diff --git a/app/src/App.tsx b/app/src/App.tsx
index 3130f29..7ab7833 100644
--- a/app/src/App.tsx
+++ b/app/src/App.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { AppState } from './reducers'
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import { default as SplitPane } from 'react-split-pane'
-import { globalActions } from './actions'
+import { globalActions, settingsActions } from './actions'
 import { Theme, withStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles'
 
 const Settings = React.lazy(() => import('./components/Settings'))
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ interface Props {
   classes: any
   settingsVisible: boolean
   error?: string
-  actions: any
+  actions: typeof globalActions
+  settingsActions: typeof settingsActions
 }
 
 class App extends React.PureComponent<Props, {}> {
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ class App extends React.PureComponent<Props, {}> {
     this.state = { }
   }
 
+  public componentDidMount() {
+    this.props.settingsActions.loadSettings()
+  }
+
   private renderError() {
     if (this.props.error) {
       const error = typeof this.props.error === 'string' ? this.props.error : JSON.stringify(this.props.error)
@@ -143,6 +148,7 @@ const styles = (theme: Theme) => {
 const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: any) => {
   return {
     actions: bindActionCreators(globalActions, dispatch),
+    settingsActions: bindActionCreators(settingsActions, dispatch),
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/PersistantStorage.ts b/app/src/PersistantStorage.ts
index 2d9be57..e6f7e4c 100644
--- a/app/src/PersistantStorage.ts
+++ b/app/src/PersistantStorage.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class RemoteStorage implements PersistantStorage {
     })
   }
 
-  public store<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>,  data: Model): Promise<void> {
+  public store<Model>(identifier: StorageIdentifier<Model>, data: Model): Promise<void> {
     const transactionId = v4()
     const expectation = this.expectAck(transactionId)
     rendererEvents.emit(storageStoreEvent, { data, transactionId, store: identifier.id })
diff --git a/app/src/actions/ConnectionManager.ts b/app/src/actions/ConnectionManager.ts
index af1f1f3..0a687d9 100644
--- a/app/src/actions/ConnectionManager.ts
+++ b/app/src/actions/ConnectionManager.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const loadConnectionSettings = () => async (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getS
 
 export const saveConnectionSettings = () => async (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getState: () => AppState) => {
   try {
+    console.log('store settings')
     await persistantStorage.store(storedConnectionsIdentifier, getState().connectionManager.connections)
   } catch (error) {
     dispatch(showError(error))
diff --git a/app/src/actions/Settings.ts b/app/src/actions/Settings.ts
index 4f401cc..e4144c8 100644
--- a/app/src/actions/Settings.ts
+++ b/app/src/actions/Settings.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,76 @@
-import { Action, ActionTypes, TopicOrder } from '../reducers/Settings'
-import { ActionTypes as TreeActionTypes } from '../reducers/Tree'
-import { Dispatch } from 'redux'
-import { showTree } from './Tree'
-import { AppState } from '../reducers'
 import * as q from '../../../backend/src/Model'
-import { batchActions } from 'redux-batched-actions'
+import { AppState } from '../reducers'
 import { autoExpandLimitSet } from '../components/Settings'
+import { batchActions } from 'redux-batched-actions'
+import { default as persistantStorage, StorageIdentifier } from '../PersistantStorage'
+import { Dispatch } from 'redux'
+import { showError } from './Global'
+import { showTree } from './Tree'
 import { TopicViewModel } from '../TopicViewModel'
+import {
+  ActionTypes,
+  SettingsState,
+  TopicOrder,
+} from '../reducers/Settings'
 
-export const setAutoExpandLimit = (autoExpandLimit: number = 0): Action => {
-  return {
+const settingsIdentifier: StorageIdentifier<Partial<SettingsState>> = {
+  id: 'Settings',
+}
+
+export const loadSettings = () => async (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, _getState: () => AppState)  => {
+  try {
+    const settings = await persistantStorage.load(settingsIdentifier)
+    dispatch({
+      settings,
+      type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_DID_LOAD_SETTINGS,
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    dispatch(showError(error))
+  }
+}
+
+export const storeSettings = () => async (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getState: () => AppState)  => {
+  const settings = {
+    ...getState().settings,
+    topicFilter: undefined,
+    visible: undefined,
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await persistantStorage.store(settingsIdentifier, settings)
+  } catch (error) {
+    dispatch(showError(error))
+  }
+}
+
+export const setAutoExpandLimit = (autoExpandLimit: number = 0) => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getState: () => AppState) => {
+  dispatch({
     autoExpandLimit,
     type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_SET_AUTO_EXPAND_LIMIT,
-  }
+  })
+  dispatch(storeSettings())
 }
 
