diff --git a/src/webui/httpconnection.cpp b/src/webui/httpconnection.cpp
index c60db09de..af1f619f5 100644
--- a/src/webui/httpconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/httpconnection.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "prefjson.h"
 #include "qbtsession.h"
 #include "misc.h"
+#include "fs_utils.h"
 #ifndef DISABLE_GUI
 #include "iconprovider.h"
 #endif
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ void HttpConnection::translateDocument(QString& data) {
   int i = 0;
   bool found = true;
 
-  const QString locale = Preferences().getLocale();
+  const QString locale = Preferences::instance()->getLocale();
   bool isTranslationNeeded = !locale.startsWith("en") || locale.startsWith("en_AU") || locale.startsWith("en_GB");
 
   while(i < data.size() && found) {
@@ -575,14 +576,14 @@ void HttpConnection::respondCommand(const QString& command) {
     qlonglong limit = m_parser.post("limit").toLongLong();
     if (limit == 0) limit = -1;
     QBtSession::instance()->setUploadRateLimit(limit);
-    Preferences().setGlobalUploadLimit(limit/1024.);
+    Preferences::instance()->setGlobalUploadLimit(limit/1024.);
     return;
   }
   if (command == "setGlobalDlLimit") {
     qlonglong limit = m_parser.post("limit").toLongLong();
     if (limit == 0) limit = -1;
     QBtSession::instance()->setDownloadRateLimit(limit);
-    Preferences().setGlobalDownloadLimit(limit/1024.);
+    Preferences::instance()->setGlobalDownloadLimit(limit/1024.);
     return;
   }
   if (command == "pause") {
diff --git a/src/webui/httpserver.cpp b/src/webui/httpserver.cpp
index cb115c603..7aadb8905 100644
--- a/src/webui/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/httpserver.cpp
@@ -91,18 +91,18 @@ void HttpServer::resetNbFailedAttemptsForIp(const QString& ip) {
 HttpServer::HttpServer(QObject* parent) : QTcpServer(parent)
 {
 
-  const Preferences pref;
+  const Preferences* const pref = Preferences::instance();
 
-  m_username = pref.getWebUiUsername().toUtf8();
-  m_passwordSha1 = pref.getWebUiPassword().toUtf8();
-  m_localAuthEnabled = pref.isWebUiLocalAuthEnabled();
+  m_username = pref->getWebUiUsername().toUtf8();
+  m_passwordSha1 = pref->getWebUiPassword().toUtf8();
+  m_localAuthEnabled = pref->isWebUiLocalAuthEnabled();
 
   // HTTPS-related
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
-  m_https = pref.isWebUiHttpsEnabled();
+  m_https = pref->isWebUiHttpsEnabled();
   if (m_https) {
-    m_certificate = QSslCertificate(pref.getWebUiHttpsCertificate());
-    m_key = QSslKey(pref.getWebUiHttpsKey(), QSsl::Rsa);
+    m_certificate = QSslCertificate(pref->getWebUiHttpsCertificate());
+    m_key = QSslKey(pref->getWebUiHttpsKey(), QSsl::Rsa);
   }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/webui/prefjson.cpp b/src/webui/prefjson.cpp
index cf265de92..750e73d92 100644
--- a/src/webui/prefjson.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/prefjson.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "preferences.h"
 #include "qbtsession.h"
 #include "scannedfoldersmodel.h"
+#include "fs_utils.h"
 
 #include <libtorrent/version.hpp>
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
@@ -47,94 +48,94 @@ prefjson::prefjson()
 
 QByteArray prefjson::getPreferences()
 {
-  const Preferences pref;
+  const Preferences* const pref = Preferences::instance();
   QVariantMap data;
   // UI
-  data["locale"] = pref.getLocale();
+  data["locale"] = pref->getLocale();
   // Downloads
-  data["save_path"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref.getSavePath());
-  data["temp_path_enabled"] = pref.isTempPathEnabled();
