diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index 72b4e759ab..ff61d5d2e8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public bool InputConfigAutoTab = true;
 		public bool ShowLogWindow = false;
 		public bool BackupSavestates = true;
-		public bool BackupSaveram = true;
-		private int _flushSaveRAMFrames = 5 * 60 * 60;
-		private bool _autosaveSaveRAM = false;
 		public bool SaveScreenshotWithStates = true;
 		public int BigScreenshotSize = 128 * 1024;
 		public bool NoLowResLargeScreenshotWithStates = false;
@@ -136,8 +133,21 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public string Update_IgnoreVersion = "";
 		public bool CDLAutoSave = true, CDLAutoStart = true;
 
-		public int FlushSaveRamFrames { get { return _flushSaveRAMFrames; } set { _flushSaveRAMFrames = value; } }
-		public bool AutosaveSaveRAM { get { return _autosaveSaveRAM; } set { _autosaveSaveRAM = value; } }
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Makes a .bak file before any saveram-writing operation (could be extended to make timestamped backups)
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool BackupSaveram = true;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Whether to make AutoSave files at periodic intervals
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool AutosaveSaveRAM;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Intervals at which to make AutoSave files
+		/// </summary>
+		public int FlushSaveRamFrames;
+
 		//check CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve if you change the defaults or name of this key
 		public bool UseNLua = true; // Whether or not to use a good, reliable, memory-leak-free lua interface that is slower than the original luainterface
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 8097da0c6c..930474edc4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -1415,8 +1415,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public PresentationPanel PresentationPanel { get; }
 
-		private int _flushSaveRamIn;
-		public int FlushSaveRamIn { get { return _flushSaveRamIn; } set { _flushSaveRamIn = value; } }
+		//countdown for saveram autoflushing
+		public int AutoFlushSaveRamIn { get; set; }
 		#endregion
 
 		#region Private methods
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					}
 
 					Emulator.AsSaveRam().StoreSaveRam(sram);
-					_flushSaveRamIn = Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames;
+					AutoFlushSaveRamIn = Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames;
 				}
 				catch (IOException)
 				{
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				if (autosave)
 				{
 					path = PathManager.AutoSaveRamPath(Global.Game);
-					_flushSaveRamIn = Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames;
+					AutoFlushSaveRamIn = Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames;
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				if (Global.Config.AutosaveSaveRAM)
 				{
-					if (FlushSaveRamIn-- <= 0)
+					if (AutoFlushSaveRamIn-- <= 0)
 					{
 						FlushSaveRAM(true);
 					}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GuiOptions.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GuiOptions.cs
index ce1ada362c..d5106c9d24 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GuiOptions.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/GuiOptions.cs
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			Global.Config.BackupSaveram = BackupSRamCheckbox.Checked;
 			Global.Config.AutosaveSaveRAM = AutosaveSRAMCheckbox.Checked;
 			Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames = AutosaveSaveRAMSeconds * 60;
-			if (GlobalWin.MainForm.FlushSaveRamIn > Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames)
-				GlobalWin.MainForm.FlushSaveRamIn = Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames;
+			if (GlobalWin.MainForm.AutoFlushSaveRamIn > Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames)
+				GlobalWin.MainForm.AutoFlushSaveRamIn = Global.Config.FlushSaveRamFrames;
 			Global.Config.SkipLagFrame = FrameAdvSkipLagCheckbox.Checked;
 			Global.Config.WIN32_CONSOLE = LogWindowAsConsoleCheckbox.Checked;
 			Global.Config.RunLuaDuringTurbo = LuaDuringTurboCheckbox.Checked;