diff --git a/src/main/config/config.c b/src/main/config/config.c
index 9995a13ac..4a9f96494 100644
--- a/src/main/config/config.c
+++ b/src/main/config/config.c
@@ -771,6 +771,9 @@ void ensureEEPROMStructureIsValid(void)
 
 void saveConfigAndNotify(void)
 {
+    // The write to EEPROM will cause a big delay in the current task, so ignore
+    schedulerIgnoreTaskExecTime();
+
     writeEEPROM();
     readEEPROM();
     beeperConfirmationBeeps(1);