diff --git a/src/gui/networksettings.cpp b/src/gui/networksettings.cpp
index cb78708166..d325ae82c9 100644
--- a/src/gui/networksettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/networksettings.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ void NetworkSettings::saveProxySettings()
 
         const auto accountState = AccountManager::instance()->accountFromUserId(_account->userIdAtHostWithPort());
         accountState->freshConnectionAttempt();
+        AccountManager::instance()->saveAccount(_account);
     } else {
         ConfigFile().setProxyType(proxyType, host, port, needsAuth, user, password);
         ClientProxy proxy;
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ void NetworkSettings::saveBWLimitSettings()
         _account->setDownloadLimit(downloadLimit);
         _account->setUploadLimitSetting(static_cast<Account::AccountNetworkTransferLimitSetting>(useUploadLimit));
         _account->setUploadLimit(uploadLimit);
+        AccountManager::instance()->saveAccount(_account);
     } else {
         ConfigFile cfg;
         cfg.setUseDownloadLimit(useDownloadLimit);