diff --git a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/hyprctl.cpp b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/hyprctl.cpp
index df86af592..25ed8014e 100644
--- a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/hyprctl.cpp
+++ b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/hyprctl.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,21 @@ using namespace Hyprutils::Memory;
 #define UP CUniquePointer
 #define SP CSharedPointer
 
-static std::string getCommandStdOut(std::string command) {
+static constexpr auto CONFIGURED_DESCRIPTION_VALUES = R"(
+    def matches($name; $default; $current):
+        ([.[] | select(.name == $name)] |
+            length == 1 and
+            .[0].default == $default and
+            .[0].current == $current);
+
+    matches("general:border_size"; 1; 2) and
+    matches("general:snap:enabled"; false; true) and
+    matches("decoration:rounding"; 0; 10) and
+    matches("master:new_status"; "slave"; "master") and
+    matches("scrolling:follow_min_visible"; 0.4; 1)
+)";
+
+static std::string    getCommandStdOut(std::string command) {
     CProcess process("bash", {"-c", command});
     process.addEnv("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE", HIS);
     process.runSync();
@@ -25,6 +39,13 @@ static std::string getCommandStdOut(std::string command) {
     return stdOut.substr(0, stdOut.length() - 1);
 }
 
+static bool descriptionsMatch(const std::string& filter) {
+    CProcess jqProc("bash", {"-c", std::format("hyprctl descriptions | jq -e '{}'", filter)});
+    jqProc.addEnv("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE", HIS);
+    jqProc.runSync();
+    return jqProc.exitCode() == 0;
+}
+
 static void setWindowProp(const std::string& selector, const std::string& prop, const std::string& value) {
     getFromSocket(std::format("/dispatch hl.dsp.window.set_prop({{ window = '{}', prop = '{}', value = '{}' }})", selector, prop, value));
 }
@@ -160,10 +181,31 @@ TEST_CASE(hyprctlSubmap) {
 }
 
 TEST_CASE(hyprctlJsonErrors) {
-    CProcess jqProc("bash", {"-c", "hyprctl descriptions | jq"});
-    jqProc.addEnv("HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE", HIS);
-    jqProc.runSync();
-    EXPECT(jqProc.exitCode(), 0);
+    EXPECT(descriptionsMatch(R"(type == "array")"), true);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE(hyprctlDescriptionsCurrentValues) {
+    EXPECT(descriptionsMatch(CONFIGURED_DESCRIPTION_VALUES), true);
+
+    OK(getFromSocket(
+        "/eval hl.config({ general = { border_size = 7, snap = { enabled = false } }, master = { new_status = 'inherit' }, scrolling = { follow_min_visible = 0.625 } })"));
+
+    EXPECT(descriptionsMatch(R"(
+        def matches($name; $default; $current):
+            ([.[] | select(.name == $name)] |
+                length == 1 and
+                .[0].default == $default and
+                .[0].current == $current);
+
+        matches("general:border_size"; 1; 7) and
+        matches("general:snap:enabled"; false; false) and
+        matches("master:new_status"; "slave"; "inherit") and
+        matches("scrolling:follow_min_visible"; 0.4; 0.625)
+    )"),
+           true);
+
+    OK(getFromSocket("/reload"));
+    EXPECT(descriptionsMatch(CONFIGURED_DESCRIPTION_VALUES), true);
 }
 
 TEST_CASE(hyprctlBindsJson) {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index b1b4200ca..8a43154ed 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "supplementary/jeremy/Jeremy.hpp"
 #include "lua/ConfigManager.hpp"
 #include "../debug/log/Logger.hpp"
+#include "values/ConfigValues.hpp"
 
 #include <hyprutils/path/Path.hpp>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ bool Config::initConfigManager() {
         }
     }
 
+    for (const auto& v : Values::CONFIG_VALUES) {
+        v->commence();
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -61,4 +66,4 @@ const char* Config::typeToString(eConfigManagerType t) {
         case CONFIG_LUA: return "lua";
         default: return "error";
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.cpp
index fd90bff81..6382f4073 100644
--- a/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ CConfigManager::SDeviceConfig::SDeviceConfig() {
 
 CConfigManager::CConfigManager() : m_mainConfigPath(Supplementary::Jeremy::getMainConfigPath()->path) {
     for (const auto& v : Values::CONFIG_VALUES) {
-        m_configValues.emplace(luaConfigValueName(v->name()), fromGenericValue(v));
+        registerValue(luaConfigValueName(v->name()).c_str(), fromGenericValue(v));
     }
 
     m_configValues["autogenerated"] = fromGenericValue(makeShared<Values::CIntValue>("autogenerated", "whether the config is autogenerated or not", 0));
@@ -495,8 +495,8 @@ eConfigManagerType CConfigManager::type() {
     return CONFIG_LUA;
 }
 
-void CConfigManager::registerValue(const char* name, ILuaConfigValue* val) {
-    m_configValues.emplace(name, UP<ILuaConfigValue>(val));
+void CConfigManager::registerValue(const char* name, UP<ILuaConfigValue>&& val) {
+    m_configValues.emplace(name, std::move(val));
 }
 
 void CConfigManager::cleanTimers() {
diff --git a/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.hpp
index 9bf847877..1ed1e4b86 100644
--- a/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/lua/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace Config::Lua {
       private:
         void                                         reinitLuaState();
         void                                         postConfigReload();
-        void                                         registerValue(const char* name, ILuaConfigValue* val);
+        void                                         registerValue(const char* name, UP<ILuaConfigValue>&& val);
         void                                         cleanTimers();
         void                                         clearLuaLayoutProviders();
         void                                         clearHeldLuaRefs();