diff --git a/Utilities/Config.cpp b/Utilities/Config.cpp
index 34137efa2b..46ca62e425 100644
--- a/Utilities/Config.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/Config.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void cfg::decode(const YAML::Node& data, cfg::_base& rhs, bool dynamic)
 
 		if (YAML::convert<std::string>::decode(data, value))
 		{
-			rhs.from_string(value);
+			rhs.from_string(value, dynamic);
 		}
 
 		break; // ???
diff --git a/Utilities/Config.h b/Utilities/Config.h
index 6bf8a5070f..2bd3572ea1 100644
--- a/Utilities/Config.h
+++ b/Utilities/Config.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace cfg
 		_base(type _type);
 
 		// Owned entry constructor
-		_base(type _type, class node* owner, const std::string& name, bool dynamic = true);
+		_base(type _type, class node* owner, const std::string& name, bool dynamic);
 
 	public:
 		_base(const _base&) = delete;
@@ -359,15 +359,15 @@ namespace cfg
 		}
 	};
 
-	// Simple set entry with mutex (TODO: template for various types)
+	// Simple set entry (TODO: template for various types)
 	class set_entry final : public _base
 	{
 		std::set<std::string> m_set;
 
 	public:
 		// Default value is empty list in current implementation
-		set_entry(node* owner, const std::string& name, bool dynamic = false)
-			: _base(type::set, owner, name, dynamic)
+		set_entry(node* owner, const std::string& name)
+			: _base(type::set, owner, name, false)
 		{
 		}
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ namespace cfg
 
 	public:
 		log_entry(node* owner, const std::string& name)
-			: _base(type::log, owner, name)
+			: _base(type::log, owner, name, true)
 		{
 		}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
index 3c7afcf03d..23398a5cc1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/emu_settings.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void emu_settings::SaveSettings()
 	if (config_name == g_cfg.name || m_title_id == Emu.GetTitleID())
 	{
 		// Update current config
-		g_cfg.from_string(config.to_string(), true);
+		g_cfg.from_string(config.to_string(), !Emu.IsStopped());
 
 		if (!Emu.IsStopped()) // Don't spam the log while emulation is stopped. The config will be logged on boot anyway.
 		{