diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 84354ca5..d3656d82 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1048,23 +1048,21 @@ void MainWindow::on_permalink_textEdited(const QString &newPermalink)
 
 void MainWindow::on_reset_settings_to_default_clicked()
 {
+    // Keep anything that's in preferences.yaml saved
+    auto oldConfig = config;
+
     delete_and_create_default_config();
 
-    // Don't reset any paths the user has specified
-    auto previousGameBaseDir = config.gameBaseDir;
-    auto previousOutputDir = config.outputDir;
-    auto previousSeed = config.seed;
-    auto previousPlandomizerFile = config.settings.plandomizerFile;
+    auto err = oldConfig.writePreferences(Utility::get_preferences_path() + "preferences.yaml");
+    if (err != ConfigError::NONE)
+    {
+        show_warning_dialog("Could not keep preferences when resetting all settings.\nYou will have to reset your preferences (model colors, in-game options, and paths).");
+    }
 
-    // Load new config
     load_config_into_ui();
 
-    // Restore previous paths
-    config.gameBaseDir = previousGameBaseDir;
-    config.outputDir = previousOutputDir;
-    config.seed = previousSeed;
-    config.settings.plandomizerFile = previousPlandomizerFile;
-    apply_config_settings();
+    // Also keep the previous seed
+    ui->seed->setText(oldConfig.seed.c_str());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_randomize_button_clicked()
diff --git a/gui/player_customization.cpp b/gui/player_customization.cpp
index ca0f9636..fe72cfb3 100644
--- a/gui/player_customization.cpp
+++ b/gui/player_customization.cpp
@@ -252,10 +252,11 @@ void MainWindow::setup_color_options() {
     // If we have a specific preset selected, then keep those colors
     else if (curPreset != "Custom" && lastModel == curModel) {
         model.loadPreset(curPreset, true);
-        auto colors = model.getSetColorsMap();
-        for (auto& [optionName, defaultColor] : baseColors) {
-            defaultColor = colors[optionName];
-        }
+    }
+
+    auto colors = model.getSetColorsMap();
+    for (auto& [optionName, defaultColor] : baseColors) {
+        defaultColor = colors[optionName];
     }
 
     for (auto& customColorName : model.getDefaultColorsOrdering()) {