diff --git a/StarterNG.Tests/SettingsStoreTests.cs b/StarterNG.Tests/SettingsStoreTests.cs
index fd13e4f..c2b0169 100644
--- a/StarterNG.Tests/SettingsStoreTests.cs
+++ b/StarterNG.Tests/SettingsStoreTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using StarterNG.Application;
 using StarterNG.Domain.Settings;
 using StarterNG.Tests.Fakes;
 
@@ -564,11 +565,25 @@ public class SettingsStoreTests
         var installation = WithHome(files);
         installation.SettingsStore.Load();
 
-        installation.SettingsStore.SaveTo(profile);
+        Assert.False(installation.SettingsStore.ExportTo(profile));
 
         Assert.False(files.FileExists(profile));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void A_profile_written_leaves_what_the_users_file_still_lacks_to_be_saved()
+    {
+        var installation = WithHome(new InMemoryFileSystem().WithFile(UserIni, "uart COM3 57600 0.1\n"));
+        installation.SettingsStore.Load();
+        installation.SettingsStore.Settings.UartPort = "COM4";
+
+        Assert.True(installation.SettingsStore.ExportTo("/home/kolejarz/profile.ini"));
+
+        Assert.Contains(new IniChange("uart", "COM3 57600 0.1", "COM4 57600 0.1"),
+                        installation.SettingsStore.Changes(installation.SettingsStore.Settings));
+        Assert.Contains("uart COM3 57600 0.1", installation.Files.ReadAllText(UserIni));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void A_read_that_works_again_lets_the_settings_be_saved()
     {
diff --git a/StarterNG/Application/SettingsStore.cs b/StarterNG/Application/SettingsStore.cs
index 16a422a..4755f46 100644
--- a/StarterNG/Application/SettingsStore.cs
+++ b/StarterNG/Application/SettingsStore.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public sealed class SettingsStore
         SaveTo(_savePath);
     }
 
-    public void SaveTo(string path)
+    private void SaveTo(string path)
     {
         LastSaveFailed = true;
         if (LoadFailed)
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@ public sealed class SettingsStore
     /// </summary>
     public bool ExportTo(string path)
     {
+        if (LoadFailed)
+        {
+            _log.Log($"{path} not written: the settings could not be read, what is held is defaults");
+            return false;
+        }
+
         var copy = ConfigFile.Parse(_config.ToText());
         ApplyChanges(copy, Changes(Settings));
 
diff --git a/StarterNG/Views/Settings.axaml.cs b/StarterNG/Views/Settings.axaml.cs
index e0d15c6..aecbad4 100644
--- a/StarterNG/Views/Settings.axaml.cs
+++ b/StarterNG/Views/Settings.axaml.cs
@@ -235,13 +235,13 @@ public partial class Settings : UserControl, ISettingsCapture
                                    App.Loc["ProfileSaveAs"], MessageBoxButtons.YesNo))
             return;
 
-        var store = AppServices.Current.SettingsStore;
+        // Written beside the user's own eu07.ini, which stays as it is.
         CaptureInto(AppServices.Current.Settings);
-        store.SaveTo(path);
+        bool saved = AppServices.Current.SettingsStore.ExportTo(path);
         PopulateProfileCombo();
         int idx = FindComboIndexByContent(ProfileCb, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path));
         if (idx >= 0) ProfileCb.SelectedIndex = idx;
-        SaveStatus.Text = string.Format(App.Loc[store.LastSaveFailed ? "ProfileNotSaved" : "ProfileSaved"], name);
+        SaveStatus.Text = string.Format(App.Loc[saved ? "ProfileSaved" : "ProfileNotSaved"], name);
     }
 
     private void PopulateExeCombo()