diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index 85effd03c..8efde4e39 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -1481,6 +1481,7 @@ void DivEngine::createNewFromDefaults() {
   bool oldVol=getConfInt("configVersion",DIV_ENGINE_VERSION)<135;
   if (preset.empty()) {
     // try loading old preset
+    logD("trying to load old preset");
     preset=decodeSysDesc(getConfString("initialSys",""));
     oldVol=false;
   }
@@ -4468,6 +4469,7 @@ bool DivEngine::init() {
     bool oldVol=getConfInt("configVersion",DIV_ENGINE_VERSION)<135;
     if (preset.empty()) {
       // try loading old preset
+      logD("trying to load old preset");
       preset=decodeSysDesc(getConfString("initialSys",""));
       oldVol=false;
     }
diff --git a/src/gui/settings.cpp b/src/gui/settings.cpp
index 1ee4fdd7e..c98ef7cbb 100644
--- a/src/gui/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/settings.cpp
@@ -2758,6 +2758,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::syncSettings() {
         settings.initialSys.set(fmt::sprintf("pan%d",i),newPan);
       }
       e->setConf("initialSys2",settings.initialSys.toBase64());
+      e->setConf("configVersion",DIV_ENGINE_VERSION);
     }
   }