diff --git a/gamedir/amxmodx/data/gamedata/weaponmod.games/valve/settings.txt b/gamedir/amxmodx/data/gamedata/weaponmod.games/valve/settings.txt
index 3e0e60a..667ec71 100644
--- a/gamedir/amxmodx/data/gamedata/weaponmod.games/valve/settings.txt
+++ b/gamedir/amxmodx/data/gamedata/weaponmod.games/valve/settings.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		"Keys"
 		{
 			"reference_weapon"	"weapon_crowbar"
-			"reference_ammo"	"ammo_rpgclip"
+			"reference_ammobox"	"ammo_rpgclip"
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/wpnmod_config.cpp b/src/wpnmod_config.cpp
index 4bd28fa..6cd7cbf 100644
--- a/src/wpnmod_config.cpp
+++ b/src/wpnmod_config.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ cvar_t* cvar_mp_weaponstay = NULL;
 
 
 
+void CConfig::LoadGameData(void)
+{
+	m_pAmxxGameData = WpnMod_LoadGameConfigFile("weaponmod.games");
+}
+
 void CConfig::InitGameMod(void)
 {
 	m_bInited = true;
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@ void CConfig::ServerDeactivate(void)
 	UnsetHookVirtual(&g_PlayerPostThink_Hook);
 
 	m_pEquipEnt = NULL;
+	m_pAmxxGameData = nullptr;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/wpnmod_config.h b/src/wpnmod_config.h
index 7896d9d..5e0421b 100644
--- a/src/wpnmod_config.h
+++ b/src/wpnmod_config.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define _CONFIG_H
 
 #include "sdk/amxxmodule.h"
+#include "sdk/amxx_gameconfigs.h"
 
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ class CConfig
 	bool	m_bInited;
 	char	m_cfgpath[1024];
 	SUBMOD	m_GameMod;
+	IGameConfigPtr m_pAmxxGameData;
 
 public:
 	CConfig()
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ class CConfig
 	std::vector <StartAmmo*> m_pStartAmmoList;
 	std::vector <VirtualHookData*>	m_pBlockedItemsList;
 
+	void	LoadGameData		(void);
 	void	InitGameMod			(void);
 	void	SetConfigFile		(void);
 	char*	GetConfigFile		(void)	{ return &m_cfgpath[0]; };
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@ class CConfig
 	void	DecalPushList		(const char *name);
 	bool	IsItemBlocked		(const char *name);
 
+	//! @returns the game data config. Loaded from amxmodx/data/gamedata/weaponmod.games.
+	IGameConfig* GetGameData() { return m_pAmxxGameData.get(); }
+
 	static void ServerCommand	(void);
 	static bool ClientCommand	(edict_t *pEntity);
 };
diff --git a/src/wpnmod_hooks.cpp b/src/wpnmod_hooks.cpp
index 06b2309..ebcef28 100644
--- a/src/wpnmod_hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/wpnmod_hooks.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <cassert>
 #include "wpnmod_entity.h"
 #include "wpnmod_parse.h"
 #include "wpnmod_utils.h"
@@ -63,6 +64,20 @@ VirtualHookData g_PlayerSpawn_Hook		= VHOOK("player",			VO_Spawn,				Player_Spaw
 VirtualHookData g_PlayerPostThink_Hook	= VHOOK("player",			VO_Player_PostThink,	Player_PostThink);
 
 
+void Hooks_InitReferenceEntities()
+{
+	auto fnInitArray = [](const char* name, auto& arr)
+	{
+		assert(name);
+
+		for (VirtualHookData& i : arr)
+			i.classname = name;
+	};
+	
+	fnInitArray(gWeaponReference, g_CrowbarHooks);
+	fnInitArray(gAmmoBoxReference, g_AmmoBoxRefHooks);
+}
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 	void __fastcall AmmoBox_Spawn(void* pvItem)
 #else
diff --git a/src/wpnmod_hooks.h b/src/wpnmod_hooks.h
index 53027e3..a70e56c 100644
--- a/src/wpnmod_hooks.h
+++ b/src/wpnmod_hooks.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "wpnmod_utils.h"
 #include "wpnmod_vtable.h"
 
+void Hooks_InitReferenceEntities();
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 
@@ -169,12 +170,12 @@
 
 	#define VHOOK_WEAPON_REF(call)										\
 	{																	\
-		gWeaponReference, VO_##call, (void*)Weapon_##call, NULL, NULL,	\
+		nullptr, VO_##call, (void*)Weapon_##call, NULL, NULL,			\
 	}																	\
 
