diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/bukkit/migration/ConfigurationPermissionsResolver.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/bukkit/migration/ConfigurationPermissionsResolver.java
index ffd02e20b..2fe2fe96b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/bukkit/migration/ConfigurationPermissionsResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/bukkit/migration/ConfigurationPermissionsResolver.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration;
+import org.bukkit.util.config.ConfigurationNode;
 
 public class ConfigurationPermissionsResolver implements PermissionsResolver {
     private Configuration config;
@@ -35,6 +36,16 @@ public class ConfigurationPermissionsResolver implements PermissionsResolver {
     public ConfigurationPermissionsResolver(Configuration config) {
         this.config = config;
     }
+
+    public static void generateDefaultPerms(Configuration config) {
+        config.setProperty("permissions.groups.default.permissions", new String[] {
+                "worldedit.reload",
+                "worldedit.selection.*",
+                "worlds.creative.worldedit.region.*"});
+        config.setProperty("permissions.groups.admins.permissions", new String[]{"*"});
+        config.setProperty("permissions.users.sk89q.permissions", new String[]{"worldedit.*"});
+        config.setProperty("permissions.users.sk89q.groups", new String[]{"admins"});
+    }
     
     public void load() {
         userGroups = new HashMap<String,Set<String>>();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/bukkit/migration/PermissionsResolverManager.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/bukkit/migration/PermissionsResolverManager.java
index aa824cf35..0ec366f11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/bukkit/migration/PermissionsResolverManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/bukkit/migration/PermissionsResolverManager.java
@@ -19,34 +19,58 @@
 
 package com.sk89q.bukkit.migration;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 import org.bukkit.util.config.Configuration;
 
 public class PermissionsResolverManager implements PermissionsResolver {
-    private Configuration config;
+    private static final String CONFIG_HEADER = "#\r\n" +
+            "# WEPIF Configuration File\r\n" +
+            "#\r\n" +
+            "# This file handles permissions configuration for every plugin using WEPIF\r\n" +
+            "#\r\n" +
+            "# About editing this file:\r\n" +
+            "# - DO NOT USE TABS. You MUST use spaces or Bukkit will complain. If\r\n" +
+            "#   you use an editor like Notepad++ (recommended for Windows users), you\r\n" +
+            "#   must configure it to \"replace tabs with spaces.\" In Notepad++, this can\r\n" +
+            "#   be changed in Settings > Preferences > Language Menu.\r\n" +
+            "# - Don't get rid of the indents. They are indented so some entries are\r\n" +
+            "#   in categories (like \"enforce-single-session\" is in the \"protection\"\r\n" +
+            "#   category.\r\n" +
+            "# - If you want to check the format of this file before putting it\r\n" +
+            "#   into WEPIF, paste it into http://yaml-online-parser.appspot.com/\r\n" +
+            "#   and see if it gives \"ERROR:\".\r\n" +
+            "# - Lines starting with # are comments and so they are ignored.\r\n" +
+            "#\r\n" +
+            "# About Configuration Permissions\r\n" +
+            "# - See http://wiki.sk89q.com/wiki/WorldEdit/Permissions/Bukkit\r\n" +
+            "# - Now with multiworld support (see example)\r\n" +
+            "\r\n";
+
     private Server server;
     private PermissionsResolver perms;
+    private Configuration permsConfig;
     private String name;
     private Logger logger;
-    
+
     public PermissionsResolverManager(Configuration config, Server server, String name, Logger logger) {
-        this.config = config;
         this.server = server;
         this.name = name;
         this.logger = logger;
-        
+        loadConfig(new File("wepif.yml")); // TODO: config migration, maybe
         findResolver();
     }
-    
     public void findResolver() {
         if (tryDinnerPerms()) return;
         if (tryPluginPermissionsResolver()) return;
         if (tryNijiPermissions()) return;
         if (tryFlatFilePermissions()) return;
         
-        perms = new ConfigurationPermissionsResolver(config);
+        perms = new ConfigurationPermissionsResolver(permsConfig);
         logger.info(name + ": No known permissions plugin detected. Using configuration file for permissions.");
     }
     
@@ -85,7 +109,7 @@ public class PermissionsResolverManager implements PermissionsResolver {
     }
 
     private boolean tryDinnerPerms() {
-        if (!config.getBoolean("permissions.dinner-perms", true))
+        if (!permsConfig.getBoolean("dinnerperms", true))
             return false;
         perms = new DinnerPermsResolver(server);
         logger.info(name + ": Using the Bukkit Permissions API.");
@@ -123,4 +147,36 @@ public class PermissionsResolverManager implements PermissionsResolver {
         return perms.getGroups(player);
     }
 
+    private boolean loadConfig(File file) {
+        boolean isUpdated = false;
+        if (!file.exists()) {
+            try {
+                file.createNewFile();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+        permsConfig = new Configuration(file);
+        permsConfig.load();
+        List<String> keys = permsConfig.getKeys();
+            permsConfig.setHeader(CONFIG_HEADER);
+        if (!keys.contains("dinnerperms")) {
+            permsConfig.setProperty("dinnerperms", permsConfig.getBoolean("dinner-perms", true));
+            isUpdated = true;
+        }
+        if (keys.contains("dinner-perms")) {
+            permsConfig.removeProperty("dinner-perms");
+            isUpdated = true;
+        }
+        if (!keys.contains("permissions")) {
+            ConfigurationPermissionsResolver.generateDefaultPerms(permsConfig);
+            isUpdated = true;
+        }
+        if (isUpdated) {
+            logger.info("WEPIF: Updated config file");
+            permsConfig.save();
+        }
+        return isUpdated;
+    }
+
 }