diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 5cc3584593..46c4c0bd4e 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@ bool setupEssentials(int& argc, char** argv, bool runningMarkerExisted) {
     const char* portStr = getCmdOption(argc, constArgv, "--listenPort");
     const int listenPort = portStr ? atoi(portStr) : INVALID_PORT;
 
+    static const auto SUPPRESS_SETTINGS_RESET = "--suppress-settings-reset";
+    bool suppressPrompt = cmdOptionExists(argc, const_cast<const char**>(argv), SUPPRESS_SETTINGS_RESET);
+    bool previousSessionCrashed = CrashHandler::checkForResetSettings(runningMarkerExisted, suppressPrompt);
+
     Setting::init();
 
     if (auto steamClient = PluginManager::getInstance()->getSteamClientPlugin()) {
@@ -456,10 +460,6 @@ bool setupEssentials(int& argc, char** argv, bool runningMarkerExisted) {
     QCoreApplication::addLibraryPath(audioDLLPath);
 #endif
 
-    static const auto SUPPRESS_SETTINGS_RESET = "--suppress-settings-reset";
-    bool suppressPrompt = cmdOptionExists(argc, const_cast<const char**>(argv), SUPPRESS_SETTINGS_RESET);
-    bool previousSessionCrashed = CrashHandler::checkForResetSettings(runningMarkerExisted, suppressPrompt);
-
     DependencyManager::registerInheritance<LimitedNodeList, NodeList>();
     DependencyManager::registerInheritance<AvatarHashMap, AvatarManager>();
     DependencyManager::registerInheritance<EntityDynamicFactoryInterface, InterfaceDynamicFactory>();
diff --git a/interface/src/CrashHandler.cpp b/interface/src/CrashHandler.cpp
index 8081dd3ffc..19e887eb6e 100644
--- a/interface/src/CrashHandler.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/CrashHandler.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
 
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "Menu.h"
-#include <SettingHandle.h>
 
 #include <RunningMarker.h>
+#include <SettingHandle.h>
+#include <SettingHelpers.h>
+
 
 bool CrashHandler::checkForResetSettings(bool wasLikelyCrash, bool suppressPrompt) {
-    Settings settings;
+    QSettings::setDefaultFormat(JSON_FORMAT);
+    QSettings settings;
     settings.beginGroup("Developer");
     QVariant displayCrashOptions = settings.value(MenuOption::DisplayCrashOptions);
     QVariant askToResetSettingsOption = settings.value(MenuOption::AskToResetSettings);
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ void CrashHandler::handleCrash(CrashHandler::Action action) {
         return;
     }
 
-    Settings settings;
+    QSettings settings;
     const QString ADDRESS_MANAGER_GROUP = "AddressManager";
     const QString ADDRESS_KEY = "address";
     const QString AVATAR_GROUP = "Avatar";