Settings.GetValueOrDefault(key, defaultValue);
 
     public static int GetSetting(string key, int defaultValue)
     {
diff --git a/Projects/Server/Main.cs b/Projects/Server/Main.cs
index 863d9f9e8..2276a8b20 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Main.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Main.cs
@@ -455,14 +455,16 @@ public static class Core
 
     public static void RunEventLoop()
     {
-        try
-        {
 #if DEBUG
-            const bool idleCPU = true;
+        const bool isDebugMode = true;
 #else
-            var idleCPU = ServerConfiguration.GetOrUpdateSetting("core.enableIdleCPU", false);
+        const bool isDebugMode = false;
 #endif
 
+        var idleCPU = ServerConfiguration.GetSetting("core.enableIdleCPU", isDebugMode);
+
+        try
+        {
             var cycleCount = _cyclesPerSecond.Length;
             var last = _tickCount;
             const int interval = 100;