diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/processor/BuiltinMoulConfigGuis.java b/common/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/processor/BuiltinMoulConfigGuis.java
index 998ba3ba7..034902b18 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/processor/BuiltinMoulConfigGuis.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/processor/BuiltinMoulConfigGuis.java
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ public static void addProcessors(MoulConfigProcessor<?> processor) {
         processor.registerConfigEditor(ConfigLink.class, ((option, configLink) -> {
             Field field;
             try {
-                field = configLink.owner().getField(configLink.field());
+                field = configLink.owner().getDeclaredField(configLink.field());
+                field.setAccessible(true);
             } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
             }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/processor/ConfigProcessorDriver.java b/common/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/processor/ConfigProcessorDriver.java
index e6205febc..acc62eecf 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/processor/ConfigProcessorDriver.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/processor/ConfigProcessorDriver.java
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@
 
 import com.google.gson.annotations.Expose;
 import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.Config;
-import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.annotations.*;
+import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.annotations.Accordion;
+import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.annotations.Category;
+import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.annotations.ConfigAccordionId;
+import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.annotations.ConfigEditorAccordion;
+import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.annotations.ConfigEditorButton;
+import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.annotations.ConfigEditorInfoText;
+import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.annotations.ConfigOption;
 import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.internal.BoundField;
 import io.github.notenoughupdates.moulconfig.internal.Warnings;
 import lombok.var;
@@ -30,7 +36,12 @@
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Stack;
 
 public class ConfigProcessorDriver {
     private final List<Class<? extends Annotation>> nonStoredConfigOptions = Arrays.asList(
@@ -40,6 +51,8 @@ public class ConfigProcessorDriver {
 
     public final ConfigStructureReader reader;
 
+    public boolean warnForPrivateFields = true;
+
     public int nextAnnotation = 1000000000;
 
     public boolean checkExpose = true;
@@ -67,14 +80,15 @@ public void processCategory(Object categoryObject,
             ConfigOption optionAnnotation = field.getAnnotation(ConfigOption.class);
             if (optionAnnotation == null) continue;
             if (checkExpose && field.getAnnotation(Expose.class) == null
-                && (field.getModifiers() & Modifier.TRANSIENT) == 0
-                && nonStoredConfigOptions.stream().noneMatch(field::isAnnotationPresent)) {
+                    && (field.getModifiers() & Modifier.TRANSIENT) == 0
+                    && nonStoredConfigOptions.stream().noneMatch(field::isAnnotationPresent)) {
                 Warnings.warn("Non transient @ConfigOption without @Expose in " + categoryClass + " on field " + field);
             }
 
             if ((field.getModifiers() & Modifier.PUBLIC) != Modifier.PUBLIC) {
                 field.setAccessible(true);
-                Warnings.warn("@ConfigOption on non public field " + field + " in " + categoryClass);
+                if (warnForPrivateFields)
+                    Warnings.warn("@ConfigOption on non public field " + field + " in " + categoryClass);
             }
 
             ConfigAccordionId parentAccordion = field.getAnnotation(ConfigAccordionId.class);
@@ -146,7 +160,8 @@ private void processCategoryMeta(
         }
         if ((categoryField.getModifiers() & Modifier.PUBLIC) != Modifier.PUBLIC) {
             categoryField.setAccessible(true);
-            Warnings.warn("@Category on non public field " + categoryField + " in " + parent.getClass());
+            if (warnForPrivateFields)
+                Warnings.warn("@Category on non public field " + categoryField + " in " + parent.getClass());
         }
         var deferredSubCategories = new ArrayList<BoundField>();
         reader.beginCategory(parent, categoryField, categoryAnnotation.name(), categoryAnnotation.desc());
diff --git a/legacy/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/test/MoulConfigTest.java b/legacy/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/test/MoulConfigTest.java
index 841e74254..8e2ac7e05 100644
--- a/legacy/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/test/MoulConfigTest.java
+++ b/legacy/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/test/MoulConfigTest.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public void init(FMLInitializationEvent event) {
         BuiltinMoulConfigGuis.addProcessors(processor);
         ConfigProcessorDriver driver = new ConfigProcessorDriver(processor);
         driver.checkExpose = false;
+        driver.warnForPrivateFields = false;
         driver.processConfig(testConfig);
         testConfig.testCategory.text2.whenChanged((oldValue, newValue) ->
             Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer.addChatMessage(
diff --git a/legacy/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/test/SubCategory.java b/legacy/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/test/SubCategory.java
index 9b5b3c7c3..5801c8c37 100644
--- a/legacy/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/test/SubCategory.java
+++ b/legacy/src/main/java/io/github/notenoughupdates/moulconfig/test/SubCategory.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class SubCategory {
         name = "Test Opt",
         desc = "com"
     )
-    public boolean testOption = false;
+    private boolean testOption = false;
     @ConfigAccordionId(id = 1)
     @Expose
     @ConfigOption(