diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github/config/GitHubPluginConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github/config/GitHubPluginConfig.java
index cf06865f4..e358fda7b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github/config/GitHubPluginConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/github/config/GitHubPluginConfig.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class GitHubPluginConfig extends GlobalConfiguration {
 
     public GitHubPluginConfig() {
         getConfigFile().getXStream().alias("github-server-config", GitHubServerConfig.class);
+        getConfigFile().getXStream().alias(GITHUB_PLUGIN_CONFIGURATION_ID, GitHubPluginConfig.class);
         load();
     }