diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d35d284a..17088421 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ void myMessageOutputDisable(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, c
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    QSettings settings(SETTINGSFILE, QSettings::IniFormat);
-    settings.setValue("leaveSessionOpen", "false");
     int debugMode = DEBUGMODE;
 
     if (QFile::exists("DEBUGMODE")) {
@@ -168,6 +166,49 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     }
 
+    //Create the settings folders if they do not exist
+    QDir mdir;
+    mdir.mkpath(TEMPPATH);
+    mdir.mkpath(SETTINGSPATH);
+
+
+    //this is stored as base64 so smart git repos
+    //do not complain about shipping a private key.
+    QFile snakeoilKey("://ps.key.base64");
+    QFile snakeoilCert("://ps.pem.base64");
+
+
+    QString defaultCertFile = CERTFILE;
+    QString defaultKeyFile = KEYFILE;
+
+    QFile certfile(defaultCertFile);
+    QFile keyfile(defaultKeyFile);
+    QByteArray decoded;
+    decoded.clear();
+
+    if (!certfile.exists()) {
+        if (snakeoilCert.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+            decoded = QByteArray::fromBase64(snakeoilCert.readAll());
+            snakeoilCert.close();
+        }
+        if (certfile.open(QFile::WriteOnly)) {
+            certfile.write(decoded);
+            certfile.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!keyfile.exists()) {
+        if (snakeoilKey.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+            decoded = QByteArray::fromBase64(snakeoilKey.readAll());
+            snakeoilKey.close();
+        }
+        if (keyfile.open(QFile::WriteOnly)) {
+            keyfile.write(decoded);
+            keyfile.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+
 
 
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0)
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index f1b58f42..e4865395 100755
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -449,50 +449,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     }
 
 
-    //Now that the UI is loaded, create the settings folders if they do not exist
-    QDir mdir;
-    mdir.mkpath(TEMPPATH);
-    mdir.mkpath(SETTINGSPATH);
-
-
-
-    //this is stored as base64 so smart git repos
-    //do not complain about shipping a private key.
-    QFile snakeoilKey("://ps.key.base64");
-    QFile snakeoilCert("://ps.pem.base64");
-
-
-    QString defaultCertFile = CERTFILE;
-    QString defaultKeyFile = KEYFILE;
-
-    QFile certfile(defaultCertFile);
-    QFile keyfile(defaultKeyFile);
-    QByteArray decoded;
-    decoded.clear();
-
-    if (!certfile.exists()) {
-        if (snakeoilCert.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
-            decoded = QByteArray::fromBase64(snakeoilCert.readAll());
-            snakeoilCert.close();
-        }
-        if (certfile.open(QFile::WriteOnly)) {
-            certfile.write(decoded);
-            certfile.close();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!keyfile.exists()) {
-        if (snakeoilKey.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
-            decoded = QByteArray::fromBase64(snakeoilKey.readAll());
-            snakeoilKey.close();
-        }
-        if (keyfile.open(QFile::WriteOnly)) {
-            keyfile.write(decoded);
-            keyfile.close();
-        }
-    }
-
-
     updateManager(QByteArray());
 
     //on_actionExport_Packets_JSON_triggered();