diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index 718b4d29a..c4fd93720 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -923,12 +923,12 @@ void Session::configureComponents()
 
     configurePeerClasses();
 
-    if (m_IPFilteringChanged) {
+    if (!m_IPFilteringConfigured) {
         if (isIPFilteringEnabled())
             enableIPFilter();
         else
             disableIPFilter();
-        m_IPFilteringChanged = false;
+        m_IPFilteringConfigured = true;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ void Session::loadLTSettings(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack)
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     QString chosenIP;
 #endif
-    if (m_listenInterfaceChanged) {
+    if (!m_listenInterfaceConfigured) {
         const int port = useRandomPort() ? 0 : this->port();
         if (port > 0)  // user specified port
             settingsPack.set_int(lt::settings_pack::max_retry_port_bind, 0);
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ void Session::loadLTSettings(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack)
         settingsPack.set_str(lt::settings_pack::outgoing_interfaces, networkInterface().toStdString());
 #endif // Q_OS_WIN
 
-        m_listenInterfaceChanged = false;
+        m_listenInterfaceConfigured = true;
     }
 
     applyBandwidthLimits(settingsPack);
@@ -2369,7 +2369,7 @@ QStringList Session::getListeningIPs() const
 // the BitTorrent session will listen to
 void Session::configureListeningInterface()
 {
-    m_listenInterfaceChanged = true;
+    m_listenInterfaceConfigured = false;
     configureDeferred();
 }
 
@@ -2695,7 +2695,7 @@ void Session::setIPFilteringEnabled(const bool enabled)
 {
     if (enabled != m_isIPFilteringEnabled) {
         m_isIPFilteringEnabled = enabled;
-        m_IPFilteringChanged = true;
+        m_IPFilteringConfigured = false;
         configureDeferred();
     }
 }
@@ -2710,7 +2710,7 @@ void Session::setIPFilterFile(QString path)
     path = Utils::Fs::toUniformPath(path);
     if (path != IPFilterFile()) {
         m_IPFilterFile = path;
-        m_IPFilteringChanged = true;
+        m_IPFilteringConfigured = false;
         configureDeferred();
     }
 }
@@ -2744,7 +2744,7 @@ void Session::setBannedIPs(const QStringList &newList)
     // also here we have to recreate filter list including 3rd party ban file
     // and install it again into m_session
     m_bannedIPs = filteredList;
-    m_IPFilteringChanged = true;
+    m_IPFilteringConfigured = false;
     configureDeferred();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
index a5f1ba95f..8b6571666 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
@@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ namespace BitTorrent
         lt::session *m_nativeSession = nullptr;
 
         bool m_deferredConfigureScheduled = false;
-        bool m_IPFilteringChanged = true;  // initialization require this to be true
-        bool m_listenInterfaceChanged = true; // initialization require this to be true
+        bool m_IPFilteringConfigured = false;
+        bool m_listenInterfaceConfigured = false;
 
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isDHTEnabled;
         CachedSettingValue<bool> m_isLSDEnabled;