-  data["temp_path"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref.getTempPath());
+  data["save_path"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref->getSavePath());
+  data["temp_path_enabled"] = pref->isTempPathEnabled();
+  data["temp_path"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref->getTempPath());
   QVariantList l;
-  foreach (const QString& s, pref.getScanDirs()) {
+  foreach (const QString& s, pref->getScanDirs()) {
     l << fsutils::toNativePath(s);
   }
   data["scan_dirs"] = l;
   QVariantList var_list;
-  foreach (bool b, pref.getDownloadInScanDirs()) {
+  foreach (bool b, pref->getDownloadInScanDirs()) {
     var_list << b;
   }
   data["download_in_scan_dirs"] = var_list;
-  data["export_dir_enabled"] = pref.isTorrentExportEnabled();
-  data["export_dir"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref.getTorrentExportDir());
-  data["mail_notification_enabled"] = pref.isMailNotificationEnabled();
-  data["mail_notification_email"] = pref.getMailNotificationEmail();
-  data["mail_notification_smtp"] = pref.getMailNotificationSMTP();
-  data["mail_notification_ssl_enabled"] = pref.getMailNotificationSMTPSSL();
-  data["mail_notification_auth_enabled"] = pref.getMailNotificationSMTPAuth();
-  data["mail_notification_username"] = pref.getMailNotificationSMTPUsername();
-  data["mail_notification_password"] = pref.getMailNotificationSMTPPassword();
-  data["autorun_enabled"] = pref.isAutoRunEnabled();
-  data["autorun_program"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref.getAutoRunProgram());
-  data["preallocate_all"] = pref.preAllocateAllFiles();
-  data["queueing_enabled"] = pref.isQueueingSystemEnabled();
-  data["max_active_downloads"] = pref.getMaxActiveDownloads();
-  data["max_active_torrents"] = pref.getMaxActiveTorrents();
-  data["max_active_uploads"] = pref.getMaxActiveUploads();
-  data["dont_count_slow_torrents"] = pref.ignoreSlowTorrentsForQueueing();
-  data["incomplete_files_ext"] = pref.useIncompleteFilesExtension();
+  data["export_dir_enabled"] = pref->isTorrentExportEnabled();
+  data["export_dir"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref->getTorrentExportDir());
+  data["mail_notification_enabled"] = pref->isMailNotificationEnabled();
+  data["mail_notification_email"] = pref->getMailNotificationEmail();
+  data["mail_notification_smtp"] = pref->getMailNotificationSMTP();
+  data["mail_notification_ssl_enabled"] = pref->getMailNotificationSMTPSSL();
+  data["mail_notification_auth_enabled"] = pref->getMailNotificationSMTPAuth();
+  data["mail_notification_username"] = pref->getMailNotificationSMTPUsername();
+  data["mail_notification_password"] = pref->getMailNotificationSMTPPassword();
+  data["autorun_enabled"] = pref->isAutoRunEnabled();
+  data["autorun_program"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref->getAutoRunProgram());
+  data["preallocate_all"] = pref->preAllocateAllFiles();
+  data["queueing_enabled"] = pref->isQueueingSystemEnabled();
+  data["max_active_downloads"] = pref->getMaxActiveDownloads();
+  data["max_active_torrents"] = pref->getMaxActiveTorrents();
+  data["max_active_uploads"] = pref->getMaxActiveUploads();
+  data["dont_count_slow_torrents"] = pref->ignoreSlowTorrentsForQueueing();
+  data["incomplete_files_ext"] = pref->useIncompleteFilesExtension();
   // Connection
-  data["listen_port"] = pref.getSessionPort();
-  data["upnp"] = pref.isUPnPEnabled();
-  data["dl_limit"] = pref.getGlobalDownloadLimit();
-  data["up_limit"] = pref.getGlobalUploadLimit();
-  data["max_connec"] = pref.getMaxConnecs();
