diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
index c0d85687bb..5cd5b5ef35 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ void DomainServerSettingsManager::setupConfigMap(const QStringList& argumentList
 
                 // write the new settings to the json file
                 persistToFile();
+
+                // reload the master and user config so that the merged config is right
+                _configMap.loadMasterAndUserConfig(argumentList);
             }
         }
     }