 	#define VHOOK_AMMOBOX_REF(call)											\
 	{																		\
-		gAmmoBoxReference, VO_##call, (void*)AmmoBox_##call, NULL, NULL,	\
+		nullptr, VO_##call, (void*)AmmoBox_##call, NULL, NULL,				\
 	}																		\
 
 	enum AmmoBoxRefHooks
diff --git a/src/wpnmod_items.cpp b/src/wpnmod_items.cpp
index 576fbba..9b703eb 100644
--- a/src/wpnmod_items.cpp
+++ b/src/wpnmod_items.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 
 CItems g_Items;
 
-const char* gWeaponReference = "weapon_crowbar";
-const char* gAmmoBoxReference = "ammo_rpgclip";
+const char* gWeaponReference;
+const char* gAmmoBoxReference;
 
 CItems::CItems()
 {
@@ -57,6 +57,28 @@ CItems::CItems()
 	memset(m_WeaponsInfo, 0, sizeof(m_WeaponsInfo));
 }
 
+void CItems::LoadGameData()
+{
+	// Load reference weapons
+	IGameConfig* pCfg = g_Config.GetGameData();
+	gWeaponReference = pCfg->GetKeyValue("reference_weapon");
+	if (!gWeaponReference)
+		WPNMOD_LOG("  reference_weapon not found\n");
+
+	gAmmoBoxReference = pCfg->GetKeyValue("reference_ammobox");
+	if (!gAmmoBoxReference)
+		WPNMOD_LOG("  reference_ammobox not found\n");
+
+	if (!gWeaponReference || !gAmmoBoxReference)
+	{
+		WPNMOD_LOG("Invalid WeaponMod setup. gamedata is missing.\n");
+		WPNMOD_LOG("The server will now crash. Goodbye.\n");
+		std::abort();
+	}
+
+	Hooks_InitReferenceEntities();
+}
+
 void CItems::AllocWeaponSlots(int slots, int positions)
 {
 	m_iMaxWeaponSlots = slots;
diff --git a/src/wpnmod_items.h b/src/wpnmod_items.h
index 9c02b66..2bbd857 100644
--- a/src/wpnmod_items.h
+++ b/src/wpnmod_items.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class CItems
 	int m_iMaxWeaponSlots;
 	int m_iMaxWeaponPositions;
 
+	void LoadGameData();
 	void AllocWeaponSlots			(int slots, int positions);
 	void FreeWeaponSlots			(void);
 	bool CheckSlots					(int iWeaponID);
diff --git a/src/wpnmod_main.cpp b/src/wpnmod_main.cpp
index 9ea5003..1c0b1a6 100644
--- a/src/wpnmod_main.cpp
+++ b/src/wpnmod_main.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ int AmxxCheckGame(const char* game)
 void OnAmxxAttach(void)
 {
 	MF_AddNatives(Natives);
+	g_Config.LoadGameData();
+	g_Items.LoadGameData();
 }
 
 // Called by Meta_Attach.
diff --git a/src/wpnmod_vtable.cpp b/src/wpnmod_vtable.cpp
index 257155c..1c69e8b 100644
--- a/src/wpnmod_vtable.cpp
+++ b/src/wpnmod_vtable.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <string>
-#include "sdk/amxx_gameconfigs.h"
 #include "wpnmod_vtable.h"
 #include "wpnmod_memory.h"
 #include "wpnmod_config.h"
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ void Vtable_Init(void)
 	g_OffsetInitializers[VO_AddAmmo] =			{ "CBasePlayerAmmo",	"AddAmmo" };
 
 	// Load offsets
-	IGameConfigPtr pWpnModCfg = WpnMod_LoadGameConfigFile("weaponmod.games");
+	IGameConfig* pWpnModCfg = g_Config.GetGameData();
 	IGameConfigPtr pAmxxCfg = WpnMod_LoadGameConfigFile("common.games");
 	bool anyNotFound = false;
 
@@ -137,10 +136,9 @@ void Vtable_Init(void)
 	}
 
 	// Load pev offset
-	IGameConfigPtr pEntityCfg = WpnMod_LoadGameConfigFile("common.games");
 	TypeDescription pevOffset;
 
-	if (!pEntityCfg->GetOffsetByClass("CBaseEntity", "pev", &pevOffset))
+	if (!pAmxxCfg->GetOffsetByClass("CBaseEntity", "pev", &pevOffset))
 	{
 		WPNMOD_LOG("CBaseEntity::pev offset not found\n");
 		std::abort();