diff --git a/ctrl/json-db.ini b/ctrl/json-db.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..43b5e8a2d0f290cf0c41b5e7420eb16f7fcad056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ctrl/json-db.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+;database save interval (in seconds)
+	save_interval = 300
+	
+;keep data file human readable?
+	keep_readable = false
diff --git a/ctrl/modopts.ini b/ctrl/modopts.ini
index c7b2d662d0f10fded31bce79f0b875a15633a4d4..048be9dfd19fb24ba9b60dbb1e9b243b6c5f5d1c 100644
--- a/ctrl/modopts.ini
+++ b/ctrl/modopts.ini
@@ -42,9 +42,3 @@
 ;default host: bbs.thebrokenbubble.com
 	port = 10088
 ;default port: 10088
-
-[jsondb]
-;database save interval (in seconds)
-	save_interval = 300
-;keep data file human readable?
-	readable = false
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