diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index fccf37fc..ee26dd0a 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -2881,6 +2881,8 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", function ()
     end)
 
     CreateGUIEntry(T["Chat"], nil, function()
+      -- a nop updater skips the reload prompt; the nop settings below
+      -- are read by AddMessage on every chat line
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable \"Loot & Spam\" Chat Window"], C.chat.right, "enable", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Inputbox Width"], C.chat.text, "input_width")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Inputbox Height"], C.chat.text, "input_height")
@@ -2889,20 +2891,20 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", function ()
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Show Items On Mouseover"], C.chat.text, "mouseover", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Chat Default Brackets"], C.chat.text, "bracket", nil, nil, nil, nil, "STRING")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Timestamps"], C.chat.text, "time", "checkbox")
-      CreateConfig(nil, T["Timestamp Format"], C.chat.text, "timeformat", nil, nil, nil, nil, "STRING")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Timestamp Format"], C.chat.text, "timeformat", nil, nil, nil, nil, "STRING")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Timestamp Brackets"], C.chat.text, "timebracket", nil, nil, nil, nil, "STRING")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Timestamp Color"], C.chat.text, "timecolor", "color")
       -- read each time chat copy opens, so no reload
-      CreateConfig(function() end, T["Show Timestamps In Chat Copy"], C.chat.text, "copytime", "checkbox")
-      CreateConfig(nil, T["Hide Channel Names"], C.chat.text, "channelnumonly", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Show Timestamps In Chat Copy"], C.chat.text, "copytime", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Hide Channel Names"], C.chat.text, "channelnumonly", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Generate Playerlinks"], C.chat.text, "playerlinks", "checkbox")
-      CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable URL Detection"], C.chat.text, "detecturl", "checkbox")
-      CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Class Colors"], C.chat.text, "classcolor", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Enable URL Detection"], C.chat.text, "detecturl", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Enable Class Colors"], C.chat.text, "classcolor", "checkbox")
       local _, playerRace = UnitRace("player")
-      CreateConfig(nil, T["Show Faction Icons"] .. " " .. GetFactionIcon(playerRace), C.chat.text, "factionicons", "checkbox")
-      CreateConfig(nil, T["Show Race Icons"] .. " " .. GetRaceIcon(playerRace, UnitSex("player")), C.chat.text, "raceicons", "checkbox")
-      CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Player Levels"], C.chat.text, "playerlevel", "checkbox")
-      CreateConfig(nil, T["Colorize Unknown Classes"], C.chat.text, "tintunknown", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Show Faction Icons"] .. " " .. GetFactionIcon(playerRace), C.chat.text, "factionicons", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Show Race Icons"] .. " " .. GetRaceIcon(playerRace, UnitSex("player")), C.chat.text, "raceicons", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Enable Player Levels"], C.chat.text, "playerlevel", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nop, T["Colorize Unknown Classes"], C.chat.text, "tintunknown", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Unknown Class Color"], C.chat.text, "unknowncolor", "color")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Left Chat Width"], C.chat.left, "width")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Left Chat Height"], C.chat.left, "height")