diff --git a/src/fios.h b/src/fios.h
index 948eae200c..ce8d88c3c8 100644
--- a/src/fios.h
+++ b/src/fios.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "core/enum_type.hpp"
 #include "gfx_type.h"
 #include "date_type.h"
+#include "settings_type.h"
 
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ struct LoadCheckData {
 	uint32 map_size_x, map_size_y;
 	Date current_date;
 
+	GameSettings settings;
+
 	LoadCheckData() : error_data(NULL)
 	{
 		this->Clear();
diff --git a/src/fios_gui.cpp b/src/fios_gui.cpp
index c1617f147a..b96d63a8ac 100644
--- a/src/fios_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/fios_gui.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ void LoadCheckData::Clear()
 
 	this->map_size_x = this->map_size_y = 256; // Default for old savegames which do not store mapsize.
 	this->current_date = 0;
+	memset(&this->settings, 0, sizeof(this->settings));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 7255ca0480..a9f40756dd 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include "engine_base.h"
 #include "smallmap_gui.h"
 #include "roadveh.h"
+#include "fios.h"
 
 #include "void_map.h"
 #include "station_base.h"
@@ -1967,6 +1968,11 @@ static void Load_PATS()
 	LoadSettings(_settings, &_settings_game);
 }
 
+static void Check_PATS()
+{
+	LoadSettings(_settings, &_load_check_data.settings);
+}
+
 static void Save_PATS()
 {
 	SaveSettings(_settings, &_settings_game);
@@ -1985,8 +1991,8 @@ void CheckConfig()
 }
 
 extern const ChunkHandler _setting_chunk_handlers[] = {
-	{ 'OPTS', NULL,      Load_OPTS, NULL, NULL, CH_RIFF},
-	{ 'PATS', Save_PATS, Load_PATS, NULL, NULL, CH_RIFF | CH_LAST},
+	{ 'OPTS', NULL,      Load_OPTS, NULL, NULL,       CH_RIFF},
+	{ 'PATS', Save_PATS, Load_PATS, NULL, Check_PATS, CH_RIFF | CH_LAST},
 };
 
 static bool IsSignedVarMemType(VarType vt)