-  data["max_connec_per_torrent"] = pref.getMaxConnecsPerTorrent();
-  data["max_uploads_per_torrent"] = pref.getMaxUploadsPerTorrent();
-  data["enable_utp"] = pref.isuTPEnabled();
-  data["limit_utp_rate"] = pref.isuTPRateLimited();
-  data["limit_tcp_overhead"] = pref.includeOverheadInLimits();
-  data["alt_dl_limit"] = pref.getAltGlobalDownloadLimit();
-  data["alt_up_limit"] = pref.getAltGlobalUploadLimit();
-  data["scheduler_enabled"] = pref.isSchedulerEnabled();
-  const QTime start_time = pref.getSchedulerStartTime();
+  data["listen_port"] = pref->getSessionPort();
+  data["upnp"] = pref->isUPnPEnabled();
+  data["dl_limit"] = pref->getGlobalDownloadLimit();
+  data["up_limit"] = pref->getGlobalUploadLimit();
+  data["max_connec"] = pref->getMaxConnecs();
+  data["max_connec_per_torrent"] = pref->getMaxConnecsPerTorrent();
+  data["max_uploads_per_torrent"] = pref->getMaxUploadsPerTorrent();
+  data["enable_utp"] = pref->isuTPEnabled();
+  data["limit_utp_rate"] = pref->isuTPRateLimited();
+  data["limit_tcp_overhead"] = pref->includeOverheadInLimits();
+  data["alt_dl_limit"] = pref->getAltGlobalDownloadLimit();
+  data["alt_up_limit"] = pref->getAltGlobalUploadLimit();
+  data["scheduler_enabled"] = pref->isSchedulerEnabled();
+  const QTime start_time = pref->getSchedulerStartTime();
   data["schedule_from_hour"] = start_time.hour();
   data["schedule_from_min"] = start_time.minute();
-  const QTime end_time = pref.getSchedulerEndTime();
+  const QTime end_time = pref->getSchedulerEndTime();
   data["schedule_to_hour"] = end_time.hour();
   data["schedule_to_min"] = end_time.minute();
-  data["scheduler_days"] = pref.getSchedulerDays();
+  data["scheduler_days"] = pref->getSchedulerDays();
   // Bittorrent
-  data["dht"] = pref.isDHTEnabled();
-  data["pex"] = pref.isPeXEnabled();
-  data["lsd"] = pref.isLSDEnabled();
-  data["encryption"] = pref.getEncryptionSetting();
-  data["anonymous_mode"] = pref.isAnonymousModeEnabled();
+  data["dht"] = pref->isDHTEnabled();
+  data["pex"] = pref->isPeXEnabled();
+  data["lsd"] = pref->isLSDEnabled();
+  data["encryption"] = pref->getEncryptionSetting();
+  data["anonymous_mode"] = pref->isAnonymousModeEnabled();
   // Proxy
-  data["proxy_type"] = pref.getProxyType();
-  data["proxy_ip"] = pref.getProxyIp();
-  data["proxy_port"] = pref.getProxyPort();
-  data["proxy_peer_connections"] = pref.proxyPeerConnections();
-  data["proxy_auth_enabled"] = pref.isProxyAuthEnabled();
-  data["proxy_username"] = pref.getProxyUsername();
-  data["proxy_password"] = pref.getProxyPassword();
+  data["proxy_type"] = pref->getProxyType();
+  data["proxy_ip"] = pref->getProxyIp();
+  data["proxy_port"] = pref->getProxyPort();
+  data["proxy_peer_connections"] = pref->proxyPeerConnections();
+  data["proxy_auth_enabled"] = pref->isProxyAuthEnabled();
+  data["proxy_username"] = pref->getProxyUsername();
+  data["proxy_password"] = pref->getProxyPassword();
   // IP Filter
-  data["ip_filter_enabled"] = pref.isFilteringEnabled();
-  data["ip_filter_path"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref.getFilter());
+  data["ip_filter_enabled"] = pref->isFilteringEnabled();
+  data["ip_filter_path"] = fsutils::toNativePath(pref->getFilter());
   // Web UI
-  data["web_ui_port"] = pref.getWebUiPort();
-  data["web_ui_username"] = pref.getWebUiUsername();
-  data["web_ui_password"] = pref.getWebUiPassword();
-  data["bypass_local_auth"] = !pref.isWebUiLocalAuthEnabled();
-  data["use_https"] = pref.isWebUiHttpsEnabled();
-  data["ssl_key"] = QString::fromLatin1(pref.getWebUiHttpsKey());
-  data["ssl_cert"] = QString::fromLatin1(pref.getWebUiHttpsCertificate());