-export const toggleSettingsVisibility = (): Action => {
-  return {
+export const toggleSettingsVisibility = () => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, _getState: () => AppState) => {
+  dispatch({
     type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_TOGGLE_VISIBILITY,
-  }
+  })
+  dispatch(storeSettings())
 }
 
-export const togglehighlightTopicUpdates = (): Action => {
-  return {
+export const togglehighlightTopicUpdates = () => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, _getState: () => AppState) => {
+  dispatch({
     type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_TOGGLE_HIGHLIGHT_ACTIVITY,
-  }
+  })
+  dispatch(storeSettings())
 }
 
-export const setTopicOrder = (topicOrder: TopicOrder = TopicOrder.none): Action => {
-  return {
+export const setTopicOrder = (topicOrder: TopicOrder = TopicOrder.none) => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, _getState: () => AppState) => {
+  dispatch({
     topicOrder,
     type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_SET_TOPIC_ORDER,
-  }
+  })
+  dispatch(storeSettings())
 }
 
 export const filterTopics = (filterStr: string) => (dispatch: Dispatch<any>, getState: () => AppState)  => {
diff --git a/app/src/reducers/Settings.ts b/app/src/reducers/Settings.ts
index 9a35850..80e7b7b 100644
--- a/app/src/reducers/Settings.ts
+++ b/app/src/reducers/Settings.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export enum ActionTypes {
   SETTINGS_SET_TOPIC_ORDER = 'SETTINGS_SET_TOPIC_ORDER',
   SETTINGS_FILTER_TOPICS = 'SETTINGS_FILTER_TOPICS',
   SETTINGS_TOGGLE_HIGHLIGHT_ACTIVITY = 'SETTINGS_TOGGLE_HIGHLIGHT_ACTIVITY',
+  SETTINGS_DID_LOAD_SETTINGS = 'SETTINGS_DID_LOAD_SETTINGS',
 }
 
 const initialState: SettingsState = {
@@ -38,8 +39,21 @@ export const settingsReducer = createReducer(initialState, {
   SETTINGS_SET_TOPIC_ORDER: setTopicOrder,
   SETTINGS_FILTER_TOPICS: filterTopics,
   SETTINGS_TOGGLE_HIGHLIGHT_ACTIVITY: togglehighlightTopicUpdates,
+  SETTINGS_DID_LOAD_SETTINGS: didLoadSettings,
 })
 
+export interface DidLoadSettings {
+  type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_DID_LOAD_SETTINGS
+  settings: Partial<SettingsState>
+}
+
+function didLoadSettings(state: SettingsState, action: DidLoadSettings) {
+  return {
+    ...state,
+    ...action.settings,
+  }
+}
+
 export interface SetAutoExpandLimit {
   type: ActionTypes.SETTINGS_SET_AUTO_EXPAND_LIMIT
   autoExpandLimit: number
diff --git a/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts b/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts
index 5e247cd..c55f245 100644
--- a/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ConfigStorage.ts
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ export default class ConfigStorage {
         await db.set(event.store, event.data).write()
         backendEvents.emit(ack, undefined)
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error(error)
         backendEvents.emit(ack, { error, transactionId: event.transactionId, store: event.store })
+        throw error
       }
     })
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ export default class ConfigStorage {
         const data = await db.get(event.store).value()
         backendEvents.emit(responseEvent, { data, transactionId: event.transactionId, store: event.store })
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error(error)
         backendEvents.emit(responseEvent, { error, transactionId: event.transactionId, store: event.store })
+        throw error
       }
     })
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export default class ConfigStorage {
         backendEvents.emit(makeStorageAcknoledgementEvent(event.transactionId), undefined)
       } catch (error) {
         backendEvents.emit(makeStorageAcknoledgementEvent(event.transactionId), { error, transactionId: event.transactionId })
+        throw error
       }
-
     })
   }
 }