diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_canvas/board_adapter.cpp b/3d-viewer/3d_canvas/board_adapter.cpp
index 112d9f6e45..bbe7212219 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_canvas/board_adapter.cpp
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_canvas/board_adapter.cpp
@@ -708,6 +708,8 @@ void BOARD_ADAPTER::SetLayerColors( const std::map<int, COLOR4D>& aColors )
 
     for( const auto& [ layer, color ] : aColors )
         settings->SetColor( layer, color );
+
+    Pgm().GetSettingsManager().SaveColorSettings( settings, "3d_viewer" );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/common/settings/color_settings.cpp b/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
index a2cc245527..bb37d1fb15 100644
--- a/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
+++ b/common/settings/color_settings.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const wxString COLOR_SETTINGS::COLOR_BUILTIN_CLASSIC = "_builtin_classic";
 
 
 COLOR_SETTINGS::COLOR_SETTINGS( const wxString& aFilename, bool aAbsolutePath ) :
-        JSON_SETTINGS( std::move( aFilename ), SETTINGS_LOC::COLORS, colorsSchemaVersion ),
+        JSON_SETTINGS( aFilename, SETTINGS_LOC::COLORS, colorsSchemaVersion ),
         m_overrideSchItemColors( false )
 {
     if( aAbsolutePath )