diff --git a/Meshtastic/Persistence/Persistence.swift b/Meshtastic/Persistence/Persistence.swift
index f18a8566..4b0fd147 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Persistence/Persistence.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Persistence/Persistence.swift
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class PersistenceController {
 			// Merge policy that favors in memory data over data in the db
 			self.container.viewContext.mergePolicy = NSMergeByPropertyObjectTrumpMergePolicy
 			self.container.viewContext.automaticallyMergesChangesFromParent = true
+			self.container.viewContext.retainsRegisteredObjects = true
 
 			if let error = error as NSError? {