diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSection.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSection.java
index 5a6e621d58..715ef162da 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSection.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/ConfigurationSection.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      * @param def The default value to return if the path is not found.
      * @return Requested Object.
      */
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public Object get(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Object def);
 
@@ -254,6 +256,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      *     not a String.
      * @return Requested String.
      */
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public String getString(@NotNull String path, @Nullable String def);
 
@@ -456,6 +459,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      *     not a List.
      * @return Requested List.
      */
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public List<?> getList(@NotNull String path, @Nullable List<?> def);
 
@@ -677,6 +681,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      * the path
      * @return Requested object
      */
+    @Contract("_, _, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public <T extends Object> T getObject(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz, @Nullable T def);
 
@@ -711,6 +716,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      * the path
      * @return Requested {@link ConfigurationSerializable} object
      */
+    @Contract("_, _, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public <T extends ConfigurationSerializable> T getSerializable(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz, @Nullable T def);
 
@@ -740,6 +746,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      *     not a Vector.
      * @return Requested Vector.
      */
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public Vector getVector(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Vector def);
 
@@ -783,6 +790,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      *     not an OfflinePlayer.
      * @return Requested OfflinePlayer.
      */
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public OfflinePlayer getOfflinePlayer(@NotNull String path, @Nullable OfflinePlayer def);
 
@@ -825,6 +833,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      *     not an ItemStack.
      * @return Requested ItemStack.
      */
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public ItemStack getItemStack(@NotNull String path, @Nullable ItemStack def);
 
@@ -867,6 +876,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      *     not a Color.
      * @return Requested Color.
      */
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public Color getColor(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Color def);
 
@@ -909,6 +919,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationSection {
      * a Location.
      * @return Requested Location.
      */
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public Location getLocation(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Location def);
 
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/MemorySection.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/MemorySection.java
index f03dec0c9e..90cc523f65 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/MemorySection.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/configuration/MemorySection.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.bukkit.OfflinePlayer;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public Object get(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Object def) {
         Validate.notNull(path, "Path cannot be null");
@@ -321,6 +323,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public String getString(@NotNull String path, @Nullable String def) {
         Object val = get(path, def);
@@ -414,6 +417,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public List<?> getList(@NotNull String path, @Nullable List<?> def) {
         Object val = get(path, def);
@@ -702,6 +706,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
         return getObject(path, clazz, (def != null && clazz.isInstance(def)) ? clazz.cast(def) : null);
     }
 
+    @Contract("_, _, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public <T extends Object> T getObject(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz, @Nullable T def) {
@@ -716,6 +721,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
         return getObject(path, clazz);
     }
 
+    @Contract("_, _, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public <T extends ConfigurationSerializable> T getSerializable(@NotNull String path, @NotNull Class<T> clazz, @Nullable T def) {
@@ -729,6 +735,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public Vector getVector(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Vector def) {
         return getSerializable(path, Vector.class, def);
@@ -746,6 +753,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public OfflinePlayer getOfflinePlayer(@NotNull String path, @Nullable OfflinePlayer def) {
         return getSerializable(path, OfflinePlayer.class, def);
@@ -763,6 +771,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public ItemStack getItemStack(@NotNull String path, @Nullable ItemStack def) {
         return getSerializable(path, ItemStack.class, def);
@@ -780,6 +789,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public Color getColor(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Color def) {
         return getSerializable(path, Color.class, def);
@@ -797,6 +807,7 @@ public class MemorySection implements ConfigurationSection {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Contract("_, !null -> !null")
     @Nullable
     public Location getLocation(@NotNull String path, @Nullable Location def) {
         return getSerializable(path, Location.class, def);