diff --git a/src-interface/recorder/recorder.cpp b/src-interface/recorder/recorder.cpp
index baaeba052..91e0b434e 100644
--- a/src-interface/recorder/recorder.cpp
+++ b/src-interface/recorder/recorder.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ namespace satdump
 
     RecorderApplication::~RecorderApplication()
     {
+        save_settings();
+
     retry_vfo:
         for (auto &vfo : vfo_list)
         {
diff --git a/src-interface/recorder/recorder.h b/src-interface/recorder/recorder.h
index 56d9f0e43..5dd0c809e 100644
--- a/src-interface/recorder/recorder.h
+++ b/src-interface/recorder/recorder.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "core/config.h"
 #include "handlers/handler.h"
 #include "imgui/imgui.h"
 #include "imgui/imgui_internal.h"
@@ -220,7 +221,11 @@ namespace satdump
         RecorderApplication();
         ~RecorderApplication();
 
-        void save_settings() { satdump_cfg.main_cfg["user"]["recorder_state"] = serialize_config(); }
+        void save_settings()
+        {
+            satdump_cfg.main_cfg["user"]["recorder_state"] = serialize_config();
+            satdump_cfg.saveUser();
+        }
 
     public:
         std::string getID() { return "recorder"; }