diff --git a/src/packages/config/IZ_config.c b/src/packages/config/IZ_config.c
index a4558c1..a7b8d5b 100644
--- a/src/packages/config/IZ_config.c
+++ b/src/packages/config/IZ_config.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void IZ_ConfigLoadGuid(IZ_ConfigItem* item, const char* config_path) {
 		ini_gets(item->section, item->key, serialized_default_value, buffer, 128, config_path);
 		raw_value = deserialize(buffer);
 	} else {
-		ini_gets(item->section, item->key, "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", buffer, 128, config_path);
+		ini_gets(item->section, item->key, "00000000000000000000000000000000", buffer, 128, config_path);
 		raw_value = SDL_GUIDFromString(buffer);
 	}
 	IZ_ConfigEnsureValidGuid(item, raw_value, default_value);
@@ -259,8 +259,9 @@ IZ_ConfigSaveItemResult IZ_ConfigSaveGuid(IZ_ConfigItem* item, const char* confi
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	char guid_str[128];
-	SDL_GUIDToString(dest, guid_str, 128);
+	char guid_str[33];
+	memset(guid_str, 0, 33);
+	SDL_GUIDToString(dest, guid_str, 33);
 	if (!ini_puts(item->section, item->key, guid_str, config_path)) {
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/src/packages/game/input/IZ_joystick.c b/src/packages/game/input/IZ_joystick.c
index c4c0239..c6244fc 100644
--- a/src/packages/game/input/IZ_joystick.c
+++ b/src/packages/game/input/IZ_joystick.c
@@ -106,12 +106,20 @@ void IZ_JoystickHandleHatEvents(IZ_Action* action, SDL_Event e) {
 void IZ_JoystickHandleButtonEvents(IZ_JoystickState* state, IZ_Action* action, SDL_Event e) {
 	u8 control_index;
 
-
 	SDL_JoystickGUID joystick_guid = SDL_JoystickGetGUID(SDL_JoystickFromInstanceID(e.jbutton.which));
+	bool is_valid_event = false;
 	for (u8 zz = 0; zz < 16; zz += 1) {
-		printf("%02x", joystick_guid.data[zz]);
+		is_valid_event |= joystick_guid.data[zz] != 0;
+	}
+	if (!is_valid_event) {
+		return;
 	}
-	printf("\n");
+
+//	printf("button event from guid: ");
+//	for (u8 zz = 0; zz < 16; zz += 1) {
+//		printf("%02x", joystick_guid.data[zz]);
+//	}
+//	printf("\n");
 
 	for (control_index = 4; control_index < IZ_CONTROLS; control_index += 1) {
 		u8 normalized_button = e.jbutton.button;
@@ -218,8 +226,8 @@ void IZ_JoystickInitializeConfigItems(IZ_ConfigItem config_items[]) {
 		};
 
 		config_items[base_index + 2] = (IZ_ConfigItem) {
-			IZ_CONFIG_TYPE_STRING,
-			sizeof(u16),
+			IZ_CONFIG_TYPE_GUID,
+			sizeof(SDL_GUID),
 			main_section_name,
 			"GUID",
 			NULL,
@@ -269,18 +277,43 @@ IZ_ProcedureResult IZ_JoystickInitializeConfig(IZ_JoystickState(* state)[IZ_PLAY
 
 IZ_ProcedureResult IZ_JoystickInitialize(IZ_JoystickState(* state)[IZ_PLAYERS], const char* config_path, u8 argc, const char* argv[]) {
 	SDL_memcpy(state, &IZ_JOYSTICK_DEFAULT_STATE, sizeof(IZ_JoystickState) * IZ_PLAYERS);
+
+	// TODO query this file from the internet?
+	SDL_GameControllerAddMappingsFromFile("assets/gamecontrollerdb.txt");
+	u8 player_index;
+
 	if (IZ_JoystickInitializeConfig(state, config_path, argc, argv) < 0) {
 		return -2;
 	}
 
-	SDL_GameControllerAddMappingsFromFile("assets/gamecontrollerdb.txt");
-	u8 player_index;
 	u8 joysticks_count = SDL_NumJoysticks();
 	for (player_index = 0; player_index < joysticks_count; player_index += 1) {
 		if (player_index >= IZ_PLAYERS) {
 			break;
 		}
+
 		(*state)[player_index].device = SDL_JoystickOpen(state[player_index]->config.device_id);
+		if (!(*state)[player_index].device) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		(*state)[player_index].config.device_id = SDL_JoystickInstanceID((*state)[player_index].device);
+		SDL_GUID joystick_guid = SDL_JoystickGetGUID((*state)[player_index].device);
+		memcpy(&(*state)[player_index].config.guid, &joystick_guid, sizeof(SDL_GUID));
+		//(*state)[player_index].config.guid = joystick_guid;
+
+		printf("initialize event from guid: ");
+		for (u8 zz = 0; zz < 16; zz += 1) {
+			printf("%02x", (*state)[player_index].config.guid.data[zz]);
+		}
+		printf("\n");
+	}
+
+	// Post config (after joystick GUIDs have been queried), this is unique to joysticks since they can be plugged in any
+	// time.
+	IZ_ConfigSaveResult post_config_save_result = IZ_ConfigSave(joystick_config_items, config_path);
+	if (post_config_save_result < 0) {
+		return -3;
 	}
 
 	return 0;