diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
index 4921487a..86c4a69f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/ConsoleWindow.cpp
@@ -1877,6 +1877,7 @@ int consoleWin_t::getSchedParam( int &policy, int &priority )
 
 	if ( sched_getparam( getpid(), &p ) )
 	{
+		perror("GUI thread sched_getparam error: ");
 		ret = -1;
 		priority = 0;
 	}
@@ -1892,6 +1893,11 @@ int consoleWin_t::getSchedParam( int &policy, int &priority )
 	{
 		perror("GUI thread pthread_getschedparam error: ");
 		ret = -1;
+		priority = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		priority = p.sched_priority;
 	}
 #endif
 	return ret;
@@ -2193,6 +2199,8 @@ int emulatorThread_t::getSchedParam( int &policy, int &priority )
 		perror("Emulator thread pthread_getschedparam error: ");
 		return -1;
 	}
+	priority = p.sched_priority;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.cpp
index b5ef59e8..5996e9b6 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/TimingConf.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TimingConfDialog_t::TimingConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 	: QDialog( parent )
 {
 	int opt;
-	QVBoxLayout *mainLayout, *vbox;
+	QVBoxLayout *mainLayout;
 	//QHBoxLayout *hbox;
 	QGridLayout *grid;
 	QGroupBox   *emuPrioBox, *guiPrioBox;
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ TimingConfDialog_t::TimingConfDialog_t(QWidget *parent)
 TimingConfDialog_t::~TimingConfDialog_t(void)
 {
 	printf("Destroy Timing Config Window\n");
+	saveValues();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void TimingConfDialog_t::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
@@ -148,7 +149,6 @@ void TimingConfDialog_t::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
    done(0);
 	deleteLater();
    event->accept();
-	saveValues();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void TimingConfDialog_t::closeWindow(void)
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ void TimingConfDialog_t::closeWindow(void)
    //printf("Close Window\n");
    done(0);
 	deleteLater();
-	saveValues();
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void TimingConfDialog_t::emuSchedCtlChange( int state )
@@ -166,23 +165,31 @@ void TimingConfDialog_t::emuSchedCtlChange( int state )
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void TimingConfDialog_t::saveValues(void)
 {
-	int policy, prio;
+	int policy, prio, nice;
 
 	if ( consoleWindow == NULL )
 	{
 		return;
 	}
+	nice = consoleWindow->emulatorThread->getNicePriority();
+
 	consoleWindow->emulatorThread->getSchedParam( policy, prio );
 
 	g_config->setOption( "SDL.EmuSchedPolicy", policy );
 	g_config->setOption( "SDL.EmuSchedPrioRt", prio   );
-	g_config->setOption( "SDL.EmuSchedNice"  , consoleWindow->emulatorThread->getNicePriority() );
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.EmuSchedNice"  , nice   );
+
+	//printf("EMU Sched: %i  %i  %i\n", policy, prio, nice );
+
+	nice = consoleWindow->getNicePriority();
 
 	consoleWindow->getSchedParam( policy, prio );
 
 	g_config->setOption( "SDL.GuiSchedPolicy", policy );
 	g_config->setOption( "SDL.GuiSchedPrioRt", prio   );
-	g_config->setOption( "SDL.GuiSchedNice"  , consoleWindow->getNicePriority() );
+	g_config->setOption( "SDL.GuiSchedNice"  , nice   );
+
+	//printf("GUI Sched: %i  %i  %i\n", policy, prio, nice );
 
 	g_config->save();
 }
diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp
index 42ca7dc6..7463851a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/config.cpp
@@ -317,10 +317,10 @@ InitConfig()
     
 	config->addOption("_setSchedParam"      , "SDL.SetSchedParam" , 0);
 	config->addOption("_emuSchedPolicy"     , "SDL.EmuSchedPolicy", 0);
-	config->addOption("_emuSchedNice"       , "SDL.EmuSchedNice  ", 0);
+	config->addOption("_emuSchedNice"       , "SDL.EmuSchedNice"  , 0);
 	config->addOption("_emuSchedPrioRt"     , "SDL.EmuSchedPrioRt", 40);
 	config->addOption("_guiSchedPolicy"     , "SDL.GuiSchedPolicy", 0);
-	config->addOption("_guiSchedNice"       , "SDL.GuiSchedNice  ", 0);
+	config->addOption("_guiSchedNice"       , "SDL.GuiSchedNice"  , 0);
 	config->addOption("_guiSchedPrioRt"     , "SDL.GuiSchedPrioRt", 40);
 
 	// fcm -> fm2 conversion