diff --git a/3ds/assets/romfs/config.json b/3ds/assets/romfs/config.json
index 940df32..26d2dd5 100644
--- a/3ds/assets/romfs/config.json
+++ b/3ds/assets/romfs/config.json
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@
 
   },
   "nand_saves": false,
-  "version": 2
+  "scan_cart": false,
+  "ftp-enabled": false,
+  "version": 3
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/3ds/include/configuration.hpp b/3ds/include/configuration.hpp
index 8d1d163..3a8f4cc 100644
--- a/3ds/include/configuration.hpp
+++ b/3ds/include/configuration.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
 
-#define CONFIG_VERSION 2
+#define CONFIG_VERSION 3
 
 class Configuration {
 public:
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public:
     bool filter(u64 id);
     bool favorite(u64 id);
     bool nandSaves(void);
+    bool shouldScanCard(void);
+    bool isFTPEnabled(void);
     std::vector<std::u16string> additionalSaveFolders(u64 id);
     std::vector<std::u16string> additionalExtdataFolders(u64 id);
 
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ private:
     nlohmann::json mJson;
     std::unordered_set<u64> mFilterIds, mFavoriteIds;
     std::unordered_map<u64, std::vector<std::u16string>> mAdditionalSaveFolders, mAdditionalExtdataFolders;
-    bool mNandSaves;
+    bool mNandSaves, mScanCard, mFTPEnabled;
     std::string BASEPATH = "/3ds/Checkpoint/config.json";
 };
 
diff --git a/3ds/source/configuration.cpp b/3ds/source/configuration.cpp
index a307495..6eb0a94 100644
--- a/3ds/source/configuration.cpp
+++ b/3ds/source/configuration.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 Configuration::Configuration(void)
 {
     // check for existing config.json files on the sd card, BASEPATH
-    if (!io::fileExists(Archive::sdmc(), StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16(BASEPATH.c_str()))) {
+    if (!mJson.is_object() || mJson.find("version") == mJson.end() || !mJson["version"].is_number_integer()) {
         store();
     }
 
@@ -41,11 +41,67 @@ Configuration::Configuration(void)
         store();
     }
     else {
-        // 3.4.2 -> 3.5.0
-        if (mJson["version"] < 2) {
+        if (mJson["version"] < CONFIG_VERSION) {
+            mJson["version"] = CONFIG_VERSION;
+            updateJson       = true;
+        }
+        if (!(mJson.contains("nand_saves") && mJson["nand_saves"].is_boolean())) {
+            mJson["nand_saves"] = false;
+            updateJson           = true;
+        }
+        if (!(mJson.contains("ftp-enabled") && mJson["ftp-enabled"].is_boolean())) {
+            mJson["ftp-enabled"] = false;
+            updateJson           = true;
+        }
+        if (!(mJson.contains("scan_cart") && mJson["scan_cart"].is_boolean())) {
+            mJson["scan_cart"] = false;
+            updateJson           = true;
+        }
+        if (!(mJson.contains("filter") && mJson["filter"].is_array())) {
+            mJson["filter"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+            updateJson      = true;
+        }
+        if (!(mJson.contains("favorites") && mJson["favorites"].is_array())) {
             mJson["favorites"] = nlohmann::json::array();
             updateJson         = true;
         }
+        if (!(mJson.contains("additional_save_folders") && mJson["additional_save_folders"].is_array())) {
+            mJson["additional_save_folders"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+            updateJson                       = true;
+        }
+        if (!(mJson.contains("additional_extdata_folders") && mJson["additional_extdata_folders"].is_array())) {
+            mJson["additional_extdata_folders"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+            updateJson                       = true;
+        }
+        // check every single entry in the arrays...
+        for (auto& obj : mJson["filter"]) {
+            if (!obj.is_string()) {
+                mJson["filter"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+                updateJson      = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        for (auto& obj : mJson["favorites"]) {
+            if (!obj.is_string()) {
+                mJson["favorites"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+                updateJson         = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        for (auto& obj : mJson["additional_save_folders"]) {
+            if (!obj.is_string()) {
+                mJson["additional_save_folders"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+                updateJson                       = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        for (auto& obj : mJson["additional_extdata_folders"]) {
+            if (!obj.is_string()) {
+                mJson["additional_extdata_folders"] = nlohmann::json::array();
+                updateJson                       = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     if (updateJson) {
@@ -65,8 +121,9 @@ Configuration::Configuration(void)
         mFavoriteIds.emplace(strtoull(id.c_str(), NULL, 16));
     }
 
-    // parse nand saves
     mNandSaves = mJson["nand_saves"];
+    mScanCard = mJson["scan_cart"];
+    mFTPEnabled = mJson["ftp-enabled"];
 
     // parse additional save folders
     auto js = mJson["additional_save_folders"];
@@ -148,4 +205,14 @@ std::vector<std::u16string> Configuration::additionalExtdataFolders(u64 id)
     std::vector<std::u16string> emptyvec;
     auto folders = mAdditionalExtdataFolders.find(id);
     return folders == mAdditionalExtdataFolders.end() ? emptyvec : folders->second;
+}
+
+bool Configuration::shouldScanCard(void)
+{
+    return mScanCard;
+}
+
+bool Configuration::isFTPEnabled(void)
+{
+    return mFTPEnabled;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/3ds/source/main.cpp b/3ds/source/main.cpp
index de73621..ac74559 100644
--- a/3ds/source/main.cpp
+++ b/3ds/source/main.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ int main()
         hidScanInput();
         hidTouchRead(&touch);
 
-        updateCard();
+        if (Configuration::getInstance().shouldScanCard()) {
+            updateCard();
+        }
 
         C3D_FrameBegin(C3D_FRAME_SYNCDRAW);
         g_screen->doDrawTop();
diff --git a/3ds/source/title.cpp b/3ds/source/title.cpp
index d7b5139..0cd0e90 100644
--- a/3ds/source/title.cpp
+++ b/3ds/source/title.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ void Title::load(void)
     mMedia = MEDIATYPE_SD;
     mCard  = CARD_CTR;
     memset(productCode, 0, 16);
-    mShortDescription  = StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16(" ");
-    mLongDescription   = StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16(" ");
-    mSavePath          = StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16(" ");
-    mExtdataPath       = StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16(" ");
+    mShortDescription  = StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16("");
+    mLongDescription   = StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16("");
+    mSavePath          = StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16("");
+    mExtdataPath       = StringUtils::UTF8toUTF16("");
     mIcon              = Gui::noIcon();
     mAccessibleSave    = false;
     mAccessibleExtdata = false;
@@ -946,8 +946,8 @@ void updateCard(void)
 
     FSUSER_CardSlotIsInserted(&cardIn);
     if (cardIn != oldCardIn) {
-        bool power;
         if (cardIn) {
+            bool power;
             FSUSER_CardSlotPowerOn(&power);
             while (!power) {
                 FSUSER_CardSlotGetCardIFPowerStatus(&power);