diff --git a/lib/gui_qt.py b/lib/gui_qt.py
index 97543947..d4c60f1c 100644
--- a/lib/gui_qt.py
+++ b/lib/gui_qt.py
@@ -1447,8 +1447,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow):
 
         try:
             cfg = SimpleConfig()
-            cfg.set_key("proxy", { u'mode':unicode(proxy_mode.currentText()).lower(), u'host':unicode(proxy_host.text()), u'port':unicode(proxy_port.text()) })
-            cfg.save_config()
+            cfg.set_key("proxy", { u'mode':unicode(proxy_mode.currentText()).lower(), u'host':unicode(proxy_host.text()), u'port':unicode(proxy_port.text()) }, True)
             wallet.set_server(server, cfg.config["proxy"])
         except Exception as err:
             QMessageBox.information(None, _('Error'), str(err), _('OK'))