diff --git a/config/file.go b/config/file.go
index 2fc10af..62f7bcf 100644
--- a/config/file.go
+++ b/config/file.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (this *File) Has (key string) (bool, error) {
 func (this *File) Get (key string) (Value, error) {
 	if !KeyValid(key) { return nil, ErrMalformedKey }
 	if index, ok := this.keys[key]; ok {
-		if lin := this.lines[index].(entry); ok {
+		if lin, ok := this.lines[index].(entry); ok {
 			return lin.value, nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -166,14 +166,16 @@ func (this *File) Get (key string) (Value, error) {
 // Set sets a value. If the key is invalid, it returns ErrMalformedKey.
 func (this *File) Set (key string, value Value) error {
 	if !KeyValid(key) { return ErrMalformedKey }
+	ent := entry {
+		key:   key,
+		value: value,
+	}
 	if index, ok := this.keys[key]; ok {
-		ent := this.lines[index].(entry)
-		ent.value = value
 		this.lines[index] = ent
 		return nil
 	}
 	this.keys[key] = len(this.lines)
-	this.lines     = append(this.lines, value)
+	this.lines     = append(this.lines, ent)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/config/impl.go b/config/impl.go
index 914fffb..758c762 100644
--- a/config/impl.go
+++ b/config/impl.go
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/tomo/event"
 // directly followed by a deferred call to Unlock.
 
 type config struct {
-	open    bool
-	watcher *fsnotify.Watcher
-	lock    sync.RWMutex
+	open                 bool
+	watcher              *fsnotify.Watcher
+	lock                 sync.RWMutex
+	ignoreNextUserUpdate bool
 
 	paths struct {
 		user     string
@@ -68,10 +69,13 @@ func (this *config) lockAndProcessEvent (event fsnotify.Event) {
 	if _, ok := this.paths.watching[event.Name]; !ok { return }
 
 	if event.Name == this.paths.user {
-		previousUser := this.data.user
-		this.reloadUser()
-		newUser := this.data.user
-		this.processUserDiff(newUser.Diff(previousUser))
+		if !this.ignoreNextUserUpdate {
+			previousUser := this.data.user
+			this.reloadUser()
+			newUser := this.data.user
+			this.processUserDiff(newUser.Diff(previousUser))
+		}
+		this.ignoreNextUserUpdate = false
 	} else {
 		index := slices.Index(this.paths.system, event.Name)
 		if index > 0 {
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ func (this *config) saveUser () error {
 	defer file.Close()
 	_, err = this.data.user.WriteTo(file)
 	if err != nil { return err }
+	this.ignoreNextUserUpdate = true
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -262,7 +267,10 @@ func (this *config) Set (key string, value Value) error {
 	if this.data.user == nil { this.data.user = NewFile() }
 	err := this.data.user.Set(key, value)
 	if err != nil { return err }
-	return this.saveUser()
+	err = this.saveUser()
+	if err != nil { return err }
+	this.broadcastChange(key)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (this *config) Reset (key string) error {
@@ -271,7 +279,10 @@ func (this *config) Reset (key string) error {
 	if this.data.user == nil { this.data.user = NewFile() }
 	err := this.data.user.Reset(key)
 	if err != nil { return err }
-	return this.saveUser()
+	err = this.saveUser()
+	if err != nil { return err }
+	this.broadcastChange(key)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (this *config) OnChange (callback func (string)) event.Cookie {