diff --git a/bazarr.py b/bazarr.py
index f0dd2d206..92289db93 100644
--- a/bazarr.py
+++ b/bazarr.py
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ def save_settings():
     else:
         settings_general_automatic = 'True'
     c.execute("UPDATE table_settings_general SET ip = ?, port = ?, base_url = ?, path_mapping = ?, log_level = ?, branch=?, auto_update=?", (settings_general_ip, settings_general_port, settings_general_baseurl, str(settings_general_pathmapping), settings_general_loglevel, settings_general_branch, settings_general_automatic))
+    get_general_settings()
     
     settings_sonarr_ip = request.forms.get('settings_sonarr_ip')
     settings_sonarr_port = request.forms.get('settings_sonarr_port')
diff --git a/get_general_settings.py b/get_general_settings.py
index 35b477569..8ee78f18a 100644
--- a/get_general_settings.py
+++ b/get_general_settings.py
@@ -2,29 +2,32 @@ import sqlite3
 import os
 import ast
 
-# Open database connection
-db = sqlite3.connect(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/db/bazarr.db'), timeout=30)
-c = db.cursor()
-
-# Get general settings from database table
-c.execute("SELECT * FROM table_settings_general")
-general_settings = c.fetchone()
-
-# Close database connection
-db.close()
-
-ip = general_settings[0]
-port = general_settings[1]
-base_url = general_settings[2]
-if base_url == (''):
-    base_url = '/'
-if general_settings[3] is None:
-   path_mappings = []
-else:
-   path_mappings = ast.literal_eval(general_settings[3])
-log_level = general_settings[4]
-branch = general_settings[5]
-automatic = general_settings[6]
+def get_general_settings():
+    # Open database connection
+    db = sqlite3.connect(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/db/bazarr.db'), timeout=30)
+    c = db.cursor()
+
+    # Get general settings from database table
+    c.execute("SELECT * FROM table_settings_general")
+    general_settings = c.fetchone()
+
+    # Close database connection
+    db.close()
+
+    ip = general_settings[0]
+    port = general_settings[1]
+    base_url = general_settings[2]
+    if base_url == (''):
+        base_url = '/'
+    if general_settings[3] is None:
+       path_mappings = []
+    else:
+       path_mappings = ast.literal_eval(general_settings[3])
+    log_level = general_settings[4]
+    branch = general_settings[5]
+    automatic = general_settings[6]
+
+    return [ip, port, base_url, path_mappings, log_level, branch, automatic]
 
 def path_replace(path):
     for path_mapping in path_mappings:
@@ -47,3 +50,12 @@ def path_replace_reverse(path):
                 path = path.replace('\\', '/')
             break
     return path
+
+result = get_general_settings()
+ip = result[0]
+port = result[1]
+base_url = result[2]
+path_mappings = result[3]
+log_level = result[4]
+branch = result[5]
+automatic = result[6]
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