diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
index 9badfabe71..8af4e3d60b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ void CConfigMain::OnClose(wxCloseEvent& WXUNUSED (event))
 	{
 		PanicAlert("Could not write to Wii SYSCONF");
 	}
+
+	// save the config... dolphin crashes by far to often to save the settings on closing only
+	SConfig::GetInstance().SaveSettings();
 }
 
 void CConfigMain::CloseClick(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED (event))