diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index ebfdaff0e3..d83480fa0a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ bool setupEssentials(int& argc, char** argv) {
 
     Setting::preInit();
 
-    bool previousSessionCrashed = CrashHandler::checkForAndHandleCrash();
+    bool previousSessionCrashed = CrashHandler::checkForResetSettings();
     CrashHandler::writeRunningMarkerFiler();
     qAddPostRoutine(CrashHandler::deleteRunningMarkerFile);
 
diff --git a/interface/src/CrashHandler.cpp b/interface/src/CrashHandler.cpp
index 14ed8a0382..8de6766c7a 100644
--- a/interface/src/CrashHandler.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/CrashHandler.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 static const QString RUNNING_MARKER_FILENAME = "Interface.running";
 
-bool CrashHandler::checkForAndHandleCrash() {
+bool CrashHandler::checkForResetSettings() {
     QSettings::setDefaultFormat(QSettings::IniFormat);
     QSettings settings;
     settings.beginGroup("Developer");
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ bool CrashHandler::checkForAndHandleCrash() {
                 handleCrash(action);
             }
         }
-        return true;
     }
-    return false;
+    return wasLikelyCrash;
 }
 
 CrashHandler::Action CrashHandler::promptUserForAction(bool showCrashMessage) {
diff --git a/interface/src/CrashHandler.h b/interface/src/CrashHandler.h
index 6b855d04e4..566b780d61 100644
--- a/interface/src/CrashHandler.h
+++ b/interface/src/CrashHandler.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 class CrashHandler {
 
 public:
-    static bool checkForAndHandleCrash();
+    static bool checkForResetSettings();
 
     static void writeRunningMarkerFiler();
     static void deleteRunningMarkerFile();