diff --git a/autoZoomer/autoZoomer.py b/autoZoomer/autoZoomer.py
index e7a6ee0..e663338 100644
--- a/autoZoomer/autoZoomer.py
+++ b/autoZoomer/autoZoomer.py
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ class AutoZoomer(QtCore.QObject):
 
     def showSettings(self, parent=None):
         settings = SettingsDialog(self.config, self.data, self.remove, parent)
+        settings.accepted.connect(self.saveSettings)
         settings.exec_()
 
-        self.saveSettings()
-
     def loadSettings(self):
         settings = QtCore.QSettings(self.config["settingsFile"], QtCore.QSettings.IniFormat)