+  data["web_ui_port"] = pref->getWebUiPort();
+  data["web_ui_username"] = pref->getWebUiUsername();
+  data["web_ui_password"] = pref->getWebUiPassword();
+  data["bypass_local_auth"] = !pref->isWebUiLocalAuthEnabled();
+  data["use_https"] = pref->isWebUiHttpsEnabled();
+  data["ssl_key"] = QString::fromLatin1(pref->getWebUiHttpsKey());
+  data["ssl_cert"] = QString::fromLatin1(pref->getWebUiHttpsCertificate());
   // DynDns
-  data["dyndns_enabled"] = pref.isDynDNSEnabled();
-  data["dyndns_service"] = pref.getDynDNSService();
-  data["dyndns_username"] = pref.getDynDNSUsername();
-  data["dyndns_password"] = pref.getDynDNSPassword();
-  data["dyndns_domain"] = pref.getDynDomainName();
+  data["dyndns_enabled"] = pref->isDynDNSEnabled();
+  data["dyndns_service"] = pref->getDynDNSService();
+  data["dyndns_username"] = pref->getDynDNSUsername();
+  data["dyndns_password"] = pref->getDynDNSPassword();
+  data["dyndns_domain"] = pref->getDynDomainName();
 
   return json::toJson(data);
 }
@@ -144,10 +145,10 @@ void prefjson::setPreferences(const QString& json)
   const QVariantMap m = json::fromJson(json).toMap();
 
   // UI
-  Preferences pref;
+  Preferences* const pref = Preferences::instance();
   if (m.contains("locale")) {
     QString locale = m["locale"].toString();
-    if (pref.getLocale() != locale) {
+    if (pref->getLocale() != locale) {
       QTranslator *translator = new QTranslator;
       if (translator->load(QString::fromUtf8(":/lang/qbittorrent_") + locale)) {
         qDebug("%s locale recognized, using translation.", qPrintable(locale));
@@ -156,27 +157,27 @@ void prefjson::setPreferences(const QString& json)
       }
       qApp->installTranslator(translator);
 
-      pref.setLocale(locale);
+      pref->setLocale(locale);
     }
   }
   // Downloads
   if (m.contains("save_path"))
-    pref.setSavePath(m["save_path"].toString());
+    pref->setSavePath(m["save_path"].toString());
   if (m.contains("temp_path_enabled"))
-    pref.setTempPathEnabled(m["temp_path_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setTempPathEnabled(m["temp_path_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("temp_path"))
-    pref.setTempPath(m["temp_path"].toString());
+    pref->setTempPath(m["temp_path"].toString());
   if (m.contains("scan_dirs") && m.contains("download_in_scan_dirs")) {
     QVariantList download_at_path_tmp = m["download_in_scan_dirs"].toList();
     QList<bool> download_at_path;
     foreach (QVariant var, download_at_path_tmp) {
       download_at_path << var.toBool();
     }
-    QStringList old_folders = pref.getScanDirs();
+    QStringList old_folders = pref->getScanDirs();
     QStringList new_folders = m["scan_dirs"].toStringList();
     if (download_at_path.size() == new_folders.size()) {
-      pref.setScanDirs(new_folders);
-      pref.setDownloadInScanDirs(download_at_path);
+      pref->setScanDirs(new_folders);
+      pref->setDownloadInScanDirs(download_at_path);
       foreach (const QString &old_folder, old_folders) {
         // Update deleted folders
         if (!new_folders.contains(old_folder)) {
@@ -195,142 +196,142 @@ void prefjson::setPreferences(const QString& json)
     }
   }
   if (m.contains("export_dir"))
-    pref.setTorrentExportDir(m["export_dir"].toString());
+    pref->setTorrentExportDir(m["export_dir"].toString());
   if (m.contains("mail_notification_enabled"))
-    pref.setMailNotificationEnabled(m["mail_notification_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setMailNotificationEnabled(m["mail_notification_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("mail_notification_email"))
