diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/AbstractConfigurationNode.java b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/AbstractConfigurationNode.java
index 4cc0d773a..807561c4c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/AbstractConfigurationNode.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/AbstractConfigurationNode.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ protected AbstractConfigurationNode(final @Nullable A parent, final A copyOf) {
      */
     static <V> V storeDefault(final ConfigurationNode node, final V defValue) {
         requireNonNull(defValue, "defValue");
-        if (node.getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults()) {
+        if (node.getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults()) {
             node.setValue(defValue);
         }
         return defValue;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static <V> V storeDefault(final ConfigurationNode node, final V defValue) {
 
     static <V> V storeDefault(final ConfigurationNode node, final Type type, final V defValue) throws ObjectMappingException {
         requireNonNull(defValue, "defValue");
-        if (node.getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults()) {
+        if (node.getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults()) {
             node.setValue(type, defValue);
         }
         return defValue;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/ConfigurationNode.java b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/ConfigurationNode.java
index 36173c468..cb106d944 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/ConfigurationNode.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/ConfigurationNode.java
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ default String getString(final String def) {
         if (value != null) {
             return value;
         }
-        if (getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults()) {
+        if (getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults()) {
             setValue(def);
         }
         return def;
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ default float getFloat(float def) {
         if (val != null) {
             return val;
         }
-        if (getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults() && def != NUMBER_DEF) {
+        if (getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults() && def != NUMBER_DEF) {
             setValue(def);
         }
         return def;
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ default double getDouble(double def) {
         if (val != null) {
             return val;
         }
-        if (getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults() && def != NUMBER_DEF) {
+        if (getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults() && def != NUMBER_DEF) {
             setValue(def);
         }
         return def;
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ default int getInt(int def) {
         if (val != null) {
             return val;
         }
-        if (getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults() && def != NUMBER_DEF) {
+        if (getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults() && def != NUMBER_DEF) {
             setValue(def);
         }
         return def;
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ default long getLong(long def) {
         if (val != null) {
             return val;
         }
-        if (getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults() && def != NUMBER_DEF) {
+        if (getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults() && def != NUMBER_DEF) {
             setValue(def);
         }
         return def;
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ default boolean getBoolean(boolean def) {
         if (val != null) {
             return val;
         }
-        if (getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults()) {
+        if (getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults()) {
             setValue(def);
         }
         return def;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/ConfigurationOptions.java b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/ConfigurationOptions.java
index 2f95ceccc..8c7950b4e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/ConfigurationOptions.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/ConfigurationOptions.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public ConfigurationOptions withMapFactory(final MapFactory mapFactory) {
             return this;
         }
         return new AutoValue_ConfigurationOptions(mapFactory, getHeader(), getSerializers(), getNativeTypes(),
-                shouldCopyDefaults(), isImplicitInitialization());
+                getShouldCopyDefaults(), isImplicitInitialization());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public ConfigurationOptions withHeader(final @Nullable String header) {
             return this;
         }
         return new AutoValue_ConfigurationOptions(getMapFactory(), header, getSerializers(), getNativeTypes(),
-                shouldCopyDefaults(), isImplicitInitialization());
+                getShouldCopyDefaults(), isImplicitInitialization());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public ConfigurationOptions withSerializers(final TypeSerializerCollection seria
             return this;
         }
         return new AutoValue_ConfigurationOptions(getMapFactory(), getHeader(), serializers, getNativeTypes(),
-                shouldCopyDefaults(), isImplicitInitialization());
+                getShouldCopyDefaults(), isImplicitInitialization());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public ConfigurationOptions withNativeTypes(final @Nullable Set<Class<?>> native
             return this;
         }
         return new AutoValue_ConfigurationOptions(getMapFactory(), getHeader(), getSerializers(),
-                nativeTypes == null ? null : UnmodifiableCollections.copyOf(nativeTypes), shouldCopyDefaults(), isImplicitInitialization());
+                nativeTypes == null ? null : UnmodifiableCollections.copyOf(nativeTypes), getShouldCopyDefaults(), isImplicitInitialization());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -220,19 +220,19 @@ public ConfigurationOptions withNativeTypes(final @Nullable Set<Class<?>> native
      *
      * @return Whether defaults should be copied into value
      */
-    public abstract boolean shouldCopyDefaults();
+    public abstract boolean getShouldCopyDefaults();
 
     /**
      * Creates a new {@link ConfigurationOptions} instance, with the specified
      * 'copy defaults' setting set, and all other settings copied from
      * this instance.
      *
-     * @see #shouldCopyDefaults() for information on what this method does
+     * @see #getShouldCopyDefaults() for information on what this method does
      * @param shouldCopyDefaults whether to copy defaults
      * @return updated options object
      */
     public ConfigurationOptions withShouldCopyDefaults(final boolean shouldCopyDefaults) {
-        if (this.shouldCopyDefaults() == shouldCopyDefaults) {
+        if (this.getShouldCopyDefaults() == shouldCopyDefaults) {
             return this;
         }
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ public ConfigurationOptions withImplicitInitialization(final boolean implicitIni
         }
 
         return new AutoValue_ConfigurationOptions(getMapFactory(), getHeader(), getSerializers(), getNativeTypes(),
-                shouldCopyDefaults(), implicitInitialization);
+                getShouldCopyDefaults(), implicitInitialization);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/objectmapping/ObjectMapperImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/objectmapping/ObjectMapperImpl.java
index efda1b682..fb444b5b4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/objectmapping/ObjectMapperImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/objectmapping/ObjectMapperImpl.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ final V load0(final ConfigurationNode source, final CheckedFunction<I, V, Object
                 // load field into intermediate object
                 field.deserializer().accept(intermediate, newVal, implicitInitializer);
 
-                if (newVal == null && source.getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults()) {
+                if (newVal == null && source.getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults()) {
                     if (unseenFields == null) {
                         unseenFields = new ArrayList<>();
                     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/reference/ValueReferenceImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/reference/ValueReferenceImpl.java
index 1619a8762..7761881fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/reference/ValueReferenceImpl.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/reference/ValueReferenceImpl.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ValueReferenceImpl<@Nullable T, N extends ScopedConfigurationNode<N>> impl
         final @Nullable T possible = this.serializer.deserialize(this.type.getType(), node);
         if (possible != null) {
             return possible;
-        } else if (defaultVal != null && node.getOptions().shouldCopyDefaults()) {
+        } else if (defaultVal != null && node.getOptions().getShouldCopyDefaults()) {
             this.serializer.serialize(this.type.getType(), defaultVal, node);
         }
         return defaultVal;