diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Bots/Instructions/HunterInstructions.cs b/MCGalaxy/Bots/Instructions/HunterInstructions.cs
index 868daf0ab..0b2a7b1b7 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Bots/Instructions/HunterInstructions.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Bots/Instructions/HunterInstructions.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public sealed class StareInstruction : BotInstruction {
         public StareInstruction() { Name = "stare"; }
         
         public override bool Execute(PlayerBot bot, InstructionData data) {
-            int search = 20000;
+            int search = 1000;
             if (data.Metadata != null) search = (ushort)data.Metadata;
             Player closest = HuntInstruction.ClosestPlayer(bot, search);
             
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public sealed class StareInstruction : BotInstruction {
         static string[] help = new string[] { 
             "&T/BotAI add [name] stare <radius>",
             "&HCauses the bot to stare at the closest player in the search radius.",
-            "&H  <radius> defaults to 20000 blocks.",
+            "&H  <radius> defaults to 1000 blocks.",
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Network/Heartbeat/Heartbeat.cs b/MCGalaxy/Network/Heartbeat/Heartbeat.cs
index dc0e18c23..25159c730 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Network/Heartbeat/Heartbeat.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Network/Heartbeat/Heartbeat.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public abstract class Heartbeat
         
         
         static string lastUrls;
-        public static void ReloadDefault() {
+        internal static void ReloadDefault() {
             string urls = Server.Config.HeartbeatURL;
             // don't reload heartbeats unless absolutely have to
             if (urls == lastUrls) return;
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Server/Authentication/AuthService.cs b/MCGalaxy/Server/Authentication/AuthService.cs
index a3860bf93..3fcaa8161 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Server/Authentication/AuthService.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Server/Authentication/AuthService.cs
@@ -66,25 +66,15 @@ public static AuthService GetOrCreate(string url, bool canSave = true)
         }
  
         
-        static string lastUrls;
-        /// <summary> Reloads list of authentication services from server config </summary>
-        public static void UpdateList() {
-            string urls = Server.Config.HeartbeatURL;
-            LoadServices();
-            
-            if (urls == lastUrls) return;
-            lastUrls = urls;
-                
-            // only update services with defaults when absolutely have to
-            foreach (string url in urls.SplitComma())
-            {
-                GetOrCreate(url);
-            }
-        }  
-        
-        static void LoadServices() {
+        /// <summary> Updates list of authentication services from authservices.properties </summary>
+        internal static void UpdateList() {
             AuthService cur = null;
             PropertiesFile.Read(Paths.AuthServicesFile, ref cur, ParseProperty, '=', true);
+           
+            // NOTE: Heartbeat.ReloadDefault will call GetOrCreate for all of the 
+            //  URLs specified in the HeartbeatURL server configuration property
+            // Therefore it is unnecessary to create default AuthServices here
+            //  (e.g. for when authservices.properties is empty or is missing a URL)
         }
         
         static void ParseProperty(string key, string value, ref AuthService cur) {