diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 04b6fe89d..25d010f16 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ void NodeDB::saveDeviceStateToDisk()
 #ifdef FSCom
     FSCom.mkdir("/prefs");
 #endif
+    saveProto(prefFileName, meshtastic_DeviceState_size, &meshtastic_DeviceState_msg, &devicestate);
 }
 
 void NodeDB::saveToDisk(int saveWhat)
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
index 930b3483e..1d2086adb 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
@@ -213,4 +213,6 @@ extern uint32_t error_address;
 #define Module_Config_size                                                                                                       \
     (ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_size + ModuleConfig_ExternalNotificationConfig_size + ModuleConfig_MQTTConfig_size +       \
      ModuleConfig_RangeTestConfig_size + ModuleConfig_SerialConfig_size + ModuleConfig_StoreForwardConfig_size +                 \
-     ModuleConfig_TelemetryConfig_size + ModuleConfig_size)
\ No newline at end of file
+     ModuleConfig_TelemetryConfig_size + ModuleConfig_size)
+
+// Please do not remove this comment, it makes trunk and compiler happy at the same time.