diff --git a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
index b5423af3f..28cac46a9 100644
--- a/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(Application* app, SystemTrayIcon* tray_icon, OSD* osd,
   ui_->tabs->setBackgroundPixmap(QPixmap(":/sidebar_background.png"));
 
   // Do this only after all default tabs have been added
-  ui_->tabs->loadSettings(kSettingsGroup);
+  ui_->tabs->loadSettings(settings_);
 
   track_position_timer_->setInterval(kTrackPositionUpdateTimeMs);
   connect(track_position_timer_, SIGNAL(timeout()),
diff --git a/src/widgets/fancytabwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/fancytabwidget.cpp
index 37030feb5..98f4b2daf 100644
--- a/src/widgets/fancytabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/fancytabwidget.cpp
@@ -290,10 +290,7 @@ FancyTabWidget::FancyTabWidget(QWidget* parent) : QTabWidget(parent),
     connect(tabBar, SIGNAL(currentChanged(int)), this, SLOT(currentTabChanged(int)));
 }
 
-void FancyTabWidget::loadSettings(const char *kSettingsGroup) {
-    QSettings settings;
-    settings.beginGroup(kSettingsGroup);
-
+void FancyTabWidget::loadSettings(const QSettings& settings) {
   for (int i = 0; i < count(); i++) {
     int originalIndex = tabBar()->tabData(i).toInt();
     QString k = "tab_index_" + QString::number(originalIndex);
diff --git a/src/widgets/fancytabwidget.h b/src/widgets/fancytabwidget.h
index 5a4acc2d6..c18de5221 100644
--- a/src/widgets/fancytabwidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/fancytabwidget.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class FancyTabWidget : public QTabWidget {
         void setBackgroundPixmap(const QPixmap& pixmap);
         void addSpacer();
 
-        void loadSettings(const char *);
+        void loadSettings(const QSettings&);
         void saveSettings(QSettings*);
         // Values are persisted - only add to the end
         enum Mode {