diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Proxy/Api/SettingsController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Proxy/Api/SettingsController.php
index 91febe06a..f86d93c47 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Proxy/Api/SettingsController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Proxy/Api/SettingsController.php
@@ -101,23 +101,16 @@ class SettingsController extends ApiControllerBase
                 $result["validations"]["proxy.".$msg->getField()] = $msg->getMessage();
             }
 
-            // serialize model to config
+            // serialize model to config and save
             if ($valMsgs->count() == 0) {
                 $mdlProxy->serializeToConfig();
+                $cnf = Config::getInstance();
+                $cnf->save();
+                $result["result"] = "saved";
             }
 
         }
 
-
-        // save config if validated correctly
-        if (!array_key_exists("validations", $result)) {
-            $cnf = Config::getInstance();
-            $cnf->save();
-            $result["result"] = "saved";
-        }
-
-
-
         return $result;
 
     }