diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 510a75f..52348c4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 2008-01-05  Jan Dittberner  <jan@dittberner.info>
 
 	* btn4ws.py: switch to non gimpfu gimpplugin, GtkAssistant GUI,
-	get interactive functionallity completed
+	get interactive functionallity completed, store settings in
+	btn4wsrc
 
 2007-12-04  Jan Dittberner  <jan@dittberner.info>
 
diff --git a/btn4ws.py b/btn4ws.py
index 113a372..79f5fe6 100644
--- a/btn4ws.py
+++ b/btn4ws.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ port of the older gimp-perl version to python.
 
 (c) 2007, 2008 Jan Dittberner <jan@dittberner.info>
 """
-import os, urllib, logging, sys
+import os, urllib, logging, sys, pickle
 import gimp, gimpplugin, gimpui, gimpcolor
 import pygtk
 pygtk.require('2.0')
@@ -780,6 +780,7 @@ class btn4wsplugin(gimpplugin.plugin):
     def __init__(self):
         self.data = {}
         self.inputdata = {}
+        self.datafile = os.path.join(gimp.directory, "btn4wsrc")
 
     def checkdata(self, data):
         logging.debug("checkdata " + str(data))
@@ -1033,11 +1034,27 @@ class btn4wsplugin(gimpplugin.plugin):
         logging.debug("destroy")
         gtk.main_quit()
 
+    def _loaddata(self, data):
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists(self.datafile):
+                return pickle.load(open(self.datafile))
+        except OSError, e:
+            pass
+        return data
+
+    def _storedata(self, data):
+        try:
+            pickle.dump(data, open(self.datafile, 'w'))
+        except OSError, e:
+            pass
+
     def _cb_apply(self, widget):
         self.data = widget.data
         logging.debug(str(self.data))
-        if self.checkdata(self.data):
+        if self.checkdata(self.data):            
             self.makebuttons(**self.data)
+            shelf["btn4ws"] = self.data
+            self._storedata(self.data)
         else:
             logging.error("checking data failed")
 
@@ -1066,11 +1083,11 @@ class btn4wsplugin(gimpplugin.plugin):
             "makeinactive" : makeinactive, "makeactive" : makeactive,
             "makepressed" : makepressed, "makejscript" : makejscript
             }
-        if runmode == RUN_WITH_LAST_VALS:
-            logging.debug("runmode with last vals")
+        if runmode in (RUN_INTERACTIVE, RUN_WITH_LAST_VALS):
             if shelf.has_key("btn4ws"):
                 self.inputdata = shelf["btn4ws"]
-        if runmode in (RUN_INTERACTIVE, RUN_WITH_LAST_VALS):
+            else:
+                self.inputdata = self._loaddata(self.inputdata)
             dialog = Btn4wsDialog(self.inputdata)
             dialog.connect("close", self._cb_destroy)
             dialog.connect("cancel", self._cb_destroy)