diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/GenericLoaders.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/GenericLoaders.java
index edf7024f4..ca8972492 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/GenericLoaders.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/GenericLoaders.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.MaterialSetLoader;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.ProbabilityCollectionLoader;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.RangeLoader;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config.FloraLayerTemplate;
-import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config.GridSpawnLoader;
+import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config.GridSpawnTemplate;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config.OreConfigLoader;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config.OreHolderLoader;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config.TreeLayerLoader;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class GenericLoaders implements LoaderRegistrar {
     public void register(TypeRegistry registry) {
         registry.registerLoader(ProbabilityCollection.class, new ProbabilityCollectionLoader())
                 .registerLoader(Range.class, new RangeLoader())
-                .registerLoader(GridSpawn.class, new GridSpawnLoader())
+                .registerLoader(GridSpawn.class, GridSpawnTemplate::new)
                 .registerLoader(PaletteHolder.class, new PaletteHolderLoader())
                 .registerLoader(PaletteLayerHolder.class, new PaletteLayerLoader())
                 .registerLoader(FloraLayer.class, FloraLayerTemplate::new)
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/GridSpawnLoader.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/GridSpawnLoader.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 493d0b0eb..000000000
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/GridSpawnLoader.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config;
-
-import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.ConfigLoader;
-import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.TypeLoader;
-import com.dfsek.terra.api.math.GridSpawn;
-
-import java.lang.reflect.Type;
-import java.util.Map;
-
-@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-public class GridSpawnLoader implements TypeLoader<GridSpawn> {
-    @Override
-    public GridSpawn load(Type type, Object o, ConfigLoader configLoader) {
-        Map<String, Integer> map = (Map<String, Integer>) o;
-        return new GridSpawn(map.get("width"), map.get("padding"), map.getOrDefault("salt", 0));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/GridSpawnTemplate.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/GridSpawnTemplate.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbd442600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/GridSpawnTemplate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config;
+
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.annotations.Default;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.annotations.Value;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.object.ObjectTemplate;
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.MetaValue;
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.math.GridSpawn;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("FieldMayBeFinal")
+public class GridSpawnTemplate implements ObjectTemplate<GridSpawn> {
+    @Value("width")
+    private MetaValue<Integer> width;
+
+    @Value("padding")
+    private MetaValue<Integer> padding;
+
+    @Value("salt")
+    @Default
+    private MetaValue<Integer> salt = MetaValue.of(0);
+
+    @Override
+    public GridSpawn get() {
+        return new GridSpawn(width.get(), padding.get(), salt.get());
+    }
+}