diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SettingManager.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/SettingManager.cpp
index f524e8e102..26f7d0ca7b 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SettingManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SettingManager.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Setting {
      */
     void Manager::forceSave() {
         withWriteLock([&] {
-             _qSettings.sync();
+             _qSettings->sync();
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SettingManager.h b/libraries/shared/src/SettingManager.h
index 5cf16112a9..0a8cd6482b 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SettingManager.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SettingManager.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 // This is for the testing system.
 class SettingsTests;
+class SettingsTestsWorker;
 
 
 
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ namespace Setting {
         void setArrayIndex(int i);
         void setValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &value);
         QVariant value(const QString &key, const QVariant &defaultValue = QVariant()) const;
-        void forceSave();
 
     protected:
         ~Manager();
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace Setting {
 
         void loadSetting(Interface* handle);
         void saveSetting(Interface* handle);
+        void forceSave();
 
     private slots:
         void startTimer();
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ namespace Setting {
         QHash<QString, QVariant> _pendingChanges;
 
         friend class Interface;
-        friend class SettingsTests;
+        friend class ::SettingsTests;
+        friend class ::SettingsTestsWorker;
 
         friend void cleanupSettingsSaveThread();
         friend void setupSettingsSaveThread();
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/SettingsTests.cpp b/tests/shared/src/SettingsTests.cpp
index 060a8cbceb..4dd0fec8ae 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/SettingsTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/shared/src/SettingsTests.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 QTEST_MAIN(SettingsTests)
 
-void SettingsTestThread::saveSettings() {
+void SettingsTestsWorker::saveSettings() {
     auto sm = DependencyManager::get<Setting::Manager>();
     QThread *thread = QThread::currentThread();
 
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ void SettingsTests::benchmarkSetValue() {
         sm->setValue("BenchmarkSetValue", ++i);
     }
 
-    sm->forceSave();
 }
 
 
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ void SettingsTests::benchmarkSaveSettings() {
     int i = 0;
 
     QBENCHMARK {
-        sm->setValue("Benchmark", ++i);
+        sm->setValue("BenchmarkSave", ++i);
         sm->forceSave();
     }
 
@@ -96,22 +95,22 @@ void SettingsTests::benchmarkSetValueConcurrent() {
     int i = 0;
 
     _settingsThread = new QThread(qApp);
-    _settingsThreadObj = new SettingsTestThread;
+    _testWorker = new SettingsTestsWorker();
 
     _settingsThread->setObjectName("Save thread");
-    _settingsThreadObj->moveToThread(_settingsThread);
+    _testWorker->moveToThread(_settingsThread);
 
-    QObject::connect(_settingsThread, &QThread::started, _settingsThreadObj, &SettingsTestThread::saveSettings, Qt::QueuedConnection );
+    QObject::connect(_settingsThread, &QThread::started, _testWorker, &SettingsTestsWorker::saveSettings, Qt::QueuedConnection );
 
     _settingsThread->start();
     QBENCHMARK {
-        sm->setValue("BenchmarkSetValue", ++i);
+        sm->setValue("BenchmarkSetValueConcurrent", ++i);
     }
 
     _settingsThread->requestInterruption();
     _settingsThread->wait();
 
-    delete _settingsThreadObj;
+    delete _testWorker;
     delete _settingsThread;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/SettingsTests.h b/tests/shared/src/SettingsTests.h
index 7de6f0df1d..52198a3cd3 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/SettingsTests.h
+++ b/tests/shared/src/SettingsTests.h
@@ -12,16 +12,18 @@
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 
 
-class SettingsTestThread : public QObject {
+
+
+class SettingsTestsWorker : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public slots:
     void saveSettings();
 };
 
-
 class SettingsTests : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
+
 private slots:
     void initTestCase();
     void loadSettings();
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
     QThread *_settingsThread = nullptr;
-    SettingsTestThread *_settingsThreadObj = nullptr;
+    SettingsTestsWorker *_testWorker = nullptr;
 
 };