diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index ea3faa9c3..a27fdcf1a 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -8278,6 +8278,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncState() {
   followOrders=e->getConfBool("followOrders",true);
   followPattern=e->getConfBool("followPattern",true);
   noteInputPoly=e->getConfBool("noteInputPoly",true);
+  filePlayerSync=e->getConfBool("filePlayerSync",true);
   audioExportOptions.loops=e->getConfInt("exportLoops",0);
   if (audioExportOptions.loops<0) audioExportOptions.loops=0;
   audioExportOptions.fadeOut=e->getConfDouble("exportFadeOut",0.0);
@@ -8437,6 +8438,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::commitState(DivConfig& conf) {
   conf.set("followPattern",followPattern);
   conf.set("orderEditMode",orderEditMode);
   conf.set("noteInputPoly",noteInputPoly);
+  conf.set("filePlayerSync",filePlayerSync);
   if (settings.persistFadeOut) {
     conf.set("exportLoops",audioExportOptions.loops);
     conf.set("exportFadeOut",audioExportOptions.fadeOut);
@@ -8634,6 +8636,7 @@ FurnaceGUI::FurnaceGUI():
   safeMode(false),
   midiWakeUp(true),
   makeDrumkitMode(false),
+  filePlayerSync(true),
   audioEngineChanged(false),
   settingsChanged(false),
   debugFFT(false),
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 826909d71..50cb9943a 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -1727,6 +1727,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   bool safeMode;
   bool midiWakeUp;
   bool makeDrumkitMode;
+  bool filePlayerSync;
   bool audioEngineChanged, settingsChanged, debugFFT, debugRowTimestamps;
   bool willExport[DIV_MAX_CHIPS];
   int vgmExportVersion;
diff --git a/src/gui/refPlayer.cpp b/src/gui/refPlayer.cpp
index ca0b3d2ff..32190735e 100644
--- a/src/gui/refPlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/refPlayer.cpp
@@ -79,11 +79,12 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawRefPlayer() {
     }
     ImGui::SameLine();
 
-    pushToggleColors(e->getFilePlayerSync());
+    pushToggleColors(filePlayerSync);
     if (ImGui::Button(_("Sync"))) {
-      e->setFilePlayerSync(!e->getFilePlayerSync());
+      filePlayerSync=!filePlayerSync;
     }
     popToggleColors();
+    e->setFilePlayerSync(filePlayerSync);
     
     float vol=fp->getVolume();
     ImGui::SameLine();