diff --git a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
index 020ec39..a13cc4d 100644
--- a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
+++ b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from dzgui.config import update
 from dzgui.config.query import lookup
 from dzgui.config.userprefs import UserPrefs
 from dzgui.controllers.emitter import Emitter
+from dzgui.managers.config import ConfigManager
 from dzgui.managers.contextmenu import ContextMenuManager
 from dzgui.model.filtered_model import FilteredModelManager
 from dzgui.model.servers import ServerModelManager
@@ -108,13 +109,11 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
         self.prefs: UserPrefs
         self.cleanup_func: StoredFunc = None
 
-        # self.config_man = ConfigManager()
-
         self.emitter = Emitter()
         self.emitter.connect("map_selection_changed", self._on_map_selection_changed)
         self.emitter.connect("check_toggled", self._on_check_toggled)
         self.emitter.connect("servers_loaded_init", self._on_servers_loaded_init)
-        #self.emitter.connect("servers_loaded", self._on_servers_loaded)
+        # self.emitter.connect("servers_loaded", self._on_servers_loaded)
 
         # NOTE: suppress requests until entire UI is loaded
         self.loaded = False
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
         return self.prefs
 
     def set_prefs(self, prefs: UserPrefs) -> None:
-        # self.config_man.set_prefs()
+        self.config_man = ConfigManager(prefs)
         self.prefs = prefs
 
     def query_config(self, key: Preferences) -> str | bool | list:
@@ -346,6 +345,7 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
             dialog.run()
             # TODO: suppress signals
             # then reenable (or it spawns dialog twice)
+            # TODO: do this on demand for certain changes
             self.mediator.grid.notebook.settings.populate_settings()
             return
 
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
         store = self.get_map_store()
         self.emitter.emit("load_maps", store)
 
-    #def _on_servers_loaded(self, emitter: "Emitter", tab: "ServerTab") -> None:
+    # def _on_servers_loaded(self, emitter: "Emitter", tab: "ServerTab") -> None:
     #    return
     #    # NOTE: workaround for GTK bug where fullscreen causes headers to vanish when model is None
     #    # TODO: this should be internal to servers page
@@ -960,3 +960,6 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
 
     def get_menu(self) -> "MenuTreeView":
         return self.mediator.menu
+
+    def get_config_man(self) -> ConfigManager:
+        return self.config_man
diff --git a/dzgui/model/servers.py b/dzgui/model/servers.py
index 8647944..87a8bdf 100644
--- a/dzgui/model/servers.py
+++ b/dzgui/model/servers.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from dzgui.const.constants import (
     APPID_DAYZ,
     APPID_DAYZ_EXP,
 )
+from dzgui.managers.config import ConfigManager
 from dzgui.managers.thread_man import call_on_thread, StoredFunc, ThreadingManager
 from dzgui.util.strings import api_warn_msg, dialog
 from dzgui.views.dialogs.generic import ExceptionDialog
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ class ServerModelManager:
 
     @call_on_thread(dialog.fetching)
     def _dump_api(self) -> None:
-        key = self.controller.query_config(Preferences.STEAM)
+        config_man = self.controller.get_config_man()
+        key = config_man.lookup(Preferences.STEAM)
         job = Servers.query_api
         params = Servers.params
         servers = []
@@ -191,11 +193,9 @@ class ServerModelManager:
         filter_man = self._get_filter_man()
         model = filter_man.get_control()
 
-        # TODO: make this a method of ConfigManager
         fqip = Servers.response_to_fq_ip(res)
-        ips = self.controller.query_config(Preferences.IP_LIST)
-        ips.append(fqip)
-        self.controller.update_config(Preferences.IP_LIST, ips)
+        config_man = self.controller.get_config_man()
+        config_man.add_saved_server(fqip)
 
         if model is not None:
             # NOTE: single record insertion
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ class ServerModelManager:
         self._dump_ips(rows)
 
     def _dump_favorites(self) -> None:
-        ips = self.controller.query_config(Preferences.IP_LIST)
+        config_man = self.controller.get_config_man()
+        ips = config_man.lookup(Preferences.IP_LIST)
         self.thread_man.set_job_count(len(ips))
 
         # TODO: customize statusbar to mention how records can be added via contextmenu
diff --git a/dzgui/views/pages/servers.py b/dzgui/views/pages/servers.py
index e03b25d..509bfd6 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/pages/servers.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/pages/servers.py
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ class ServerNotebook(Gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         if self.controller.loaded is False:
             return
 
+        # TODO: wipe statusbar when changing pages
+
         label = self.notebook.get_tab_label_text(child)
         if label is None:
             return