diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/settings.py b/src/bitmessageqt/settings.py
index 4273257e..513f285b 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/settings.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/settings.py
@@ -490,11 +490,11 @@ class SettingsDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
 
         if self.net_restart_needed:
             self.net_restart_needed = False
-            self.config.set('bitmessagesettings', 'dontconnect', 'true')
+            self.config.setTemp('bitmessagesettings', 'dontconnect', 'true')
             self.timer.singleShot(
                 5000, lambda:
-                self.config.remove_option(
-                    'bitmessagesettings', 'dontconnect')
+                self.config.setTemp(
+                    'bitmessagesettings', 'dontconnect', 'false')
             )
 
         self.parent.updateStartOnLogon()
diff --git a/src/bmconfigparser.py b/src/bmconfigparser.py
index 1ee64e94..726d32eb 100644
--- a/src/bmconfigparser.py
+++ b/src/bmconfigparser.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ class BMConfigParser(ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser):
     """Singleton class inherited from ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser
     with additional methods specific to bitmessage config."""
 
+    _temp = {}
+
     def set(self, section, option, value=None):
         if self._optcre is self.OPTCRE or value:
             if not isinstance(value, basestring):
@@ -59,6 +61,10 @@ class BMConfigParser(ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser):
             if section == "bitmessagesettings" and option == "timeformat":
                 return ConfigParser.ConfigParser.get(
                     self, section, option, raw, variables)
+            try:
+                return self._temp[section][option]
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
             return ConfigParser.ConfigParser.get(
                 self, section, option, True, variables)
         except ConfigParser.InterpolationError:
@@ -70,6 +76,13 @@ class BMConfigParser(ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser):
             except (KeyError, ValueError, AttributeError):
                 raise e
 
+    def setTemp(self, section, option, value=None):
+        """Temporary set option to value, not saving."""
+        try:
+            self._temp[section][option] = value
+        except KeyError:
+            self._temp[section] = {option: value}
+
     def safeGetBoolean(self, section, field):
         try:
             return self.getboolean(section, field)