diff --git a/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/ConfigManager.kt b/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/ConfigManager.kt
index 827c1fee..15270fdd 100644
--- a/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/ConfigManager.kt
+++ b/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/ConfigManager.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigRenderOptions
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigValue
 import com.typesafe.config.ConfigValueFactory
+import com.typesafe.config.parser.ConfigDocument
 import com.typesafe.config.parser.ConfigDocumentFactory
 import mu.KotlinLogging
 import java.io.File
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ open class ConfigManager {
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
     fun <T : ConfigModule> module(type: Class<T>): T = loadedModules[type] as T
 
+    private fun getUserConfig(): Config {
+        return userConfigFile.let {
+            ConfigFactory.parseFile(it)
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Load configs
      */
@@ -58,10 +65,7 @@ open class ConfigManager {
             )
 
         // Load user config
-        val userConfig =
-            userConfigFile.let {
-                ConfigFactory.parseFile(it)
-            }
+        val userConfig = getUserConfig()
 
         val config = ConfigFactory.empty()
             .withFallback(baseConfig)
@@ -105,6 +109,35 @@ open class ConfigManager {
         updateUserConfigFile(path, configValue)
         internalConfig = internalConfig.withValue(path, configValue)
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Makes sure the "UserConfig" is up-to-date.
+     *
+     *  - adds missing settings
+     *  - removes outdated settings
+     */
+    fun updateUserConfig() {
+        val serverConfigFile = File(javaClass.classLoader.getResource("server-reference.conf")?.file ?: return)
+        val serverConfig = ConfigFactory.parseFile(serverConfigFile)
+        val userConfig = getUserConfig()
+
+        val hasMissingSettings = serverConfig.entrySet().any { !userConfig.hasPath(it.key) }
+        val hasOutdatedSettings = userConfig.entrySet().any { !serverConfig.hasPath(it.key) }
+        val isUserConfigOutdated = hasMissingSettings || hasOutdatedSettings
+        if (!isUserConfigOutdated) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        logger.debug { "user config is out of date, updating... (missingSettings= $hasMissingSettings, outdatedSettings= $hasOutdatedSettings" }
+
+        val serverConfigDoc = ConfigDocumentFactory.parseFile(serverConfigFile)
+        userConfigFile.writeText(serverConfigDoc.render())
+
+        var newUserConfigDoc: ConfigDocument = serverConfigDoc
+        userConfig.entrySet().filter { serverConfig.hasPath(it.key) }.forEach { newUserConfigDoc = newUserConfigDoc.withValue(it.key, it.value) }
+
+        userConfigFile.writeText(newUserConfigDoc.render())
+    }
 }
 
 object GlobalConfigManager : ConfigManager()
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
index 4312438b..52065283 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ fun applicationSetup() {
     // start app
     androidCompat.startApp(App())
 
-    // create conf file if doesn't exist
+    // create or update conf file if doesn't exist
     try {
         val dataConfFile = File("${applicationDirs.dataRoot}/server.conf")
         if (!dataConfFile.exists()) {
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ fun applicationSetup() {
                     input.copyTo(output)
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            // make sure the user config file is up-to-date
+            GlobalConfigManager.updateUserConfig()
         }
     } catch (e: Exception) {
         logger.error("Exception while creating initial server.conf", e)