-    pref.setMailNotificationEmail(m["mail_notification_email"].toString());
+    pref->setMailNotificationEmail(m["mail_notification_email"].toString());
   if (m.contains("mail_notification_smtp"))
-    pref.setMailNotificationSMTP(m["mail_notification_smtp"].toString());
+    pref->setMailNotificationSMTP(m["mail_notification_smtp"].toString());
   if (m.contains("mail_notification_ssl_enabled"))
-    pref.setMailNotificationSMTPSSL(m["mail_notification_ssl_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setMailNotificationSMTPSSL(m["mail_notification_ssl_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("mail_notification_auth_enabled"))
-    pref.setMailNotificationSMTPAuth(m["mail_notification_auth_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setMailNotificationSMTPAuth(m["mail_notification_auth_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("mail_notification_username"))
-    pref.setMailNotificationSMTPUsername(m["mail_notification_username"].toString());
+    pref->setMailNotificationSMTPUsername(m["mail_notification_username"].toString());
   if (m.contains("mail_notification_password"))
-    pref.setMailNotificationSMTPPassword(m["mail_notification_password"].toString());
+    pref->setMailNotificationSMTPPassword(m["mail_notification_password"].toString());
   if (m.contains("autorun_enabled"))
-    pref.setAutoRunEnabled(m["autorun_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setAutoRunEnabled(m["autorun_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("autorun_program"))
-    pref.setAutoRunProgram(m["autorun_program"].toString());
+    pref->setAutoRunProgram(m["autorun_program"].toString());
   if (m.contains("preallocate_all"))
-    pref.preAllocateAllFiles(m["preallocate_all"].toBool());
+    pref->preAllocateAllFiles(m["preallocate_all"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("queueing_enabled"))
-    pref.setQueueingSystemEnabled(m["queueing_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setQueueingSystemEnabled(m["queueing_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("max_active_downloads"))
-    pref.setMaxActiveDownloads(m["max_active_downloads"].toInt());
+    pref->setMaxActiveDownloads(m["max_active_downloads"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("max_active_torrents"))
-    pref.setMaxActiveTorrents(m["max_active_torrents"].toInt());
+    pref->setMaxActiveTorrents(m["max_active_torrents"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("max_active_uploads"))
-    pref.setMaxActiveUploads(m["max_active_uploads"].toInt());
+    pref->setMaxActiveUploads(m["max_active_uploads"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("dont_count_slow_torrents"))
-    pref.setIgnoreSlowTorrentsForQueueing(m["dont_count_slow_torrents"].toBool());
+    pref->setIgnoreSlowTorrentsForQueueing(m["dont_count_slow_torrents"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("incomplete_files_ext"))
-    pref.useIncompleteFilesExtension(m["incomplete_files_ext"].toBool());
+    pref->useIncompleteFilesExtension(m["incomplete_files_ext"].toBool());
   // Connection
   if (m.contains("listen_port"))
-    pref.setSessionPort(m["listen_port"].toInt());
+    pref->setSessionPort(m["listen_port"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("upnp"))
-    pref.setUPnPEnabled(m["upnp"].toBool());
+    pref->setUPnPEnabled(m["upnp"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("dl_limit"))
-    pref.setGlobalDownloadLimit(m["dl_limit"].toInt());
+    pref->setGlobalDownloadLimit(m["dl_limit"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("up_limit"))
