diff --git a/HellionChat/PayloadHandler.cs b/HellionChat/PayloadHandler.cs
index 91aeb5e..a71b074 100644
--- a/HellionChat/PayloadHandler.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/PayloadHandler.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,10 @@ internal sealed class PayloadHandler
                 return;
         }
 
-        ImGui.Checkbox(Language.Context_ScreenshotMode, ref Plugin.Config.ScreenshotMode);
+        // The flag is persisted, so every toggle has to write it. Without the
+        // write it only sticks when some unrelated save happens to run after.
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox(Language.Context_ScreenshotMode, ref Plugin.Config.ScreenshotMode))
+            Plugin.Instance.SaveConfig();
 
         if (ImGui.Selectable(Language.Context_HideChat))
             Plugin.Config.HideChat = true;
diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Components/InputBar.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/InputBar.cs
index ebf00a1..3938af8 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/Components/InputBar.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/InputBar.cs
@@ -901,7 +901,10 @@ internal sealed class InputBar
                 )
             )
             {
+                // Persisted flag -- write it here too, or turning it back off
+                // never reaches the config file.
                 Plugin.Config.ScreenshotMode = !Plugin.Config.ScreenshotMode;
+                Plugin.Instance.SaveConfig();
             }
 
             if (