diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/Flag.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/Flag.java
index ffb5122f9..1c60818fd 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/Flag.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/Flag.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class Flag {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if you provide inadequate inputs
      */
     public Flag(final AbstractFlag key, final String value) {
-        final char[] allowedCharacters = new char[]{'[', ']', '(', ')', ',', '_', '-', '.', ',', '?', '!', '&', '�'};
+        final char[] allowedCharacters = new char[]{'[', ']', '(', ')', ',', '_', '-', '.', ',', '?', '!', '&', ':', '§'};
         String tempValue = value;
         for (final char c : allowedCharacters) {
             tempValue = tempValue.replace(c, 'c');
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/WorldGenerator.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/WorldGenerator.java
index 40805a6c5..3556995f2 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/WorldGenerator.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/generator/WorldGenerator.java
@@ -179,16 +179,7 @@ public class WorldGenerator extends PlotGenerator {
         super(world);
 
         if (this.plotworld == null) {
-            this.plotworld = new DefaultPlotWorld(world);
-            if (!PlotMain.config.contains("worlds." + world)) {
-                PlotMain.config = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(PlotMain.configFile);
-                PlotMain.config.createSection("worlds." + world);
-            }
-            final ConfigurationSection section = PlotMain.config.getConfigurationSection("worlds." + world);
-            this.plotworld.saveConfiguration(section);
-            this.plotworld.loadDefaultConfiguration(section);
-            this.plotworld.loadConfiguration(section);
-            PlotMain.sendConsoleSenderMessage("&cFailed to load the plotworld settings from the configuration. Attempting to reload it");
+            this.plotworld = (DefaultPlotWorld) PlotMain.getWorldSettings(world);
         }
 
         this.plotsize = this.plotworld.PLOT_WIDTH;
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualsites/translation/TranslationObject.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualsites/translation/TranslationObject.java
index e2f084bfd..a5caea172 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualsites/translation/TranslationObject.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualsites/translation/TranslationObject.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class TranslationObject {
             creationDescription = "";
         }
         for (char c : key.toCharArray()) {
-            if (!Character.isDigit(c) && !Character.isAlphabetic(c) && c != '_' && c != '&' && c != '§' && c != ':') {
+            if (!Character.isDigit(c) && !Character.isAlphabetic(c) && c != '_' && c != '&' && c != '§' && c != ':') {
                 throw new RuntimeException(
                         String.format("Translation: '%s' is invalid (Character: '%s') - Only alphanumeric + (\\, _, &, §, :) charcters are allowed",
                                 key, c + ""
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualsites/translation/bukkit/BukkitTranslation.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualsites/translation/bukkit/BukkitTranslation.java
index 58a958d0e..031c13bbf 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualsites/translation/bukkit/BukkitTranslation.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualsites/translation/bukkit/BukkitTranslation.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class BukkitTranslation {
     public static String convert(TranslationAsset asset) {
         // In some cases newline can screw stuff up, so I added a new character thing
         // &- = new line
-        return asset.getTranslated().replace("&-", "\n").replace('&', '§');
+        return asset.getTranslated().replace("&-", "\n").replace('&', '§');
     }
 
     /**