-    pref.setGlobalUploadLimit(m["up_limit"].toInt());
+    pref->setGlobalUploadLimit(m["up_limit"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("max_connec"))
-    pref.setMaxConnecs(m["max_connec"].toInt());
+    pref->setMaxConnecs(m["max_connec"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("max_connec_per_torrent"))
-    pref.setMaxConnecsPerTorrent(m["max_connec_per_torrent"].toInt());
+    pref->setMaxConnecsPerTorrent(m["max_connec_per_torrent"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("max_uploads_per_torrent"))
-    pref.setMaxUploadsPerTorrent(m["max_uploads_per_torrent"].toInt());
+    pref->setMaxUploadsPerTorrent(m["max_uploads_per_torrent"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("enable_utp"))
-    pref.setuTPEnabled(m["enable_utp"].toBool());
+    pref->setuTPEnabled(m["enable_utp"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("limit_utp_rate"))
-    pref.setuTPRateLimited(m["limit_utp_rate"].toBool());
+    pref->setuTPRateLimited(m["limit_utp_rate"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("limit_tcp_overhead"))
-    pref.includeOverheadInLimits(m["limit_tcp_overhead"].toBool());
+    pref->includeOverheadInLimits(m["limit_tcp_overhead"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("alt_dl_limit"))
-    pref.setAltGlobalDownloadLimit(m["alt_dl_limit"].toInt());
+    pref->setAltGlobalDownloadLimit(m["alt_dl_limit"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("alt_up_limit"))
-    pref.setAltGlobalUploadLimit(m["alt_up_limit"].toInt());
+    pref->setAltGlobalUploadLimit(m["alt_up_limit"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("scheduler_enabled"))
-    pref.setSchedulerEnabled(m["scheduler_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setSchedulerEnabled(m["scheduler_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("schedule_from_hour") && m.contains("schedule_from_min")) {
-    pref.setSchedulerStartTime(QTime(m["schedule_from_hour"].toInt(),
+    pref->setSchedulerStartTime(QTime(m["schedule_from_hour"].toInt(),
                                      m["schedule_from_min"].toInt()));
   }
   if (m.contains("schedule_to_hour") && m.contains("schedule_to_min")) {
-    pref.setSchedulerEndTime(QTime(m["schedule_to_hour"].toInt(),
+    pref->setSchedulerEndTime(QTime(m["schedule_to_hour"].toInt(),
                                    m["schedule_to_min"].toInt()));
   }
   if (m.contains("scheduler_days"))
-    pref.setSchedulerDays(scheduler_days(m["scheduler_days"].toInt()));
+    pref->setSchedulerDays(scheduler_days(m["scheduler_days"].toInt()));
   // Bittorrent
   if (m.contains("dht"))
-    pref.setDHTEnabled(m["dht"].toBool());
+    pref->setDHTEnabled(m["dht"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("pex"))
-    pref.setPeXEnabled(m["pex"].toBool());
+    pref->setPeXEnabled(m["pex"].toBool());
   qDebug("Pex support: %d", (int)m["pex"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("lsd"))
-    pref.setLSDEnabled(m["lsd"].toBool());
+    pref->setLSDEnabled(m["lsd"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("encryption"))
-    pref.setEncryptionSetting(m["encryption"].toInt());
+    pref->setEncryptionSetting(m["encryption"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("anonymous_mode"))
-    pref.enableAnonymousMode(m["anonymous_mode"].toBool());
+    pref->enableAnonymousMode(m["anonymous_mode"].toBool());
   // Proxy
   if (m.contains("proxy_type"))
-    pref.setProxyType(m["proxy_type"].toInt());
