diff --git a/src/controller/settings.py b/src/controller/settings.py
index fcd193ce..62fa384c 100644
--- a/src/controller/settings.py
+++ b/src/controller/settings.py
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ class accountSettingsController(globalSettingsController):
    self.config["general"]["relative_times"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "relative_time")
   self.config["general"]["max_api_calls"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "apiCalls")
   self.config["general"]["max_tweets_per_call"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "itemsPerApiCall")
-  self.config["general"]["persistant_session"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "persistant_session")
+  if self.config["general"]["persistant_session"] != self.dialog.get_value("general", "persistant_session"):
+   self.needs_restart = True
+   self.config["general"]["persistant_session"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "persistant_session")
+
   if self.config["general"]["reverse_timelines"] != self.dialog.get_value("general", "reverse_timelines"):
    self.needs_restart = True
    self.config["general"]["reverse_timelines"] = self.dialog.get_value("general", "reverse_timelines")
diff --git a/src/wxUI/dialogs/configuration.py b/src/wxUI/dialogs/configuration.py
index 37b309ef..001773cb 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/dialogs/configuration.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/dialogs/configuration.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class generalAccount(wx.Panel, baseDialog.BaseWXDialog):
   rMode.Add(lbl, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   rMode.Add(self.retweet_mode, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   sizer.Add(rMode, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-  self.persistant_session = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, _(u"Save session in database (experimental)"))
+  self.persistant_session = wx.CheckBox(self, -1, _(u"Cache session in database (experimental)"))
   self.SetSizer(sizer)
 
 class other_buffers(wx.Panel):