diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/BukkitHuskSync.java b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/BukkitHuskSync.java
index befd0d79..2beaed0d 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/BukkitHuskSync.java
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/BukkitHuskSync.java
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ public class BukkitHuskSync extends JavaPlugin implements HuskSync, BukkitTask.S
             loadSettings();
             loadLocales();
             loadServer();
+            validateConfigFiles();
         });
 
         this.eventListener = createEventListener();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/ConfigProvider.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/ConfigProvider.java
index 0a576017..00f4ac48 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/ConfigProvider.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/ConfigProvider.java
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ public interface ConfigProvider {
         ));
     }
 
+    default void validateConfigFiles() {
+        // Validate server name is default
+        if (getServerName().equals("server")) {
+            getPlugin().log(Level.WARNING, "The server name set in ~/plugins/HuskSync/server.yml appears to" +
+                    "be unchanged from the default (currently set to: \"server\"). Please check that this value has" +
+                    "been updated to match the case-sensitive ID of this server in your proxy config file!");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get a plugin resource
      *
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/FabricHuskSync.java b/fabric/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/FabricHuskSync.java
index c00a400f..3e1c661b 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/FabricHuskSync.java
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/FabricHuskSync.java
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ public class FabricHuskSync implements DedicatedServerModInitializer, HuskSync,
             loadSettings();
             loadLocales();
             loadServer();
+            validateConfigFiles();
         });
 
         // Register commands