diff --git a/TrackingBackend/app/config.py b/TrackingBackend/app/config.py
index cbcba65..d523d0c 100644
--- a/TrackingBackend/app/config.py
+++ b/TrackingBackend/app/config.py
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ def trackers_position_validator(cls, value: list[TrackerConfig]) -> list[Tracker
 
 
 class ConfigManager(EyeTrackConfig, FileSystemEventHandler):
-    # TODO: Should the callback return the manager or the config?
-    def __init__(self, callback: Callable[[ConfigManager, EyeTrackConfig], None] | None = None, *args, **kwargs):
+    # callback function will a copy of the old config, the manager will have the new config
+    def __init__(self, callback: Callable[[EyeTrackConfig], None] | None = None, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.__callback = callback
         self.__logger = get_logger()
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ def start(self) -> ConfigManager:
         )
         self.__observer.start()
 
-        self.load()
+        # fire callbacks incase the config was modified while the server was offline
+        self.on_modified(FileModifiedEvent(CONFIG_FILE))  # this also loads the config
         return self
 
     def stop(self) -> None:
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ def on_modified(self, event: FileModifiedEvent) -> None:
             if self.load().model_dump() != old_config:
                 self.__logger.info("Config update detected, calling callbacks")
                 if self.__callback is not None:
-                    self.__callback(self, EyeTrackConfig(**old_config))
+                    self.__callback(EyeTrackConfig(**old_config))
 
     # endregion
 
diff --git a/TrackingBackend/app/etvr.py b/TrackingBackend/app/etvr.py
index 165908a..ffe4f45 100644
--- a/TrackingBackend/app/etvr.py
+++ b/TrackingBackend/app/etvr.py
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ def setup_trackers(self) -> None:
             for tracker in self.trackers:
                 tracker.stop()
 
+            self.trackers = []
             for tracker_config in self.config.trackers:
                 if tracker_config.enabled:
-                    # no need to create a new tracker if we already have one with the same uuid
-                    if tracker_config.uuid not in [tracker.uuid for tracker in self.trackers]:
-                        self.trackers.append(Tracker(self.config, tracker_config.uuid, self.manager, self.router))
+                    self.trackers.append(Tracker(self.config, tracker_config.uuid, self.manager, self.router))
+
         else:
             logger.error("Cannot setup trackers while ETVR is running!")
 
diff --git a/TrackingBackend/app/utils/process.py b/TrackingBackend/app/utils/process.py
index 882e11f..2950668 100644
--- a/TrackingBackend/app/utils/process.py
+++ b/TrackingBackend/app/utils/process.py
@@ -96,18 +96,17 @@ def set_affinity(self) -> None:
             self.logger.info(f"affinity={cpu_list} for process `{self.name}`")
             psutil.Process().cpu_affinity(cpu_list)
 
-    def on_config_modified(self, config: ConfigManager, old_config: EyeTrackConfig) -> None:
-        if config != old_config:
-            self.logger.debug(f"Config updated for process `{self.name}`")
-            self.debug = self.base_config.debug
-            self.on_config_update(self.base_config)
-            self.window._debug = self.base_config.debug
-            for tracker in self.base_config.trackers:
-                if tracker.uuid == self.uuid:
-                    old_tracker = old_config.get_tracker_by_uuid(self.uuid)
-                    if tracker != old_tracker:
-                        self.logger.info(f"Tracker config updated for process `{self.name}`")
-                        self.on_tracker_config_update(tracker)
+    def on_config_modified(self, old_config: EyeTrackConfig) -> None:
+        self.logger.debug(f"Config updated for process `{self.name}`")
+        self.debug = self.base_config.debug
+        self.on_config_update(self.base_config)
+        self.window._debug = self.base_config.debug
+        for tracker_config in self.base_config.trackers:
+            if tracker_config.uuid == self.uuid:
+                old_tracker = old_config.get_tracker_by_uuid(self.uuid)
+                if tracker_config != old_tracker:
+                    self.logger.info(f"Tracker config updated for process `{self.name}`")
+                    self.on_tracker_config_update(tracker_config)
 
     # endregion
 
@@ -119,6 +118,7 @@ def start(self) -> None:
             return
 
         try:
+            self.base_config.load()
             self.__shutdown_event.clear()
             self.logger.info(f"Starting Process `{self.name}`")
             self.__process = Process(target=self._run, name=f"{self.name}")