diff --git a/Meshtastic/Helpers/BLEManager.swift b/Meshtastic/Helpers/BLEManager.swift
index 6f03dbe1..a70c8ac8 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Helpers/BLEManager.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Helpers/BLEManager.swift
@@ -1057,6 +1057,43 @@ class BLEManager: NSObject, ObservableObject, CBCentralManagerDelegate, CBPeriph
 		return false
 	}
 	
+	public func connectToPreferredPeripheral() -> Bool {
+		
+		var success = false
+		// Return false if we are not properly connected to a device, handle retry logic in the view for now
+		if connectedPeripheral == nil || connectedPeripheral!.peripheral.state != CBPeripheralState.connected {
+			
+			self.disconnectPeripheral()
+			self.startScanning()
+			
+			// Try and connect to the preferredPeripherial first
+			let preferredPeripheral = peripherals.filter({ $0.peripheral.identifier.uuidString == UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: "preferredPeripheralId") as? String ?? "" }).first
+			if preferredPeripheral != nil && preferredPeripheral?.peripheral != nil {
+				connectTo(peripheral: preferredPeripheral!.peripheral)
+				success = true
+			}
+		} else if connectedPeripheral != nil && isSubscribed {
+			success = true
+		}
+		return success
+	}
+	
+	public func saveChannelSet(base64String: String) -> Bool {
+				
+		if isConnected {
+			var decodedString = base64String.base64urlToBase64()
+			if let decodedData = Data(base64Encoded: decodedString) {
+				do {
+					var channelSet: ChannelSet = try ChannelSet(serializedData: decodedData)
+					print(channelSet)
+				} catch {
+					print("Invalid Meshtastic QR Code Link")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+	
 	public func saveUser(config: User, fromUser: UserEntity, toUser: UserEntity) -> Int64 {
 		
 		var adminPacket = AdminMessage()
diff --git a/Meshtastic/MeshtasticApp.swift b/Meshtastic/MeshtasticApp.swift
index a15663e4..46ea6c3a 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/MeshtasticApp.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/MeshtasticApp.swift
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ struct MeshtasticAppleApp: App {
 			.environmentObject(bleManager)
 			.environmentObject(userSettings)
 			.sheet(isPresented: $saveChannels) {
-								
-				SaveChannelQRCode(channelHash: channelSettings ?? "Empty Channel URL")
+				SaveChannelQRCode(channelHash: channelSettings ?? "Empty Channel URL", bleManager: bleManager)
 					.presentationDetents([.medium, .large])
 					.presentationDragIndicator(.visible)
 			}
-
 			.onContinueUserActivity(NSUserActivityTypeBrowsingWeb) { userActivity in
 
 				print("URL received \(userActivity)")
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/Config/DeviceConfig.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/Config/DeviceConfig.swift
index 241f828c..841d6b4b 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/Config/DeviceConfig.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/Config/DeviceConfig.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ struct DeviceConfig: View {
 	@State private var isPresentingNodeDBResetConfirm = false
 	@State private var isPresentingFactoryResetConfirm = false
 	@State private var isPresentingSaveConfirm = false
-	@State var initialLoad: Bool = true
 	@State var hasChanges = false
 	
 	@State var deviceRole = 0
@@ -166,17 +165,11 @@ struct DeviceConfig: View {
 			ConnectedDevice(bluetoothOn: bleManager.isSwitchedOn, deviceConnected: bleManager.connectedPeripheral != nil, name: (bleManager.connectedPeripheral != nil) ? bleManager.connectedPeripheral.shortName : "????")
 		})
 		.onAppear {
-
-			if self.initialLoad{
-				
-				self.bleManager.context = context
-
-				self.deviceRole = Int(node?.deviceConfig?.role ?? 0)
-				self.serialEnabled = (node?.deviceConfig?.serialEnabled ?? true)
-				self.debugLogEnabled = node?.deviceConfig?.debugLogEnabled ?? false
-				self.hasChanges = false
-				self.initialLoad = false
-			}
+			self.bleManager.context = context
+			self.deviceRole = Int(node?.deviceConfig?.role ?? 0)
+			self.serialEnabled = (node?.deviceConfig?.serialEnabled ?? true)
+			self.debugLogEnabled = node?.deviceConfig?.debugLogEnabled ?? false
+			self.hasChanges = false
 		}
 		.onChange(of: deviceRole) { newRole in
 			
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/SaveChannelQRCode.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/SaveChannelQRCode.swift
index 8d5e3f5c..29c77a19 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/SaveChannelQRCode.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/SaveChannelQRCode.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 struct SaveChannelQRCode: View {
 	var channelHash: String
-	
+	var bleManager: BLEManager
+	@State var connectedToDevice = false
+
 	var body: some View {
 		VStack {
 			Text("Save Channel Settings?")
@@ -17,32 +19,23 @@ struct SaveChannelQRCode: View {
 				.foregroundColor(.gray)
 				.font(.callout)
 				.padding()
-			Text(channelHash)
-				.font(.caption2)
-				.foregroundColor(.gray)
-				.padding()
 			
-			Button {
-				
-			} label: {
-				
-				Label("Save", systemImage: "square.and.arrow.down")
-			}
-			.buttonStyle(.bordered)
-			.buttonBorderShape(.capsule)
-			.controlSize(.large)
-			.padding()
-		}
-		.onChange(of: channelHash) { newSettings in
-			var decodedString = newSettings.base64urlToBase64()
-			if let decodedData = Data(base64Encoded: decodedString) {
-				do {
-					var channelSet: ChannelSet = try ChannelSet(serializedData: decodedData)
-					print(channelSet)
-				} catch {
-					print("Invalid Meshtastic QR Code Link")
+
+				Button {
+					let success = bleManager.saveChannelSet(base64String: channelHash)
+					
+				} label: {
+					Label("Save", systemImage: "square.and.arrow.down")
 				}
-			}
+				.buttonStyle(.bordered)
+				.buttonBorderShape(.capsule)
+				.controlSize(.large)
+				.padding()
+				.disabled(!connectedToDevice)
+		
+		}
+		.onAppear {
+			connectedToDevice = bleManager.connectToPreferredPeripheral()
 		}
 	}
 }