diff --git a/fscomm/preferences/prefsofia.cpp b/fscomm/preferences/prefsofia.cpp
index c2c49410ca..0cfb1c24d2 100644
--- a/fscomm/preferences/prefsofia.cpp
+++ b/fscomm/preferences/prefsofia.cpp
@@ -6,71 +6,124 @@ PrefSofia::PrefSofia(Ui::PrefDialog *ui, QObject *parent) :
         QObject(parent),
         _ui(ui)
 {
-    _settings = new QSettings();
 }
 
 void PrefSofia::readConfig()
 {
+    QSettings settings;
     int guess_mask;
     char guess_ip[80];
     switch_find_local_ip(guess_ip, sizeof(guess_ip), &guess_mask, AF_INET);
     _ui->sofiaRtpIpEdit->setText(QString(guess_ip));
     _ui->sofiaSipIpEdit->setText(QString(guess_ip));
+
+    settings.beginGroup("FreeSWITCH/conf");
+    settings.beginGroup("sofia.conf");
+
+    /* General Settings */
+    settings.beginGroup("global_settings/params");
+    _ui->sofiaLogLevelSpin->setValue(settings.value("log-level").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaAutoRestartCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaAutoRestartCombo->findText(settings.value("auto-restart").toString()));
+    _ui->sofiaDebugPresenceSpin->setValue(settings.value("debug-presence").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaRewriteMulticastedFsPathCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaRewriteMulticastedFsPathCombo->findText(settings.value("rewrite-multicasted-fs-path").toString()));
+    settings.endGroup();
+
+    /* Profile settings */
+    settings.beginGroup("profiles");
+    settings.beginGroup("profile");
+
+
+    settings.beginGroup("settings/params");
+    _ui->sofiaUserAgentStringEdit->setText(settings.value("user-agent-string").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaDebugSpin->setValue(settings.value("debug").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaSipTraceCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaSipTraceCombo->findText(settings.value("sip-trace").toString()));
+    _ui->sofiaContextEdit->setText(settings.value("context").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaRfc2833PtEdit->setText(settings.value("rfc2833-pt").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaSipPortSpin->setValue(settings.value("sip-port").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaDialplanEdit->setText(settings.value("dialplan").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaDtmfDurationSpin->setValue(settings.value("dtmf-duration").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaCodecPrefsEdit->setText(settings.value("codec-prefs").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaUseRtpTimerCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaUseRtpTimerCombo->findText(settings.value("use-rtp-timer").toString()));
+    _ui->sofiaRtpTimerNameEdit->setText(settings.value("rtp-timer-name").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaRtpIpEdit->setText(settings.value("rtp-ip").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaSipIpEdit->setText(settings.value("sip-ip").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaHoldMusicEdit->setText(settings.value("hold-music").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaApplyNatAclEdit->setText(settings.value("apply-nat-acl").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaManagePresenceCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaManagePresenceCombo->findText(settings.value("manage-presence").toString()));
+    _ui->sofiaMaxProceedingEdit->setValue(settings.value("max-proceeding").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaInboundCodecNegotiationCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaInboundCodecNegotiationCombo->findText(settings.value("inbound-codec-negotiation").toString()));
+    _ui->sofiaNonceTtlSpin->setValue(settings.value("nonce-ttl").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaAuthCallsCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaAuthCallsCombo->findText(settings.value("auth-calls").toString()));
+    _ui->sofiaAuthAllPacketsCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaAuthAllPacketsCombo->findText(settings.value("auth-all-packets").toString()));
+    _ui->sofiaExtRtpIpEdit->setText(settings.value("ext-rtp-ip").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaExtSipIpEdit->setText(settings.value("ext-sip-ip").toString());
+    _ui->sofiaRtpTimeoutSecSpin->setValue(settings.value("rtp-timeout-sec").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaRtpHoldTimeoutSecSpin->setValue(settings.value("rtp-hold-timeout-sec").toInt());
+    _ui->sofiaDisableRegisterCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaDisableRegisterCombo->findText(settings.value("disable-register").toString()));
+    _ui->sofiaChallengeRealmCombo->setCurrentIndex(_ui->sofiaChallengeRealmCombo->findText(settings.value("challenge-realm").toString()));
+    settings.endGroup();
+
+    settings.endGroup();
+    settings.endGroup();
+    settings.endGroup();
+    settings.endGroup();
+
 }
 
 void PrefSofia::writeConfig()
 {
-    _settings->beginGroup("FreeSWITCH/conf");
-    _settings->beginGroup("sofia.conf");
+    QSettings settings;
+    settings.beginGroup("FreeSWITCH/conf");
+    settings.beginGroup("sofia.conf");
 
     /* General Settings */
-    _settings->beginGroup("global_settings/params");
-    _settings->setValue("log-level", _ui->sofiaLogLevelSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("auto-restart", _ui->sofiaAutoRestartCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->setValue("debug-presence", _ui->sofiaDebugPresenceSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("rewrite-multicasted-fs-path", _ui->sofiaRewriteMulticastedFsPathCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->endGroup();
+    settings.beginGroup("global_settings/params");
+    settings.setValue("log-level", _ui->sofiaLogLevelSpin->value());
+    settings.setValue("auto-restart", _ui->sofiaAutoRestartCombo->currentText());
+    settings.setValue("debug-presence", _ui->sofiaDebugPresenceSpin->value());
+    settings.setValue("rewrite-multicasted-fs-path", _ui->sofiaRewriteMulticastedFsPathCombo->currentText());
+    settings.endGroup();
 
