diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5580475..1c8edfe 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         qApp->setFont(QFont("Ubuntu", 11, QFont::Normal, false));
     #endif
 
+	QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("zcash-qt-wallet-org");
 	QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("zcash-qt-wallet");
 
     Settings::init();
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 0ee6d00..ea2a763 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ void MainWindow::setupSettingsModal() {
 			settings.rpcpassword->setEnabled(false);
 		}
 		else {
+			settings.confMsg->setText("No local zcash.conf found. Please configure manually.");
 			settings.hostname->setEnabled(true);
 			settings.port->setEnabled(true);
 			settings.rpcuser->setEnabled(true);
@@ -147,13 +148,11 @@ void MainWindow::setupSettingsModal() {
 		if (settingsDialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
 			if (zcashConfLocation.isEmpty()) {
 				// Save settings
-				QSettings s;
-				s.setValue("connection/host", settings.hostname->text());
-				s.setValue("connection/port", settings.port->text());
-				s.setValue("connection/rpcuser", settings.rpcuser->text());
-				s.setValue("connection/rpcpassword", settings.rpcpassword->text());
-
-				s.sync();
+				Settings::getInstance()->saveSettings(
+					settings.hostname->text(),
+					settings.port->text(),
+					settings.rpcuser->text(),
+					settings.rpcpassword->text());
 
 				// Then refresh everything.
 				this->rpc->reloadConnectionInfo();
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 1501b96..149213e 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ Settings::~Settings() {
 }
 
 Settings* Settings::init() {	
-	if (instance != nullptr) return instance;
-	
-	instance = new Settings();
+	if (instance == nullptr) 
+		instance = new Settings();
 
 	// There are 3 possible configurations
 	// 1. The defaults
@@ -74,13 +73,27 @@ bool Settings::loadFromSettings() {
     return !username.isEmpty();
 }
 
+void Settings::saveSettings(const QString& host, const QString& port, const QString& username, const QString& password) {
+	QSettings s;
+
+	s.setValue("connection/host", host);
+	s.setValue("connection/port", port);
+	s.setValue("connection/rpcuser", username);
+	s.setValue("connection/rpcpassword", password);
+
+	s.sync();
+
+	// re-init to load correct settings
+	init();
+}
+
 bool Settings::loadFromFile() {
 	delete zcashconf;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 	confLocation = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation, ".zcash/zcash.conf");
 #else
-	confLocation = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, "../Zcash/zcash.conf");
+	confLocation = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, "../../Zcash/zcash.conf");
 #endif
 
 	confLocation = QDir::cleanPath(confLocation);
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 7c9cd10..8f3ea80 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public:
 	bool    loadFromSettings();
     bool    loadFromFile();
 
+	void saveSettings(const QString& host, const QString& port, const QString& username, const QString& password);
+
     bool isTestnet();
     void setTestnet(bool isTestnet);