diff --git a/src/engine/client/client.cpp b/src/engine/client/client.cpp
index a3bf82298..1a710ea48 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/client.cpp
@@ -3315,10 +3315,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) // ignore_convention
 	pClient->InitInterfaces();
 
 	// execute config file
-	IOHANDLE file = pStorage->OpenFile(CONFIG_FILE, IOFLAG_READ, IStorage::TYPE_ALL);
-	if(file)
+	IOHANDLE File = pStorage->OpenFile(CONFIG_FILE, IOFLAG_READ, IStorage::TYPE_ALL);
+	if(File)
 	{
-		io_close(file);
+		io_close(File);
 		pConsole->ExecuteFile(CONFIG_FILE);
 	}
 	else // fallback
@@ -3327,10 +3327,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) // ignore_convention
 	}
 
 	// execute autoexec file
-	file = pStorage->OpenFile(AUTOEXEC_CLIENT_FILE, IOFLAG_READ, IStorage::TYPE_ALL);
-	if(file)
+	File = pStorage->OpenFile(AUTOEXEC_CLIENT_FILE, IOFLAG_READ, IStorage::TYPE_ALL);
+	if(File)
 	{
-		io_close(file);
+		io_close(File);
 		pConsole->ExecuteFile(AUTOEXEC_CLIENT_FILE);
 	}
 	else // fallback
@@ -3338,6 +3338,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) // ignore_convention
 		pConsole->ExecuteFile(AUTOEXEC_FILE);
 	}
 
+	if(g_Config.m_ClConfigVersion < 1)
+	{
+		g_Config.m_ClAntiPingPlayers = 1;
+		g_Config.m_ClAntiPingGrenade = 1;
+		g_Config.m_ClAntiPingWeapons = 1;
+	}
+	g_Config.m_ClConfigVersion = 1;
+
 	// parse the command line arguments
 	if(argc > 1) // ignore_convention
 		pConsole->ParseArguments(argc-1, &argv[1]); // ignore_convention
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
index 55397e986..3e1d108a6 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
+++ b/src/engine/shared/config_variables.h
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ MACRO_CONFIG_INT(InpJoystick, inp_joystick, 1, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT
 #else
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(InpJoystick, inp_joystick, 0, 0, 1, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Try to use a joystick as input")
 #endif
+MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClConfigVersion, cl_config_version, 0, 0, 0, CFGFLAG_CLIENT|CFGFLAG_SAVE, "The config version. Helps newer clients fix bugs with older configs.")
 
 // demo editor
 MACRO_CONFIG_INT(ClDemoSliceBegin, cl_demo_slice_begin, -1, 0, 0, CFGFLAG_SAVE|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, "Begin marker for demo slice")