diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/g13d.py b/g13gui/g13gui/g13d.py
index 01483a2..37aa90e 100644
--- a/g13gui/g13gui/g13d.py
+++ b/g13gui/g13gui/g13d.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import traceback
 import xdg.BaseDirectory as basedir
 import json
 
+from g13gui.model import PreferencesStore
 from g13gui.common import PROFILES_CONFIG_PATH
 from g13gui.common import VERSION
 
@@ -31,13 +32,11 @@ class UploadTask():
 
 
 class SaveTask():
-    def __init__(self, prefsDict):
-        self._prefsDict = prefsDict
+    def __init__(self, prefs):
+        self._prefs = prefs
 
     def run(self, outfp, infp, callback):
-        with open(PROFILES_CONFIG_PATH, 'w') as f:
-            f.write(json.dumps(self._prefsDict, default=str))
-            f.flush()
+        PreferencesStore.storePrefs(self._prefs)
 
 
 G13D_IN_FIFO = "/run/g13d/in"
diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/main.py b/g13gui/g13gui/main.py
index 483e26c..29a55bd 100644
--- a/g13gui/g13gui/main.py
+++ b/g13gui/g13gui/main.py
@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-import queue
 import gi
+import json
+import queue
 
 import g13gui.model as model
 import g13gui.ui as ui
-
 from g13gui.g13d import G13DWorker
+from g13gui.common import PROFILES_CONFIG_PATH
 
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk, GObject
 
 
-VERSION = '0.1.0'
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    prefs = model.Preferences()
+    prefs = model.PreferencesStore.getPrefs()
     queue = queue.Queue()
 
     win = ui.MainWindow(queue, prefs)
diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/model/__init__.py b/g13gui/g13gui/model/__init__.py
index ae7d54e..33f9963 100644
--- a/g13gui/g13gui/model/__init__.py
+++ b/g13gui/g13gui/model/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from g13gui.model.bindingprofile import BindingProfile
 from g13gui.model.prefs import Preferences
+from g13gui.model.prefsstore import PreferencesStore
diff --git a/g13gui/g13gui/model/prefsstore.py b/g13gui/g13gui/model/prefsstore.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51e0f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/g13gui/g13gui/model/prefsstore.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import json
+
+import g13gui.model as model
+from g13gui.common import PROFILES_CONFIG_PATH
+
+
+class PreferencesStore(object):
+    def getPrefs():
+        try:
+            with open(PROFILES_CONFIG_PATH, 'r') as f:
+                data = f.read()
+                prefsDict = json.loads(data)
+                return model.Preferences(prefsDict)
+        except:
+            return model.Preferences()
+
+    def storePrefs(prefs):
+        prefsDict = prefs.saveToDict()
+
+        with open(PROFILES_CONFIG_PATH, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(json.dumps(prefsDict, default=str))
+            f.flush()