diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
index 2843f54..1f38e7a 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ bool CollectionInfoBuilder::createCollectionDirectory(std::string name)
     settingsFile << "launcher = mame" << std::endl;
     settingsFile << "#metadata.type = MAME" << std::endl;
     settingsFile << std::endl;
-    settingsFile << "#manufacturer = " << std::endl;
-    settingsFile << "#year         = " << std::endl;
-    settingsFile << "#genre        = " << std::endl;
     settingsFile << std::endl;
     settingsFile << "#media.screenshot      = " << Utils::combinePath("%BASE_MEDIA_PATH%", "%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%", "medium_artwork", "screenshot") << std::endl;
     settingsFile << "#media.screentitle     = " << Utils::combinePath("%BASE_MEDIA_PATH%", "%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%", "medium_artwork", "screentitle") << std::endl;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
index b3996b2..d9845fb 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ bool Configuration::import(std::string keyPrefix, std::string file)
     return import("", keyPrefix, file);
 }
 
-bool Configuration::import(std::string collection, std::string keyPrefix, std::string file)
+bool Configuration::import(std::string collection, std::string keyPrefix, std::string file, bool mustExist)
 {
     bool retVal = true;
     int lineCount = 0;
@@ -86,7 +86,14 @@ bool Configuration::import(std::string collection, std::string keyPrefix, std::s
 
     if (!ifs.is_open())
     {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "Configuration", "Could not open " + file + "\"");
+        if (mustExist)
+        {
+            Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "Configuration", "Could not open " + file + "\"");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_INFO, "Configuration", "Could not open " + file + "\"");
+        }
 
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.h b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.h
index 0344ce5..da17d2b 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
     static std::string convertToAbsolutePath(std::string prefix, std::string path);
     // gets the global configuration
     bool import(std::string keyPrefix, std::string file);
-    bool import(std::string collection, std::string keyPrefix, std::string file);
+    bool import(std::string collection, std::string keyPrefix, std::string file, bool mustExist = true);
     bool getProperty(std::string key, std::string &value);
     bool getProperty(std::string key, int &value);
     bool getProperty(std::string key, bool &value);
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Main.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Main.cpp
index 0915f38..34588a9 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Main.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Main.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ bool ImportConfiguration(Configuration *c)
         {
             std::string prefix = "collections." + collection;
 
+            std::string infoFile = Utils::combinePath(collectionsPath, collection, "info.conf");
+
+            c->import(collection, prefix, infoFile, false);
+
             std::string settingsFile = Utils::combinePath(collectionsPath, collection, "settings.conf");
 
             if(!c->import(collection, prefix, settingsFile))
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ bool ImportConfiguration(Configuration *c)
                 closedir(dp);
                 return false;
             }
+
         }
     }