diff --git a/src/plugins/axivion/axivionsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/axivion/axivionsettings.cpp
index 9b24fa51f02..2af22e7cb9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/axivion/axivionsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/axivion/axivionsettings.cpp
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ AxivionSettingsWidget::AxivionSettingsWidget()
 void AxivionSettingsWidget::apply()
 {
     settings().server = m_dashboardDisplay->dashboardServer();
+    emit settings().changed(); // ugly but needed
     settings().toSettings();
 }