diff --git a/frontend/src/js/config.js b/frontend/src/js/config.js
index 6e8f1dd30..087b75af7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/config.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/config.js
@@ -1455,6 +1455,8 @@ export function apply(configObj) {
       $("#ad_about1").remove();
       $("#ad_about2").remove();
     }
+
+    ConfigEvent.dispatch("configApplied", config);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/pages/settings.js b/frontend/src/js/pages/settings.js
index 031f432be..0ade90d00 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/pages/settings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/pages/settings.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import * as PresetController from "../controllers/preset-controller";
 import * as ThemePicker from "../settings/theme-picker";
 import * as ImportExportSettingsPopup from "../popups/import-export-settings-popup";
 import * as CustomThemePopup from "../popups/custom-theme-popup";
+import * as ConfigEvent from "./../observables/config-event";
 import Page from "./page";
 
 export let groups = {};
@@ -915,6 +916,12 @@ $(".quickNav .links a").on("click", (e) => {
   isOpen && toggleSettingsGroup(settingsGroup);
 });
 
+$(document).ready(() => {
+  ConfigEvent.subscribe((eventKey) => {
+    if (eventKey === "configApplied") update();
+  });
+});
+
 export const page = new Page(
   "settings",
   $(".page.pageSettings"),
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/popups/import-export-settings-popup.js b/frontend/src/js/popups/import-export-settings-popup.js
index 6b237c755..e91c17365 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/popups/import-export-settings-popup.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/popups/import-export-settings-popup.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import * as UpdateConfig from "../config";
-import * as Settings from "../pages/settings";
 import * as Notifications from "../elements/notifications";
 
 export function show(mode, config) {
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ function hide() {
         );
       }
       UpdateConfig.saveToLocalStorage();
-      Settings.update();
     }
     $("#settingsImportWrapper")
       .stop(true, true)