diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index a29f2069..552e8ef1 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Exiting HTS TV Headend");
 
+  settings_write();
+
   if(forkaway)
     unlink("/var/run/tvhead.pid");