diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
index 60f7cbab07..325f737f92 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void LoadConfigMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			Global.Config = ConfigService.Load<Config>(PathManager.DefaultIniPath);
+			Config = ConfigService.Load<Config>(PathManager.DefaultIniPath);
 			Config.ResolveDefaults();
 			InitControls(); // rebind hotkeys
 			AddOnScreenMessage($"Config file loaded: {PathManager.DefaultIniPath}");
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			if (ofd.ShowHawkDialog().IsOk())
 			{
-				Global.Config = ConfigService.Load<Config>(ofd.FileName);
+				Config = ConfigService.Load<Config>(ofd.FileName);
 				Config.ResolveDefaults();
 				InitControls(); // rebind hotkeys
 				AddOnScreenMessage($"Config file loaded: {ofd.FileName}");
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 103e5f8757..7abbe3b29a 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -800,7 +800,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private ISoundProvider _currentSoundProvider = new NullSound(44100 / 60); // Reasonable default until we have a core instance
 
-		private Config Config => Global.Config;
+		private Config Config
+		{
+			get => Global.Config;
+			set => Global.Config = value;
+		}
+
 		private ToolManager Tools => GlobalWin.Tools;
 		private DisplayManager DisplayManager => GlobalWin.DisplayManager;
 		private IMovieSession MovieSession => Global.MovieSession;