diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9c75df0..6dabd260 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ rips/
 ripme.jar.update
 *.swp
 ripme.jar
+rip.properties
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
index 3b4cda6a..19d3893f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
     }
     
     public void saveConfig() {
+        saveHistory();
         Utils.setConfigBoolean("file.overwrite", configOverwriteCheckbox.isSelected());
         Utils.setConfigInteger("threads.size", Integer.parseInt(configThreadsText.getText()));
         Utils.setConfigInteger("download.retries", Integer.parseInt(configRetriesText.getText()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Utils.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Utils.java
index d8948ef2..4ae3ad9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/utils/Utils.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public class Utils {
                 configPath = configFile;
             }
             config = new PropertiesConfiguration(configPath);
-            config.setAutoSave(true);
             config.setReloadingStrategy(new FileChangedReloadingStrategy());
             logger.info("Loaded " + config.getPath());
         } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -93,14 +92,18 @@ public class Utils {
 
     public static void saveConfig() {
         try {
-            config.save(config.getPath());
-            logger.info("Saved configuration to " + config.getPath());
+            config.save(getConfigPath());
+            logger.info("Saved configuration to " + getConfigPath());
         } catch (ConfigurationException e) {
             logger.error("Error while saving configuration: ", e);
         }
     }
     private static String getConfigPath() {
-        return configFile;
+        try {
+            return new File(".").getCanonicalPath() + File.separator + configFile;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return "." + File.separator + configFile;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/resources/rip.properties b/src/main/resources/rip.properties
index dc30ebdc..cb3240f8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/rip.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/rip.properties
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ download.timeout = 60000
 # Maximum size of downloaded files in bytes (required)
 download.max_size = 104857600
 
-download.history = 
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 tumblr.auth = v5kUqGQXUtmF7K0itri1DGtgTs0VQpbSEbh1jxYgj9d2Sq18F8