diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/presets.ts b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/presets.ts
index 2baf7b719..8205e6e6c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/presets.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/commandline/lists/presets.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ function update(): void {
     subgroup.list.push({
       id: "applyPreset" + preset._id,
       display: dis,
-      exec: (): void => {
+      exec: async (): Promise<void> => {
         Settings.setEventDisabled(true);
-        PresetController.apply(preset._id);
+        await PresetController.apply(preset._id);
         Settings.setEventDisabled(false);
         void Settings.update();
         void ModesNotice.update();
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/config.ts b/frontend/src/ts/config.ts
index 0b5df4e93..a9eb760aa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/config.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/config.ts
@@ -1839,6 +1839,8 @@ export async function apply(
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (configToApply === undefined) return;
 
+  ConfigEvent.dispatch("fullConfigChange");
+
   configToApply = replaceLegacyValues(configToApply);
 
   const configObj = configToApply as MonkeyTypes.Config;
@@ -1948,10 +1950,10 @@ export async function apply(
       config
     );
   }
+  ConfigEvent.dispatch("fullConfigChangeFinished");
 }
 
 export async function reset(): Promise<void> {
-  ConfigEvent.dispatch("fullConfigChange");
   await apply(DefaultConfig);
   saveFullConfigToLocalStorage();
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/preset-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/preset-controller.ts
index c4b1af50f..bdbacffbe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/preset-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/preset-controller.ts
@@ -4,25 +4,28 @@ import * as Notifications from "../elements/notifications";
 import * as TestLogic from "../test/test-logic";
 import * as TagController from "./tag-controller";
 
-export function apply(_id: string): void {
-  // console.log(DB.getSnapshot().presets);
+export async function apply(_id: string): Promise<void> {
   const snapshot = DB.getSnapshot();
   if (!snapshot) return;
-  snapshot.presets?.forEach(async (preset) => {
-    if (preset._id === _id) {
-      await UpdateConfig.apply(preset.config);
-      TagController.clear(true);
-      if (preset.config.tags) {
-        preset.config.tags.forEach((tagid) => {
-          TagController.set(tagid, true, false);
-        });
-        TagController.saveActiveToLocalStorage();
-      }
-      TestLogic.restart();
-      Notifications.add("Preset applied", 1, {
-        duration: 2,
-      });
-      UpdateConfig.saveFullConfigToLocalStorage();
+
+  const presetToApply = snapshot.presets?.find((preset) => preset._id === _id);
+
+  if (presetToApply === undefined) {
+    Notifications.add("Preset not found", 0);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await UpdateConfig.apply(presetToApply.config);
+  TagController.clear(true);
+  if (presetToApply.config.tags) {
+    for (const tagId of presetToApply.config.tags) {
+      TagController.set(tagId, true, false);
     }
+    TagController.saveActiveToLocalStorage();
+  }
+  TestLogic.restart();
+  Notifications.add("Preset applied", 1, {
+    duration: 2,
   });
+  UpdateConfig.saveFullConfigToLocalStorage();
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/settings.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/settings.ts
index a23a1a54b..3cfa1ccfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/settings.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/settings.ts
@@ -1043,13 +1043,10 @@ $(".pageSettings .section.tags").on(
 $(".pageSettings .section.presets").on(
   "click",
   ".presetsList .preset .presetButton",
-  (e) => {
+  async (e) => {
     const target = e.currentTarget;
     const presetid = $(target).parent(".preset").attr("data-id") as string;
-    console.log("Applying Preset");
-    configEventDisabled = true;
-    PresetController.apply(presetid);
-    configEventDisabled = false;
+    await PresetController.apply(presetid);
     void update();
   }
 );
@@ -1217,11 +1214,12 @@ let configEventDisabled = false;
 export function setEventDisabled(value: boolean): void {
   configEventDisabled = value;
 }
+
 ConfigEvent.subscribe((eventKey) => {
   if (eventKey === "fullConfigChange") setEventDisabled(true);
-  if (eventKey === "fullConfigChangeFinished") {
-    setEventDisabled(false);
-  }
+  if (eventKey === "fullConfigChangeFinished") setEventDisabled(false);
+
+  //make sure the page doesnt update a billion times when applying a preset/config at once
   if (configEventDisabled || eventKey === "saveToLocalStorage") return;
   if (ActivePage.get() === "settings" && eventKey !== "theme") {
     void update();