From 9d57637a1a61b6bb0052f4c90a21520a2c3beef6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Evans <jon@craftyjon.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2024 18:31:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix clobbering of common settings

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/16905
---
 common/settings/settings_manager.cpp | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/common/settings/settings_manager.cpp b/common/settings/settings_manager.cpp
index eaf0a95158..124ae981cc 100644
--- a/common/settings/settings_manager.cpp
+++ b/common/settings/settings_manager.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ SETTINGS_MANAGER::SETTINGS_MANAGER( bool aHeadless ) :
                                m_common_settings->GetFullFilename() );
 
     if( !wxFileExists( commonSettings.GetFullPath() ) )
+    {
+        m_common_settings->Load();
         Save( m_common_settings );
+    }
 }
 
 SETTINGS_MANAGER::~SETTINGS_MANAGER()