diff --git a/src/gui/debugWindow.cpp b/src/gui/debugWindow.cpp
index 8f1a4506b..b1b5e0a04 100644
--- a/src/gui/debugWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/debugWindow.cpp
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawDebug() {
     if (ImGui::TreeNode("Settings")) {
       if (ImGui::Button("Sync")) syncSettings();
       ImGui::SameLine();
-      if (ImGui::Button("Commit")) commitSettings();
+      if (ImGui::Button("Commit")) willCommit=true;
       ImGui::SameLine();
       if (ImGui::Button("Force Load")) e->loadConf();
       ImGui::SameLine();
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 97d9e9979..005d8d235 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -6078,7 +6078,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::importConfig(String path) {
   }
   syncState();
   syncSettings();
-  commitSettings();
+  willCommit=true;
 
   recentFile.clear();
   for (int i=0; i<settings.maxRecentFile; i++) {