diff --git a/launcher/config.kcfg b/launcher/config.kcfg
index 5b2cae1..5af51f2 100644
--- a/launcher/config.kcfg
+++ b/launcher/config.kcfg
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
     </entry>
     <entry name="AutoLoginProfile" type="String">
     </entry>
-    <entry name="CurrentProfile" type="String">
-    </entry>
     <entry name="ScreenshotDir" type="String">
       <default code="true">QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation) + QDir::separator() + QStringLiteral("FFXIV")</default>
     </entry>
diff --git a/launcher/include/launchersettings.h b/launcher/include/launchersettings.h
index cefdd10..b5d5d8a 100644
--- a/launcher/include/launchersettings.h
+++ b/launcher/include/launchersettings.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] bool argumentsEncrypted() const;
     void setArgumentsEncrypted(bool value);
 
+    [[nodiscard]] QString currentProfile() const;
+    void setCurrentProfile(const QString &value);
+
     Config *config();
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
diff --git a/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp b/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
index fdbccec..136592c 100755
--- a/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ LauncherCore::LauncherCore()
     }
 
     // set default profile, if found
-    if (auto profile = m_profileManager->getProfileByUUID(m_settings->config()->currentProfile()); profile != nullptr) {
+    if (auto profile = m_profileManager->getProfileByUUID(m_settings->currentProfile()); profile != nullptr) {
         setCurrentProfile(profile);
     }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void LauncherCore::setCurrentProfile(Profile *profile)
     const int newIndex = m_profileManager->getProfileIndex(profile->uuid());
     if (newIndex != m_currentProfileIndex) {
         m_currentProfileIndex = newIndex;
-        m_settings->config()->setCurrentProfile(profile->uuid());
+        m_settings->setCurrentProfile(profile->uuid());
         m_settings->config()->save();
         Q_EMIT currentProfileChanged();
     }
diff --git a/launcher/src/launchersettings.cpp b/launcher/src/launchersettings.cpp
index e41fdb8..a0db988 100644
--- a/launcher/src/launchersettings.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/launchersettings.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@ void LauncherSettings::setArgumentsEncrypted(const bool value)
     }
 }
 
+QString LauncherSettings::currentProfile() const
+{
+    return KSharedConfig::openStateConfig()->group(QStringLiteral("General")).readEntry(QStringLiteral("CurrentProfile"));
+}
+
+void LauncherSettings::setCurrentProfile(const QString &value)
+{
+    auto stateConfig = KSharedConfig::openStateConfig();
+    stateConfig->group(QStringLiteral("General")).writeEntry(QStringLiteral("CurrentProfile"), value);
+    stateConfig->sync();
+}
+
 Config *LauncherSettings::config()
 {
     return m_config;