     /* Profile settings */
-    _settings->beginGroup("profiles");
-    _settings->beginGroup("profile");
+    settings.beginGroup("profiles");
+    settings.beginGroup("profile");
 
-    _settings->beginGroup("attrs");
-    _settings->setValue("name", "softphone");
-    _settings->endGroup();
+    settings.beginGroup("attrs");
+    settings.setValue("name", "softphone");
+    settings.endGroup();
 
-    _settings->beginGroup("settings/params");
-    _settings->setValue("user-agent-string", _ui->sofiaUserAgentStringEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("debug", _ui->sofiaDebugSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("sip-trace", _ui->sofiaSipTraceCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->setValue("context", _ui->sofiaContextEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("rfc2833-pt", _ui->sofiaRfc2833PtEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("sip-port", _ui->sofiaSipPortSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("dialplan", _ui->sofiaDialplanEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("dtmf-duration", _ui->sofiaDtmfDurationSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("codec-prefs", _ui->sofiaCodecPrefsEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("use-rtp-timer", _ui->sofiaUseRtpTimerCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->setValue("rtp-timer-name", _ui->sofiaRtpTimerNameEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("rtp-ip", _ui->sofiaRtpIpEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("sip-ip", _ui->sofiaSipIpEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("hold-music", _ui->sofiaHoldMusicEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("apply-nat-acl", _ui->sofiaApplyNatAclEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("manage-presence", _ui->sofiaManagePresenceCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->setValue("max-proceeding", _ui->sofiaMaxProceedingEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("inbound-codec-negotiation", _ui->sofiaInboundCodecNegotiationCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->setValue("nonce-ttl", _ui->sofiaNonceTtlSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("auth-calls", _ui->sofiaAuthCallsCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->setValue("auth-all-packets", _ui->sofiaAuthAllPacketsCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->setValue("ext-rtp-ip", _ui->sofiaExtRtpIpEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("ext-sip-ip", _ui->sofiaExtSipIpEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("rtp-timeout-sec", _ui->sofiaRtpTimeoutSecSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("rtp-hold-timeout-sec", _ui->sofiaRtpHoldTimeoutSecSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("disable-register", _ui->sofiaDisableRegisterCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->setValue("challenge-realm", _ui->sofiaChallengeRealmCombo->currentText());
-    _settings->endGroup();
+    settings.beginGroup("settings/params");
+    settings.setValue("user-agent-string", _ui->sofiaUserAgentStringEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("debug", _ui->sofiaDebugSpin->value());
+    settings.setValue("sip-trace", _ui->sofiaSipTraceCombo->currentText());
+    settings.setValue("context", _ui->sofiaContextEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("rfc2833-pt", _ui->sofiaRfc2833PtEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("sip-port", _ui->sofiaSipPortSpin->value());
+    settings.setValue("dialplan", _ui->sofiaDialplanEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("dtmf-duration", _ui->sofiaDtmfDurationSpin->value());
+    settings.setValue("codec-prefs", _ui->sofiaCodecPrefsEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("use-rtp-timer", _ui->sofiaUseRtpTimerCombo->currentText());
+    settings.setValue("rtp-timer-name", _ui->sofiaRtpTimerNameEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("rtp-ip", _ui->sofiaRtpIpEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("sip-ip", _ui->sofiaSipIpEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("hold-music", _ui->sofiaHoldMusicEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("apply-nat-acl", _ui->sofiaApplyNatAclEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("manage-presence", _ui->sofiaManagePresenceCombo->currentText());
+    settings.setValue("max-proceeding", _ui->sofiaMaxProceedingEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("inbound-codec-negotiation", _ui->sofiaInboundCodecNegotiationCombo->currentText());
+    settings.setValue("nonce-ttl", _ui->sofiaNonceTtlSpin->value());
+    settings.setValue("auth-calls", _ui->sofiaAuthCallsCombo->currentText());
+    settings.setValue("auth-all-packets", _ui->sofiaAuthAllPacketsCombo->currentText());
+    settings.setValue("ext-rtp-ip", _ui->sofiaExtRtpIpEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("ext-sip-ip", _ui->sofiaExtSipIpEdit->text());
+    settings.setValue("rtp-timeout-sec", _ui->sofiaRtpTimeoutSecSpin->value());
+    settings.setValue("rtp-hold-timeout-sec", _ui->sofiaRtpHoldTimeoutSecSpin->value());
+    settings.setValue("disable-register", _ui->sofiaDisableRegisterCombo->currentText());
+    settings.setValue("challenge-realm", _ui->sofiaChallengeRealmCombo->currentText());
+    settings.endGroup();
 
-    _settings->endGroup();
-    _settings->endGroup();
-    _settings->endGroup();
-    _settings->endGroup();
+    settings.endGroup();
+    settings.endGroup();
+    settings.endGroup();
+    settings.endGroup();
 }
diff --git a/fscomm/preferences/prefsofia.h b/fscomm/preferences/prefsofia.h
index e08ae663f0..f5f12d64ca 100644
--- a/fscomm/preferences/prefsofia.h
+++ b/fscomm/preferences/prefsofia.h
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include "ui_prefdialog.h"
 
-class QSettings;
-
 class PrefSofia : public QObject
 {
 Q_OBJECT
@@ -15,7 +13,6 @@ public:
     void readConfig();
 
 private:
-    QSettings *_settings;
     Ui::PrefDialog *_ui;
 
 };