diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/Iris.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/Iris.java
index a695a786c..68a16c804 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/Iris.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/Iris.java
@@ -149,18 +149,10 @@ public class Iris extends VolmitPlugin
 	public void onEnable()
 	{
 		instance = this;
-		if (!new File("compat.json").exists()) {
-			msg("Creating Compat file");
-			try {
-				new File("compat.json").createNewFile();
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				msg("Could not forcefully initiate Compat");
-			}
-		}
 		try {
 			compat = IrisCompat.configured(getDataFile("compat.json"));
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			msg("Could not find Compat file despite forceful initiation");
+		} catch (IOException e){
+			// Do nothing. Everything continues properly but the exception is still there.
 		}
 		proj = new ProjectManager();
 		convert = new ConversionManager();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisCompat.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisCompat.java
index 3db32af2b..ee1e2ef24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisCompat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisCompat.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class IrisCompat
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static IrisCompat configured(File f)
+	public static IrisCompat configured(File f) throws IOException
 	{
 		IrisCompat def = new IrisCompat();
 		String defa =  new JSONObject(new Gson().toJson(def)).toString(4);
@@ -174,11 +174,13 @@ public class IrisCompat
 				def.getItemFilters().add(i);
 			}
 		}
-
-		catch(JsonSyntaxException | IOException e)
+		catch(JsonSyntaxException e)
 		{
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
+		catch(IOException e){
+			throw e;
+		}
 
 		return def;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/IO.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/IO.java
index aa9965e23..a19722976 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/IO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/util/IO.java
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public class IO
 		try {
 			fr = new FileReader(f);
 		} catch (IOException e) {
-			throw new IOException(e);
+			throw e;
 		}
 		BufferedReader bu = new BufferedReader(fr);
 		String c = "";