diff --git a/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py b/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
index 786134f..80439cb 100755
--- a/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/aux_files/genPOI.py
@@ -100,12 +100,14 @@ def handlePlayers(rset, render, worldpath):
                      "z": data['SpawnZ']}
             rset._pois['Players'].append(spawn)
 
-def handleManual(rset, render, manualpois):
+def handleManual(rset, manualpois):
     if not hasattr(rset, "_pois"):
         rset._pois = dict(TileEntities=[], Entities=[])
     
+    rset._pois['Manual'] = []
+
     if manualpois:
-        rset._pois['Manual'] = manualpois
+        rset._pois['Manual'].extend(manualpois)
 
 def main():
 
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ def main():
 
         handleEntities(rset, os.path.join(destdir, rname), render, rname)
         handlePlayers(rset, render, worldpath)
-        handleManual(rset, render, config['manualpois'])
+        handleManual(rset, render['manualpois'])
 
     logging.info("Done scanning regions")
     logging.info("Writing out javascript files")
diff --git a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
index a9c62c1..22509de 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/settingsDefinition.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ renders = Setting(required=True, default=util.OrderedDict(),
             "poititle": Setting(required=False, validator=validateStr, default="Signs"),
             "customwebassets": Setting(required=False, validator=validateWebAssetsPath, default=None),
             "maxzoom": Setting(required=False, validator=validateInt, default=None),
+            "manualpois": Setting(required=False, validator=validateManualPOIs, default=[]),
             # Remove this eventually (once people update their configs)
             "worldname": Setting(required=False, default=None,
                 validator=error("The option 'worldname' is now called 'world'. Please update your config files")),
diff --git a/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py b/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
index 0c2a6cc..40000f1 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
+++ b/overviewer_core/settingsValidators.py
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ def validatePath(p):
     if not os.path.exists(abs_path):
         raise ValidationException("'%s' does not exist. Path initially given as '%s'" % (abs_path,p))
 
+def validateManualPOIs(d):
+    for poi in d:
+        if not poi['x'] or not poi['y'] or not poi['z'] or not poi['id']:
+            raise ValidationException("Not all POIs have x/y/z coordinates or an id.")
+    return d
+
 def make_dictValidator(keyvalidator, valuevalidator):
     """Compose and return a dict validator -- a validator that validates each
     key and value in a dictionary.