diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index d03ff4f7..5e301589 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		[Description("String that is used when kicking people when the server is full.")] public string ServerFullReason =
 			"Server is full";
 
+	    [Description("String that is used when a user is kicked due to not being on the whitelist.")] public string WhitelistKickReason = "You are not on the whitelist.";
+
 		[Description("String that is used when kicking people when the server is full with no reserved slots.")] public string
 			ServerFullNoReservedReason = "Server is full. No reserved slots open.";
 
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 9fc3aabb..7fd56bb5 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 			if (!FileTools.OnWhitelist(player.IP))
 			{
-				Utils.ForceKick(player, "Not on whitelist.");
+				Utils.ForceKick(player, Config.WhitelistKickReason);
 				handler.Handled = true;
 				return;
 			}