diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/settings.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/settings.js
index e17600305..989b83d9b 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/settings.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/settings.js
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ var persistentSettings = {
         userSettings[username] = settings;
         try {
             assert.deepEqual(current,settings);
+            return Promise.resolve();
         } catch(err) {
             globalSettings.users = userSettings;
             return storage.saveSettings(clone(globalSettings));