+    pref->setProxyType(m["proxy_type"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("proxy_ip"))
-    pref.setProxyIp(m["proxy_ip"].toString());
+    pref->setProxyIp(m["proxy_ip"].toString());
   if (m.contains("proxy_port"))
-    pref.setProxyPort(m["proxy_port"].toUInt());
+    pref->setProxyPort(m["proxy_port"].toUInt());
   if (m.contains("proxy_peer_connections"))
-    pref.setProxyPeerConnections(m["proxy_peer_connections"].toBool());
+    pref->setProxyPeerConnections(m["proxy_peer_connections"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("proxy_auth_enabled"))
-    pref.setProxyAuthEnabled(m["proxy_auth_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setProxyAuthEnabled(m["proxy_auth_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("proxy_username"))
-    pref.setProxyUsername(m["proxy_username"].toString());
+    pref->setProxyUsername(m["proxy_username"].toString());
   if (m.contains("proxy_password"))
-    pref.setProxyPassword(m["proxy_password"].toString());
+    pref->setProxyPassword(m["proxy_password"].toString());
   // IP Filter
   if (m.contains("ip_filter_enabled"))
-    pref.setFilteringEnabled(m["ip_filter_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setFilteringEnabled(m["ip_filter_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("ip_filter_path"))
-    pref.setFilter(m["ip_filter_path"].toString());
+    pref->setFilter(m["ip_filter_path"].toString());
   // Web UI
   if (m.contains("web_ui_port"))
-    pref.setWebUiPort(m["web_ui_port"].toUInt());
+    pref->setWebUiPort(m["web_ui_port"].toUInt());
   if (m.contains("web_ui_username"))
-    pref.setWebUiUsername(m["web_ui_username"].toString());
+    pref->setWebUiUsername(m["web_ui_username"].toString());
   if (m.contains("web_ui_password"))
-    pref.setWebUiPassword(m["web_ui_password"].toString());
+    pref->setWebUiPassword(m["web_ui_password"].toString());
   if (m.contains("bypass_local_auth"))
-    pref.setWebUiLocalAuthEnabled(!m["bypass_local_auth"].toBool());
+    pref->setWebUiLocalAuthEnabled(!m["bypass_local_auth"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("use_https"))
-    pref.setWebUiHttpsEnabled(m["use_https"].toBool());
+    pref->setWebUiHttpsEnabled(m["use_https"].toBool());
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENSSL
   if (m.contains("ssl_key")) {
     QByteArray raw_key = m["ssl_key"].toString().toLatin1();
     if (!QSslKey(raw_key, QSsl::Rsa).isNull())
-      pref.setWebUiHttpsKey(raw_key);
+      pref->setWebUiHttpsKey(raw_key);
   }
   if (m.contains("ssl_cert")) {
     QByteArray raw_cert = m["ssl_cert"].toString().toLatin1();
     if (!QSslCertificate(raw_cert).isNull())
-      pref.setWebUiHttpsCertificate(raw_cert);
+      pref->setWebUiHttpsCertificate(raw_cert);
   }
 #endif
   // Dyndns
   if (m.contains("dyndns_enabled"))
-    pref.setDynDNSEnabled(m["dyndns_enabled"].toBool());
+    pref->setDynDNSEnabled(m["dyndns_enabled"].toBool());
   if (m.contains("dyndns_service"))
-    pref.setDynDNSService(m["dyndns_service"].toInt());
+    pref->setDynDNSService(m["dyndns_service"].toInt());
   if (m.contains("dyndns_username"))
-    pref.setDynDNSUsername(m["dyndns_username"].toString());
+    pref->setDynDNSUsername(m["dyndns_username"].toString());
   if (m.contains("dyndns_password"))
-    pref.setDynDNSPassword(m["dyndns_password"].toString());
+    pref->setDynDNSPassword(m["dyndns_password"].toString());
   if (m.contains("dyndns_domain"))
-    pref.setDynDomainName(m["dyndns_domain"].toString());
+    pref->setDynDomainName(m["dyndns_domain"].toString());
   // Reload preferences
   QBtSession::instance()->configureSession();
 }