diff --git a/gui/src/app.rs b/gui/src/app.rs
index c9c52dd..7dd8625 100644
--- a/gui/src/app.rs
+++ b/gui/src/app.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ pub enum EModListView {
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
 #[serde(default)] // if we add new fields, give them default values when deserializing old state
 pub struct TemplateApp {
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    settings: AppSettings,
     #[serde(skip)]
     app_data: Option<AppData>,
 
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ impl Default for TemplateApp {
         let (tx2, rx2) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
 
         Self {
+            settings: AppSettings::default(),
             app_data: None,
             show_notes: true,
             show_conflicts: true,
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ impl TemplateApp {
 
         // Load previous app state (if any).
         // Note that you must enable the `persistence` feature for this to work.
-        let app: TemplateApp = if let Some(storage) = cc.storage {
+        let mut app: TemplateApp = if let Some(storage) = cc.storage {
             eframe::get_value(storage, eframe::APP_KEY).unwrap_or_default()
         } else {
             Default::default()
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ impl TemplateApp {
 
         // deserialize settings from plox.toml
         let settings = AppSettings::from_file(&PathBuf::from("plox.toml"));
+        app.settings = settings.clone();
 
         // init logger
         let log_level = settings.log_level.clone().unwrap_or("info".to_string());
@@ -256,7 +260,11 @@ impl eframe::App for TemplateApp {
 
                     if r.clicked() {
                         // apply sorting
-                        match update_new_load_order(data.game, &data.new_order) {
+                        match update_new_load_order(
+                            data.game,
+                            &data.new_order,
+                            self.settings.config.clone(),
+                        ) {
                             Ok(_) => {
                                 info!("Update successful");
                             }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e24978e..d588e57 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ where
     match game {
         ESupportedGame::Morrowind => gather_tes3_mods(root),
         ESupportedGame::Cyberpunk => gather_cp77_mods(root),
-        ESupportedGame::OpenMW => gather_openmw_mods(config),
+        ESupportedGame::OpenMW => gather_openmw_mods(&config),
     }
 }
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ where
     names
 }
 
-pub fn gather_openmw_mods<P>(config: Option<P>) -> Vec<PluginData>
+pub fn gather_openmw_mods<P>(config: &Option<P>) -> Vec<PluginData>
 where
     P: AsRef<Path>,
 {
@@ -468,10 +468,14 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Update on disk
-pub fn update_new_load_order(game: ESupportedGame, result: &[String]) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+pub fn update_new_load_order<P: AsRef<Path>>(
+    game: ESupportedGame,
+    result: &[String],
+    config: Option<P>,
+) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     match game {
         ESupportedGame::Morrowind => update_tes3(result),
-        ESupportedGame::OpenMW => update_openmw(result),
+        ESupportedGame::OpenMW => update_openmw(result, config),
         ESupportedGame::Cyberpunk => update_cp77(result),
     }
 }
@@ -481,12 +485,21 @@ fn update_cp77(_result: &[String]) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     panic!("Not implemented")
 }
 
-fn update_openmw(result: &[String]) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+fn update_openmw<P: AsRef<Path>>(result: &[String], config: Option<P>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     // in openMW we just update the cfg with the new order
-    if let Ok(_cfg) = openmw_cfg::get_config() {
+    let mut path = config_path();
+    if let Some(config_path) = config {
+        if config_path.as_ref().exists() {
+            path = config_path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
+        } else {
+            error!("openmw.cfg not found at {}", config_path.as_ref().display());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(_cfg) = openmw_cfg::Ini::load_from_file_noescape(&path) {
         // parse ini
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
-        for line in read_lines(config_path())?.map_while(Result::ok) {
+        for line in read_lines(&path)?.map_while(Result::ok) {
             // skip plugin lines
 
             if line.starts_with("content=") {
@@ -501,7 +514,7 @@ fn update_openmw(result: &[String]) -> std::io::Result<()> {
         }
 
         // save
-        let mut file = File::create(config_path())?;
+        let mut file = File::create(path)?;
         file.write_all(&buf)?;
     } else {
         error!("No openmw.cfg found");
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index edd3355..0a9959f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub fn sort(options: CliSortOptions) -> ExitCode {
         mods = match game {
             ESupportedGame::Morrowind => gather_tes3_mods(&root),
             ESupportedGame::Cyberpunk => gather_cp77_mods(&root),
-            ESupportedGame::OpenMW => gather_openmw_mods(config),
+            ESupportedGame::OpenMW => gather_openmw_mods(&config),
         };
         if mods.is_empty() {
             info!("No mods found");
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ pub fn sort(options: CliSortOptions) -> ExitCode {
                     } else {
                         info!("New:\n{:?}", result);
 
-                        match update_new_load_order(game, &result) {
+                        match update_new_load_order(game, &result, config) {
                             Ok(_) => {
                                 info!("Update successful");
                                 ExitCode::SUCCESS