diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/MangaDexClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/MangaDexClient.kt
index def6a45..1f8ccc5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/MangaDexClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mdnet/MangaDexClient.kt
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class MangaDexClient(private val settingsFile: File, databaseFile: File, cacheFo
                 LOGGER.info { "Client settings unchanged" }
                 return
             }
+            settings = newSettings
             LOGGER.info { "New settings loaded: $newSettings" }
 
             storage.maxSize = (newSettings.maxCacheSizeInMebibytes * 1024 * 1024 * 0.95).toLong()
@@ -177,7 +178,6 @@ class MangaDexClient(private val settingsFile: File, databaseFile: File, cacheFo
             stopImageServer()
             startImageServer()
 
-            settings = newSettings
         } catch (e: UnrecognizedPropertyException) {
             LOGGER.warn { "Settings file is invalid: '$e.propertyName' is not a valid setting" }
         } catch (e: JsonProcessingException) {