diff --git a/src/settings/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
index e2a0f3669..02fbdc311 100644
--- a/src/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(Application *app, QMainWindow *mainwindow, QWidge
 
   ui_->buttonBox->button(QDialogButtonBox::Cancel)->setShortcut(QKeySequence::Close);
 
+  connect(ui_->buttonBox, SIGNAL(clicked(QAbstractButton*)), this, SLOT(DialogButtonClicked(QAbstractButton*)));
+
 }
 
 SettingsDialog::~SettingsDialog() {
diff --git a/src/settings/settingsdialog.ui b/src/settings/settingsdialog.ui
index b0ff9391c..6bddc15ff 100644
--- a/src/settings/settingsdialog.ui
+++ b/src/settings/settingsdialog.ui
@@ -132,21 +132,5 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>buttonBox</sender>
-   <signal>clicked(QAbstractButton*)</signal>
-   <receiver>SettingsDialog</receiver>
-   <slot>DialogButtonClicked(QAbstractButton*)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>20</x>
-     <y>20</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
  </connections>
 </ui>