diff --git a/internal/config/settings.go b/internal/config/settings.go
index ffa39ebb..c1ec391b 100644
--- a/internal/config/settings.go
+++ b/internal/config/settings.go
@@ -221,18 +221,7 @@ func OverwriteSettings(filename string) error {
 
 // RegisterCommonOptionPlug creates a new option (called pl.name). This is meant to be called by plugins to add options.
 func RegisterCommonOptionPlug(pl string, name string, defaultvalue interface{}) error {
-	name = pl + "." + name
-	if _, ok := GlobalSettings[name]; !ok {
-		defaultCommonSettings[name] = defaultvalue
-		GlobalSettings[name] = defaultvalue
-		err := WriteSettings(filepath.Join(ConfigDir, "settings.json"))
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.New("Error writing settings.json file: " + err.Error())
-		}
-	} else {
-		defaultCommonSettings[name] = defaultvalue
-	}
-	return nil
+	return RegisterCommonOption(pl+"."+name, defaultvalue)
 }
 
 // RegisterGlobalOptionPlug creates a new global-only option (named pl.name)
@@ -242,31 +231,19 @@ func RegisterGlobalOptionPlug(pl string, name string, defaultvalue interface{})
 
 // RegisterCommonOption creates a new option
 func RegisterCommonOption(name string, defaultvalue interface{}) error {
-	if v, ok := GlobalSettings[name]; !ok {
-		defaultCommonSettings[name] = defaultvalue
+	if _, ok := GlobalSettings[name]; !ok {
 		GlobalSettings[name] = defaultvalue
-		err := WriteSettings(filepath.Join(ConfigDir, "settings.json"))
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.New("Error writing settings.json file: " + err.Error())
-		}
-	} else {
-		defaultCommonSettings[name] = v
 	}
+	defaultCommonSettings[name] = defaultvalue
 	return nil
 }
 
 // RegisterGlobalOption creates a new global-only option
 func RegisterGlobalOption(name string, defaultvalue interface{}) error {
-	if v, ok := GlobalSettings[name]; !ok {
-		DefaultGlobalOnlySettings[name] = defaultvalue
+	if _, ok := GlobalSettings[name]; !ok {
 		GlobalSettings[name] = defaultvalue
-		err := WriteSettings(filepath.Join(ConfigDir, "settings.json"))
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.New("Error writing settings.json file: " + err.Error())
-		}
-	} else {
-		DefaultGlobalOnlySettings[name] = v
 	}
+	DefaultGlobalOnlySettings[name] = defaultvalue
 	return nil
 }