diff --git a/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic_Profiles.cpp b/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic_Profiles.cpp
index 836be77ac0743d..0508d89a3a7a2d 100644
--- a/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic_Profiles.cpp
+++ b/frontend/widgets/OBSBasic_Profiles.cpp
@@ -704,6 +704,9 @@ void OBSBasic::ActivateProfile(const OBSProfile &profile, bool reset)
 		ResetProfileData();
 	}
 
+	// Ensure defaults and updates are saved to disk
+	activeConfiguration.SaveSafe("tmp");
+
 	RefreshProfiles();
 
 	UpdateTitleBar();