diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index fd2170c14..52ffeeb46 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_PAGE_ENCODING
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_TOR_HTTP_PORTS
 from lib.core.settings import DEFAULT_TOR_SOCKS_PORT
 from lib.core.settings import DUMMY_URL
+from lib.core.settings import IGNORE_SAVE_OPTIONS
 from lib.core.settings import INJECT_HERE_MARK
 from lib.core.settings import IS_WIN
 from lib.core.settings import KB_CHARS_BOUNDARY_CHAR
@@ -1995,6 +1996,9 @@ def _saveCmdline():
             if datatype and isListLike(datatype):
                 datatype = datatype[0]
 
+            if option in IGNORE_SAVE_OPTIONS:
+                value = None
+
             if value is None:
                 if datatype == OPTION_TYPE.BOOLEAN:
                     value = "False"
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 325855514..d92e443d4 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ CODECS_LIST_PAGE = "http://docs.python.org/library/codecs.html#standard-encoding
 # Simple regular expression used to distinguish scalar from multiple-row commands (not sole condition)
 SQL_SCALAR_REGEX = r"\A(SELECT(?!\s+DISTINCT\(?))?\s*\w*\("
 
+# Option/switch values to ignore during configuration save
+IGNORE_SAVE_OPTIONS = ("saveCmdline",)
+
 # IP address of the localhost
 LOCALHOST = "127.0.0.1"