diff --git a/src/app/application.cpp b/src/app/application.cpp
index 1b0ebd683..9453f8ba3 100644
--- a/src/app/application.cpp
+++ b/src/app/application.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ const QBtCommandLineParameters &Application::commandLineArgs() const
 
 bool Application::isFileLoggerEnabled() const
 {
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_ENABLED, true).toBool();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_ENABLED, true);
 }
 
 void Application::setFileLoggerEnabled(const bool value)
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ void Application::setFileLoggerEnabled(const bool value)
 
 QString Application::fileLoggerPath() const
 {
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_PATH,
-            {specialFolderLocation(SpecialFolder::Data) + LOG_FOLDER}).toString();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_PATH
+        , QString {specialFolderLocation(SpecialFolder::Data) + LOG_FOLDER});
 }
 
 void Application::setFileLoggerPath(const QString &path)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void Application::setFileLoggerPath(const QString &path)
 
 bool Application::isFileLoggerBackup() const
 {
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_BACKUP, true).toBool();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_BACKUP, true);
 }
 
 void Application::setFileLoggerBackup(const bool value)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void Application::setFileLoggerBackup(const bool value)
 
 bool Application::isFileLoggerDeleteOld() const
 {
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_DELETEOLD, true).toBool();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_DELETEOLD, true);
 }
 
 void Application::setFileLoggerDeleteOld(const bool value)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void Application::setFileLoggerDeleteOld(const bool value)
 
 int Application::fileLoggerMaxSize() const
 {
-    const int val = settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_MAXSIZEBYTES, DEFAULT_FILELOG_SIZE).toInt();
+    const int val = settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_MAXSIZEBYTES, DEFAULT_FILELOG_SIZE);
     return std::min(std::max(val, MIN_FILELOG_SIZE), MAX_FILELOG_SIZE);
 }
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void Application::setFileLoggerMaxSize(const int bytes)
 
 int Application::fileLoggerAge() const
 {
-    const int val = settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_AGE, 1).toInt();
+    const int val = settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_AGE, 1);
     return std::min(std::max(val, 1), 365);
 }
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void Application::setFileLoggerAge(const int value)
 
 int Application::fileLoggerAgeType() const
 {
-    const int val = settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_AGETYPE, 1).toInt();
+    const int val = settings()->loadValue(KEY_FILELOGGER_AGETYPE, 1);
     return ((val < 0) || (val > 2)) ? 1 : val;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/upgrade.cpp b/src/app/upgrade.cpp
index 7d53cd417..c2673d45c 100644
--- a/src/app/upgrade.cpp
+++ b/src/app/upgrade.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ namespace
         const auto migrate = [](const QString &oldKey, const QString &newKey, const QString &savePath)
         {
             SettingsStorage *settingsStorage {SettingsStorage::instance()};
-            const QByteArray oldData {settingsStorage->loadValue(oldKey).toByteArray()};
-            const QString newData {settingsStorage->loadValue(newKey).toString()};
+            const auto oldData {settingsStorage->loadValue<QByteArray>(oldKey)};
+            const auto newData {settingsStorage->loadValue<QString>(newKey)};
             const QString errorMsgFormat {QObject::tr("Migrate preferences failed: WebUI https, file: \"%1\", error: \"%2\"")};
 
             if (!newData.isEmpty() || oldData.isEmpty())
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ namespace
         const QString newKey {QLatin1String {"BitTorrent/Session/TorrentContentLayout"}};
 
         SettingsStorage *settingsStorage {SettingsStorage::instance()};
-        const QVariant oldData {settingsStorage->loadValue(oldKey)};
-        const QString newData {settingsStorage->loadValue(newKey).toString()};
+        const auto oldData {settingsStorage->loadValue<QVariant>(oldKey)};
+        const auto newData {settingsStorage->loadValue<QString>(newKey)};
 
         if (!newData.isEmpty() || !oldData.isValid())
             return;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void handleChangedDefaults(const DefaultPreferencesMode mode)
     SettingsStorage *settingsStorage {SettingsStorage::instance()};
     for (auto it = changedDefaults.cbegin(); it != changedDefaults.cend(); ++it)
     {
-        if (settingsStorage->loadValue(it->name).isNull())
+        if (settingsStorage->loadValue<QVariant>(it->name).isNull())
             settingsStorage->storeValue(it->name, (mode == DefaultPreferencesMode::Legacy ? it->legacy : it->current));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/portforwarderimpl.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/portforwarderimpl.cpp
index 4ac399d0e..f81ba8f9b 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/portforwarderimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/portforwarderimpl.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const QString KEY_ENABLED = QStringLiteral("Network/PortForwardingEnabled");
 
