diff --git a/applets/comic/comic.cpp b/applets/comic/comic.cpp
--- a/applets/comic/comic.cpp
+++ b/applets/comic/comic.cpp
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@
     mProxy->setSortCaseSensitivity( Qt::CaseInsensitive );
     mProxy->sort( 1, Qt::AscendingOrder );
 
-    //set maximum number of cached strips per comic, -1 means that there is no limit
-    KConfigGroup global = globalConfig();
-    const int maxComicLimit = global.readEntry( "maxComicLimit", CACHE_LIMIT );
-    if (mEngine) {
-        mEngine->connectSource( QLatin1String( "setting_maxComicLimit:" ) + QString::number( maxComicLimit ), this );
-    }
-
     mCurrentDay = QDate::currentDate();
     mDateChangedTimer = new QTimer( this );
     connect( mDateChangedTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ComicApplet::checkDayChanged );
@@ -333,10 +326,12 @@
 
 void ComicApplet::checkDayChanged()
 {
-    if ( ( mCurrentDay != QDate::currentDate() ) || !mCurrent.hasImage() )
+    if ( mCurrentDay != QDate::currentDate() ) {
+        updateComic( mCurrent.current() );
+        mCurrentDay = QDate::currentDate();
+    } else if ( !mCurrent.hasImage() ) {
         updateComic( mCurrent.stored() );
-
-    mCurrentDay = QDate::currentDate();
+    }
 }
 
 void ComicApplet::configChanged()
@@ -360,8 +355,13 @@
     mArrowsOnHover = cg.readEntry( "arrowsOnHover", true );
     mMiddleClick = cg.readEntry( "middleClick", true );
     mCheckNewComicStripsInterval = cg.readEntry( "checkNewComicStripsIntervall", 30 );
-    KConfigGroup global = globalConfig();
-    mMaxComicLimit = global.readEntry( "maxComicLimit", CACHE_LIMIT );
+    oldMaxComicLimit = mMaxComicLimit;
+    mMaxComicLimit = cg.readEntry( "maxComicLimit", CACHE_LIMIT );
+
+    if (oldMaxComicLimit != mMaxComicLimit && mEngine) {
+        mEngine->disconnectSource( QLatin1String( "setting_maxComicLimit:" ) + QString::number( oldMaxComicLimit ), this );
+        mEngine->connectSource( QLatin1String( "setting_maxComicLimit:" ) + QString::number( maxComicLimit ), this );
+    }
 
     globalComicUpdater->load();
 }
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@
 {
     Q_UNUSED(index)
 
+    if (mCurrent.id() != identifier) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     KConfigGroup cg = config();
     if (suffix != cg.readEntry(QLatin1String("lastStrip_") + identifier, QString())) {
         qDebug() << identifier << "has a newer strip.";