diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index a4a79947..7331a4e4 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
+
+    app.setApplicationName("monero-core");
+    app.setOrganizationDomain("getmonero.org");
+    app.setOrganizationName("The Monero Project");
+
     filter *eventFilter = new filter;
     app.installEventFilter(eventFilter);
 
diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index a36a3755..0eb87b2e 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import QtQuick 2.2
 import QtQuick.Window 2.0
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.1
 import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.1
+
+
 import "components"
 import "wizard"
 
diff --git a/wizard/WizardDonation.qml b/wizard/WizardDonation.qml
index e0b73df8..80ebd78b 100644
--- a/wizard/WizardDonation.qml
+++ b/wizard/WizardDonation.qml
@@ -38,13 +38,17 @@ Item {
 
     onOpacityChanged: visible = opacity !== 0
 
+    function onPageOpened(settingsObject) {
+        enableAutoDonationCheckBox.checked = settingsObject.auto_donations_enabled
+        autoDonationAmountText.text = settingsObject.auto_donations_amount
+        allowBackgroundMiningCheckBox.checked = settingsObject.allow_background_mining
+
+    }
+
     function onPageClosed(settingsObject) {
         settingsObject['auto_donations_enabled'] = enableAutoDonationCheckBox.checked;
-        settingsObject['auto_donations_amount']  = autoDonationAmountText.text;
+        settingsObject['auto_donations_amount']  = parseInt(autoDonationAmountText.text);
         settingsObject['allow_background_mining'] = allowBackgroundMiningCheckBox.checked;
-
-
-
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/wizard/WizardMain.qml b/wizard/WizardMain.qml
index da3a9824..940243cb 100644
--- a/wizard/WizardMain.qml
+++ b/wizard/WizardMain.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 // THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 import QtQuick 2.2
+import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
+
 import "../components"
 
 Rectangle {
@@ -142,10 +144,34 @@ Rectangle {
 
         // saving wallet_filename;
         settings['wallet_filename'] = new_wallet_filename;
+
+        // persist settings
+        persistentSettings.language = settings.language
+        persistentSettings.account_name = settings.account_name
+        persistentSettings.wallet_path = settings.wallet_path
+        persistentSettings.allow_background_mining = settings.allow_background_mining
+        persistentSettings.auto_donations_enabled = settings.auto_donations_enabled
+        persistentSettings.auto_donations_amount = settings.auto_donations_amount
+    }
+
+    // reading settings from persistent storage
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        settings['allow_background_mining'] = persistentSettings.allow_background_mining
+        settings['auto_donations_enabled'] = persistentSettings.auto_donations_enabled
+        settings['auto_donations_amount'] = persistentSettings.auto_donations_amount
     }
 
 
+    Settings {
+        id: persistentSettings
 
+        property string language
+        property string account_name
+        property string wallet_path
+        property bool   auto_donations_enabled : true
+        property int    auto_donations_amount : 50
+        property bool   allow_background_mining : true
+    }
 
     Rectangle {
         id: nextButton