diff --git a/meggie/mainwindow/dialogs/addSubjectDialogMain.py b/meggie/mainwindow/dialogs/addSubjectDialogMain.py
index 5051cc5f..1d2ebd19 100644
--- a/meggie/mainwindow/dialogs/addSubjectDialogMain.py
+++ b/meggie/mainwindow/dialogs/addSubjectDialogMain.py
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ def _create_subject():
         except Exception:
             logging.getLogger("ui_logger").exception("")
 
+        try:
+            self.parent.experiment.save_experiment_settings()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            exc_messagebox(self, exc)
+            return
+
         self.parent.initialize_ui()
         self.close()