diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.cpp
index a1d106b8..c6c63e42 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.cpp
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ std::string EmuInstance::getSavestateName(int slot)
 {
     std::string ext = ".ml";
     ext += (char)('0'+slot);
-    return getAssetPath(false, globalCfg.GetString("SavestatePath"), ext);
+    return getAssetPath(false, localCfg.GetString("SavestatePath"), ext);
 }
 
 bool EmuInstance::savestateExists(int slot)
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ bool EmuInstance::loadState(const std::string& filename)
         previousSaveFile = ndsSave->GetPath();
 
         std::string savefile = filename.substr(lastSep(filename)+1);
-        savefile = getAssetPath(false, globalCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav", savefile);
+        savefile = getAssetPath(false, localCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav", savefile);
         savefile += instanceFileSuffix();
         ndsSave->SetPath(savefile, true);
     }
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ bool EmuInstance::saveState(const std::string& filename)
     if (globalCfg.GetBool("Savestate.RelocSRAM") && ndsSave)
     {
         std::string savefile = filename.substr(lastSep(filename)+1);
-        savefile = getAssetPath(false, globalCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav", savefile);
+        savefile = getAssetPath(false, localCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav", savefile);
         savefile += instanceFileSuffix();
         ndsSave->SetPath(savefile, false);
     }
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ void EmuInstance::loadCheats()
 {
     unloadCheats();
 
-    std::string filename = getAssetPath(false, globalCfg.GetString("CheatFilePath"), ".mch");
+    std::string filename = getAssetPath(false, localCfg.GetString("CheatFilePath"), ".mch");
 
     // TODO: check for error (malformed cheat file, ...)
     cheatFile = std::make_unique<ARCodeFile>(filename);
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ void EmuInstance::reset()
     if ((cartType != -1) && ndsSave)
     {
         std::string oldsave = ndsSave->GetPath();
-        std::string newsave = getAssetPath(false, globalCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav");
+        std::string newsave = getAssetPath(false, localCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav");
         newsave += instanceFileSuffix();
         if (oldsave != newsave)
             ndsSave->SetPath(newsave, false);
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ void EmuInstance::reset()
     if ((gbaCartType != -1) && gbaSave)
     {
         std::string oldsave = gbaSave->GetPath();
-        std::string newsave = getAssetPath(true, globalCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav");
+        std::string newsave = getAssetPath(true, localCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav");
         newsave += instanceFileSuffix();
         if (oldsave != newsave)
             gbaSave->SetPath(newsave, false);
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ bool EmuInstance::loadROM(QStringList filepath, bool reset)
     u32 savelen = 0;
     std::unique_ptr<u8[]> savedata = nullptr;
 
-    std::string savname = getAssetPath(false, globalCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav");
+    std::string savname = getAssetPath(false, localCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav");
     std::string origsav = savname;
     savname += instanceFileSuffix();
 
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ bool EmuInstance::loadGBAROM(QStringList filepath)
     u32 savelen = 0;
     std::unique_ptr<u8[]> savedata = nullptr;
 
-    std::string savname = getAssetPath(true, globalCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav");
+    std::string savname = getAssetPath(true, localCfg.GetString("SaveFilePath"), ".sav");
     std::string origsav = savname;
     savname += instanceFileSuffix();
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/PathSettingsDialog.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/PathSettingsDialog.cpp
index f3a453d1..d0b42b21 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/PathSettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/PathSettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ PathSettingsDialog::PathSettingsDialog(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent), ui(ne
 
     emuInstance = ((MainWindow*)parent)->getEmuInstance();
 
-    auto& cfg = emuInstance->getGlobalConfig();
+    auto& cfg = emuInstance->getLocalConfig();
     ui->txtSaveFilePath->setText(cfg.GetQString("SaveFilePath"));
     ui->txtSavestatePath->setText(cfg.GetQString("SavestatePath"));
     ui->txtCheatFilePath->setText(cfg.GetQString("CheatFilePath"));
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void PathSettingsDialog::done(int r)
                     QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::Cancel) != QMessageBox::Ok)
                 return;
 
-            auto& cfg = emuInstance->getGlobalConfig();
+            auto& cfg = emuInstance->getLocalConfig();
             cfg.SetQString("SaveFilePath", ui->txtSaveFilePath->text());
             cfg.SetQString("SavestatePath", ui->txtSavestatePath->text());
             cfg.SetQString("CheatFilePath", ui->txtCheatFilePath->text());