diff --git a/src/browser/settings.jsx b/src/browser/settings.jsx
index f28a80f2..cc83789c 100644
--- a/src/browser/settings.jsx
+++ b/src/browser/settings.jsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ var SettingsPage = React.createClass({
     }
 
     ipcRenderer.send('update-menu', config);
+    ipcRenderer.send('update-config');
 
     if (typeof toIndex == 'undefined' || toIndex) {
       backToIndex();
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 3e358e59..dbbe11c0 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ catch (e) {
   config = settings.loadDefault();
   console.log('Failed to read or upgrade config.json');
 }
+ipcMain.on('update-config', () => {
+  config = settings.readFileSync(configFile);
+});
 
 // Only for OS X
 const switchMenuIconImages = function(icons, isDarkMode) {