diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/ModelComponent.cpp b/dGame/dComponents/ModelComponent.cpp
index 77be989c3..c39864dff 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/ModelComponent.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/ModelComponent.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@ ModelComponent::ModelComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID) : Comp
 	m_IsPaused = false;
 	m_NumListeningInteract = 0;
 
-	m_userModelID = m_Parent->GetVarAs<LWOOBJID>(u"userModelID");
 	RegisterMsg(&ModelComponent::OnRequestUse);
 	RegisterMsg(&ModelComponent::OnResetModelToDefaults);
 	RegisterMsg(&ModelComponent::OnGetObjectReportInfo);
 }
 
+// The level config: the user model this is
+void ModelComponent::LoadConfigData() {
+	m_userModelID = m_Parent->GetVarAs<LWOOBJID>(u"userModelID");
+}
+
 bool ModelComponent::OnResetModelToDefaults(GameMessages::ResetModelToDefaults& reset) {
 	if (reset.bResetBehaviors) for (auto& behavior : m_Behaviors) behavior.HandleMsg(reset);
 
diff --git a/dGame/dComponents/ModelComponent.h b/dGame/dComponents/ModelComponent.h
index 0128e3142..9cfabe428 100644
--- a/dGame/dComponents/ModelComponent.h
+++ b/dGame/dComponents/ModelComponent.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public:
 
 	ModelComponent(Entity* parent, const int32_t componentID);
 
+	void LoadConfigData() override;
+
 	void LoadBehaviors();
 	void Run(float deltaTime) override;