diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/settings.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/settings.js
index f7c907f2a..d6484b1a6 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/settings.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/settings.js
@@ -88,11 +88,13 @@ async function readSettings() {
     // Read the 'runtime' settings file first
     const runtimeFilename = getSettingsFilename("runtime");
     const result = await util.readFile(runtimeFilename,runtimeFilename+".backup",{});
+    settingsCache["runtime"] = JSON.stringify(result, null ,4);
     const readPromises = [];
     // Read the other settings files and add them into the runtime settings
     configSections.forEach(key => {
         const sectionFilename = getSettingsFilename(key);
         readPromises.push(util.readFile(sectionFilename,sectionFilename+".backup",{}).then(sectionData => {
+            settingsCache[key] = JSON.stringify(sectionData, null ,4);
             if (Object.keys(sectionData).length > 0) {
                 result[key] = sectionData;
             }