 PortForwarderImpl::PortForwarderImpl(lt::session *provider, QObject *parent)
     : Net::PortForwarder {parent}
-    , m_active {SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(KEY_ENABLED, true).toBool()}
+    , m_active {SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(KEY_ENABLED, true)}
     , m_provider {provider}
 {
     if (m_active)
diff --git a/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.cpp b/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.cpp
index 0a4961594..1380f2c6c 100644
--- a/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/base/net/proxyconfigurationmanager.cpp
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ ProxyConfigurationManager *ProxyConfigurationManager::m_instance = nullptr;
 ProxyConfigurationManager::ProxyConfigurationManager(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
-    m_isProxyOnlyForTorrents = settings()->loadValue(KEY_ONLY_FOR_TORRENTS, false).toBool();
+    m_isProxyOnlyForTorrents = settings()->loadValue(KEY_ONLY_FOR_TORRENTS, false);
     m_config.type = static_cast<ProxyType>(
-                settings()->loadValue(KEY_TYPE, static_cast<int>(ProxyType::None)).toInt());
+                settings()->loadValue(KEY_TYPE, static_cast<int>(ProxyType::None)));
     if ((m_config.type < ProxyType::None) || (m_config.type > ProxyType::SOCKS4))
         m_config.type = ProxyType::None;
-    m_config.ip = settings()->loadValue(KEY_IP, "0.0.0.0").toString();
-    m_config.port = static_cast<ushort>(settings()->loadValue(KEY_PORT, 8080).toUInt());
-    m_config.username = settings()->loadValue(KEY_USERNAME).toString();
-    m_config.password = settings()->loadValue(KEY_PASSWORD).toString();
+    m_config.ip = settings()->loadValue<QString>(KEY_IP, "0.0.0.0");
+    m_config.port = settings()->loadValue<ushort>(KEY_PORT, 8080);
+    m_config.username = settings()->loadValue<QString>(KEY_USERNAME);
+    m_config.password = settings()->loadValue<QString>(KEY_PASSWORD);
     configureProxy();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
index 889a8183f..cdd857024 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ QString computeSmartFilterRegex(const QStringList &filters)
 }
 
 AutoDownloader::AutoDownloader()
-    : m_processingEnabled(SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_ProcessingEnabled, false).toBool())
+    : m_processingEnabled(SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_ProcessingEnabled, false))
     , m_processingTimer(new QTimer(this))
     , m_ioThread(new QThread(this))
 {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void AutoDownloader::importRulesFromLegacyFormat(const QByteArray &data)
 
 QStringList AutoDownloader::smartEpisodeFilters() const
 {
-    const QVariant filtersSetting = SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_SmartEpisodeFilter);
+    const auto filtersSetting = SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue<QVariant>(SettingsKey_SmartEpisodeFilter);
 
     if (filtersSetting.isNull())
     {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void AutoDownloader::setSmartEpisodeFilters(const QStringList &filters)
 
 bool AutoDownloader::downloadRepacks() const
 {
-    return SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_DownloadRepacks, true).toBool();
+    return SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_DownloadRepacks, true);
 }
 
 void AutoDownloader::setDownloadRepacks(const bool downloadRepacks)
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_session.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_session.cpp
index 04e39e26a..d77997324 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_session.cpp
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ using namespace RSS;
 QPointer<Session> Session::m_instance = nullptr;
 
 Session::Session()
-    : m_processingEnabled(SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_ProcessingEnabled, false).toBool())
+    : m_processingEnabled(SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_ProcessingEnabled, false))
     , m_workingThread(new QThread(this))
-    , m_refreshInterval(SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_RefreshInterval, 30).toInt())
-    , m_maxArticlesPerFeed(SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_MaxArticlesPerFeed, 50).toInt())
+    , m_refreshInterval(SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_RefreshInterval, 30))
+    , m_maxArticlesPerFeed(SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(SettingsKey_MaxArticlesPerFeed, 50))
 {
     Q_ASSERT(!m_instance); // only one instance is allowed
     m_instance = this;
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ void Session::loadFolder(const QJsonObject &jsonObj, Folder *folder)
 
