diff --git a/src/persistence/settingsserializer.cpp b/src/persistence/settingsserializer.cpp
index ab83999db..77a22fb7a 100644
--- a/src/persistence/settingsserializer.cpp
+++ b/src/persistence/settingsserializer.cpp
@@ -401,6 +401,8 @@ void SettingsSerializer::readSerialized()
             //qDebug() <<"!Array end";
         }
     }
+
+    group = array = -1;
 }
 
 void SettingsSerializer::readIni()
@@ -545,6 +547,8 @@ void SettingsSerializer::readIni()
         //qDebug() << "Removing spurious array group"<<g<<groupSizes[g];
         removeGroup(g);
     }
+
+    group = array = -1;
 }
 
 void SettingsSerializer::removeGroup(int group)