diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/config.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/config.go
index d039b4f..9ace2f0 100644
--- a/pkg/streamcontrol/config.go
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/config.go
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ func (RawMessage) GetOrder() int {
 	)
 }
 func (RawMessage) IsInitialized() bool {
-	return false
+	panic(
+		"the value is not parsed; don't use the platform config directly, and use function GetPlatformConfig instead",
+	)
 }
 
 func (m *RawMessage) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/kick/config.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/kick/config.go
index 97877d7..ad1dfc4 100644
--- a/pkg/streamcontrol/kick/config.go
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/kick/config.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ type StreamProfile = kick.StreamProfile
 type PlatformSpecificConfig = kick.PlatformSpecificConfig
 type OAuthHandler = kick.OAuthHandler
 
+func init() {
+	streamctl.RegisterPlatform[PlatformSpecificConfig, StreamProfile](ID)
+}
+
 func InitConfig(cfg streamctl.Config) {
 	kick.InitConfig(cfg)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/obs/config.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/obs/config.go
index 4d9dc24..6186303 100644
--- a/pkg/streamcontrol/obs/config.go
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/obs/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ type Config = types.Config
 type StreamProfile = types.StreamProfile
 type PlatformSpecificConfig = types.PlatformSpecificConfig
 
+func init() {
+	streamctl.RegisterPlatform[PlatformSpecificConfig, StreamProfile](ID)
+}
+
 func InitConfig(cfg streamctl.Config) {
 	types.InitConfig(cfg)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/registry.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/registry.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f34394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/registry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package streamcontrol
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
+)
+
+type platformMeta struct {
+	PlatformSpecificConfig reflect.Type
+	StreamProfile          reflect.Type
+	Config                 reflect.Type
+}
+
+var registry = map[PlatformName]platformMeta{}
+
+func RegisterPlatform[PSC PlatformSpecificConfig, SP StreamProfile](id PlatformName) {
+	var (
+		platCfgSample PSC
+		profileSample SP
+		configSample  PlatformConfig[PSC, SP]
+	)
+
+	if _, ok := registry[id]; ok {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("platform '%s' is already registered", id))
+	}
+
+	registry[id] = platformMeta{
+		PlatformSpecificConfig: reflect.TypeOf(platCfgSample),
+		StreamProfile:          reflect.TypeOf(profileSample),
+		Config:                 reflect.TypeOf(configSample),
+	}
+}
+
+func IsInitialized(
+	cfg Config,
+	platID PlatformName,
+) bool {
+	meta := registry[platID]
+	platCfgCfgTyped := reflect.New(meta.PlatformSpecificConfig).Interface().(PlatformSpecificConfig)
+
+	platCfg := cfg[platID]
+	var b []byte
+	switch platCfgCfg := platCfg.Config.(type) {
+	case RawMessage:
+		b = platCfgCfg
+	case *RawMessage:
+		b = *platCfgCfg
+	case PlatformSpecificConfig:
+		return platCfgCfg.IsInitialized()
+	case nil:
+		return false
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unable to get the config: expected type '%T' or RawMessage, but received type '%T'", platCfgCfgTyped, platCfgCfg))
+	}
+
+	err := yaml.Unmarshal(b, platCfgCfgTyped)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return platCfgCfgTyped.IsInitialized()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/registry_test.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/registry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..297c1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/registry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package streamcontrol
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const mockPlatformID = "mock-platform"
+
+type mockPlatformSpecificConfig struct {
+	SomeWackyData []byte
+}
+
+func (mockPlatformSpecificConfig) IsInitialized() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+type mockStreamProfile struct {
+	Hello string
+}
+
+func (mockStreamProfile) GetParent() (ProfileName, bool) {
+	return "", false
+}
+func (mockStreamProfile) GetOrder() int {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func TestRegistry(
+	t *testing.T,
+) {
+	RegisterPlatform[mockPlatformSpecificConfig, mockStreamProfile](mockPlatformID)
+
+	cfg := Config{
+		mockPlatformID: &AbstractPlatformConfig{
+			Enable:         ptr(true),
+			Config:         RawMessage("{}"),
+			StreamProfiles: map[ProfileName]AbstractStreamProfile{},
+			Custom:         map[string]any{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	require.True(t, IsInitialized(cfg, mockPlatformID))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/twitch/config.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/twitch/config.go
index e874c6c..cd3bb49 100644
--- a/pkg/streamcontrol/twitch/config.go
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/twitch/config.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ type StreamProfile = twitch.StreamProfile
 type PlatformSpecificConfig = twitch.PlatformSpecificConfig
 type OAuthHandler = twitch.OAuthHandler
 
+func init() {
+	streamctl.RegisterPlatform[PlatformSpecificConfig, StreamProfile](ID)
+}
+
 func InitConfig(cfg streamctl.Config) {
 	twitch.InitConfig(cfg)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/streamcontrol/youtube/config.go b/pkg/streamcontrol/youtube/config.go
index 0f51326..4c22e2c 100644
--- a/pkg/streamcontrol/youtube/config.go
+++ b/pkg/streamcontrol/youtube/config.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ type Config = youtube.Config
 type StreamProfile = youtube.StreamProfile
 type PlatformSpecificConfig = youtube.PlatformSpecificConfig
 
+func init() {
+	streamctl.RegisterPlatform[PlatformSpecificConfig, StreamProfile](ID)
+}
+
 func InitConfig(cfg streamctl.Config) {
 	youtube.InitConfig(cfg)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/streamd/stream_controller.go b/pkg/streamd/stream_controller.go
index 6653cf1..a6d4239 100644
--- a/pkg/streamd/stream_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/streamd/stream_controller.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (d *StreamD) EXPERIMENTAL_ReinitStreamControllers(ctx context.Context) (_er
 	logger.Debugf(ctx, "ReinitStreamControllers")
 	defer func() { logger.Debugf(ctx, "/ReinitStreamControllers: %v", _err) }()
 
-	return xsync.DoA1R1(ctx, &d.ConfigLock, d.reinitStreamControllers, ctx)
+	return xsync.DoA1R1(xsync.WithEnableDeadlock(ctx, false), &d.ConfigLock, d.reinitStreamControllers, ctx)
 }
 
 func (d *StreamD) reinitStreamControllers(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (d *StreamD) reinitStreamControllers(ctx context.Context) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !platCfg.IsInitialized() {
+		if !streamcontrol.IsInitialized(d.Config.Backends, platName) {
 			logger.Debugf(ctx, "config of backend '%s' is missing necessary data", platName)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/streampanel/panel.go b/pkg/streampanel/panel.go
index aa00b7a..419b69f 100644
--- a/pkg/streampanel/panel.go
+++ b/pkg/streampanel/panel.go
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ func (p *Panel) initStreamDConfig(
 		if platCfg.IsInitialized() {
 			continue
 		}
+		logger.Debugf(ctx, "'%s' is not initialized: %#+v, fixing", platName, platCfg)
 		configHasChanged = true
 
 		err := p.inputUserInfo(ctx, cfg, platName)
@@ -917,7 +918,7 @@ func (p *Panel) openBrowser(
 		errmon.ObserveErrorCtx(ctx, err)
 	}
 
-	logger.Debugf(ctx, "openBrowser(ctx, '%s', '%s'): resulting command '%s %s'", browserCmd, urlString)
+	logger.Debugf(ctx, "openBrowser(ctx, '%s', '%s'): resulting command '%s %s'", urlString, reason, browserCmd, urlString)
 	return exec.Command(browserCmd, urlString).Start()
 }