diff --git a/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
index d96dfe0b2..b881b7a52 100644
--- a/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
@@ -1,135 +1,136 @@
 /***************************************************************************
  *   Copyright (C) 2012 by Peter Penz <peter.penz19@gmail.com>             *
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  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "confirmationssettingspage.h"
 
 #include "dolphin_generalsettings.h"
 #include "global.h"
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 namespace {
     const bool ConfirmEmptyTrash = true;
     const bool ConfirmTrash = false;
     const bool ConfirmDelete = true;
     const bool ConfirmScriptExecution = true;
 }
 
 ConfirmationsSettingsPage::ConfirmationsSettingsPage(QWidget* parent) :
     SettingsPageBase(parent),
     m_confirmMoveToTrash(nullptr),
     m_confirmEmptyTrash(nullptr),
     m_confirmDelete(nullptr),
     m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs(nullptr)
 {
     QVBoxLayout* topLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
 
     QLabel* confirmLabelKde = new QLabel(i18nc("@title:group", "Ask for confirmation in all KDE applications when:"), this);
     confirmLabelKde->setWordWrap(true);
 
     m_confirmMoveToTrash = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for confirmation when",
                                                "Moving files or folders to trash"), this);
     m_confirmEmptyTrash = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for confirmation when",
                                               "Emptying trash"), this);
     m_confirmDelete = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for confirmation when",
                                           "Deleting files or folders"), this);
     m_confirmScriptExecution = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for confirmation when",
                                                    "Executing scripts or desktop files"), this);
 
     QLabel* confirmLabelDolphin = new QLabel(i18nc("@title:group", "Ask for confirmation in Dolphin when:"), this);
     confirmLabelDolphin->setWordWrap(true);
 
     m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for confirmation in Dolphin when",
                                                        "Closing windows with multiple tabs"), this);
 
     topLayout->addWidget(confirmLabelKde);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmMoveToTrash);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmEmptyTrash);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmDelete);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmScriptExecution);
     topLayout->addSpacing(Dolphin::VERTICAL_SPACER_HEIGHT);
     topLayout->addWidget(confirmLabelDolphin);
     topLayout->addWidget(m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs);
     topLayout->addStretch();
 
     loadSettings();
 
     connect(m_confirmMoveToTrash, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_confirmEmptyTrash, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_confirmDelete, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_confirmScriptExecution, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
     connect(m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &ConfirmationsSettingsPage::changed);
 }
 
 ConfirmationsSettingsPage::~ConfirmationsSettingsPage()
 {
 }
 
 void ConfirmationsSettingsPage::applySettings()
 {
     KSharedConfig::Ptr kioConfig = KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kiorc"), KConfig::NoGlobals);
     KConfigGroup confirmationGroup(kioConfig, "Confirmations");
     confirmationGroup.writeEntry("ConfirmTrash", m_confirmMoveToTrash->isChecked());
     confirmationGroup.writeEntry("ConfirmEmptyTrash", m_confirmEmptyTrash->isChecked());
     confirmationGroup.writeEntry("ConfirmDelete", m_confirmDelete->isChecked());
-    confirmationGroup.sync();
 
+    KConfigGroup scriptExecutionGroup(kioConfig, "Executable scripts");
     if (m_confirmScriptExecution->isChecked()) {
-        KConfigGroup scriptExecutionGroup(kioConfig, "Executable scripts");
         scriptExecutionGroup.writeEntry("behaviourOnLaunch", "alwaysAsk");
-        scriptExecutionGroup.sync();
+    } else {
+        scriptExecutionGroup.writeEntry("behaviourOnLaunch", "dontAsk");
     }
+    kioConfig->sync();
 
     GeneralSettings* settings = GeneralSettings::self();
     settings->setConfirmClosingMultipleTabs(m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs->isChecked());
     settings->save();
 }
 
 void ConfirmationsSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
 {
     GeneralSettings* settings = GeneralSettings::self();
     settings->useDefaults(true);
     loadSettings();
     settings->useDefaults(false);
 
     m_confirmMoveToTrash->setChecked(ConfirmTrash);
     m_confirmEmptyTrash->setChecked(ConfirmEmptyTrash);
     m_confirmDelete->setChecked(ConfirmDelete);
     m_confirmScriptExecution->setChecked(ConfirmScriptExecution);
 }
 
 void ConfirmationsSettingsPage::loadSettings()
 {
     KSharedConfig::Ptr kioConfig = KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kiorc"), KConfig::IncludeGlobals);
     const KConfigGroup confirmationGroup(kioConfig, "Confirmations");
     m_confirmMoveToTrash->setChecked(confirmationGroup.readEntry("ConfirmTrash", ConfirmTrash));
     m_confirmEmptyTrash->setChecked(confirmationGroup.readEntry("ConfirmEmptyTrash", ConfirmEmptyTrash));
     m_confirmDelete->setChecked(confirmationGroup.readEntry("ConfirmDelete", ConfirmDelete));
 
     const KConfigGroup scriptExecutionGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(QStringLiteral("kiorc")), "Executable scripts");
     const QString value = scriptExecutionGroup.readEntry("behaviourOnLaunch", "alwaysAsk");
     m_confirmScriptExecution->setChecked(value == QLatin1String("alwaysAsk"));
 
     m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs->setChecked(GeneralSettings::confirmClosingMultipleTabs());
 }