 void Session::loadLegacy()
 {
-    const QStringList legacyFeedPaths = SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue("Rss/streamList").toStringList();
-    const QStringList feedAliases = SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue("Rss/streamAlias").toStringList();
+    const auto legacyFeedPaths = SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue<QStringList>("Rss/streamList");
+    const auto feedAliases = SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue<QStringList>("Rss/streamAlias");
     if (legacyFeedPaths.size() != feedAliases.size())
     {
         Logger::instance()->addMessage("Corrupted RSS list, not loading it.", Log::WARNING);
diff --git a/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp b/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
index 790300ae7..d9ac0a337 100644
--- a/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/base/settingsstorage.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ namespace
 SettingsStorage *SettingsStorage::m_instance = nullptr;
 
 SettingsStorage::SettingsStorage()
-    : m_data{TransactionalSettings(QLatin1String("qBittorrent")).read()}
-    , m_dirty(false)
+    : m_data {TransactionalSettings(QLatin1String("qBittorrent")).read()}
 {
     m_timer.setSingleShot(true);
     m_timer.setInterval(5 * 1000);
@@ -200,14 +199,14 @@ bool SettingsStorage::save()
     return true;
 }
 
-QVariant SettingsStorage::loadValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &defaultValue) const
+QVariant SettingsStorage::loadValueImpl(const QString &key, const QVariant &defaultValue) const
 {
     const QString realKey = mapKey(key);
     const QReadLocker locker(&m_lock);
     return m_data.value(realKey, defaultValue);
 }
 
-void SettingsStorage::storeValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &value)
+void SettingsStorage::storeValueImpl(const QString &key, const QVariant &value)
 {
     const QString realKey = mapKey(key);
     const QWriteLocker locker(&m_lock);
diff --git a/src/base/settingsstorage.h b/src/base/settingsstorage.h
index de36e038f..52f6188f1 100644
--- a/src/base/settingsstorage.h
+++ b/src/base/settingsstorage.h
@@ -29,11 +29,15 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <type_traits>
+
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QReadWriteLock>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QVariantHash>
 
+#include "utils/string.h"
+
 class SettingsStorage : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -45,18 +49,48 @@ public:
     static void freeInstance();
     static SettingsStorage *instance();
 
-    QVariant loadValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &defaultValue = {}) const;
-    void storeValue(const QString &key, const QVariant &value);
+    template <typename T>
+    T loadValue(const QString &key, const T &defaultValue = {}) const
+    {
+        if constexpr (std::is_enum_v<T>)
+        {
+            const auto value = loadValueImpl(key).toString();
+            return Utils::String::toEnum(value, defaultValue);
+        }
+        else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, QVariant>)
+        {
+            return loadValueImpl(key, defaultValue);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            const QVariant value = loadValueImpl(key);
+            // check if retrieved value is convertible to T
+            return value.template canConvert<T>() ? value.template value<T>() : defaultValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void storeValue(const QString &key, const T &value)
+    {
+        if constexpr (std::is_enum_v<T>)
+            storeValueImpl(key, Utils::String::fromEnum(value));
+        else
+            storeValueImpl(key, value);
+    }
+
     void removeValue(const QString &key);
 
 public slots:
     bool save();
 
 private:
+    QVariant loadValueImpl(const QString &key, const QVariant &defaultValue = {}) const;
+    void storeValueImpl(const QString &key, const QVariant &value);
+
     static SettingsStorage *m_instance;
 
+    bool m_dirty = false;
     QVariantHash m_data;
-    bool m_dirty;
     QTimer m_timer;
     mutable QReadWriteLock m_lock;
 };
diff --git a/src/base/settingvalue.h b/src/base/settingvalue.h
index 02e701257..55b1fabcf 100644
--- a/src/base/settingvalue.h
+++ b/src/base/settingvalue.h
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <type_traits>
-
 #include <QString>
 
 #include "settingsstorage.h"
-#include "utils/string.h"
 
 // This is a thin/handy wrapper over `SettingsStorage`. Use it when store/load value
 // rarely occurs, otherwise use `CachedSettingValue`.
@@ -48,17 +45,7 @@ public:
 
     T get(const T &defaultValue = {}) const
     {
-        if constexpr (std::is_enum_v<T>)
-        {
-            const auto value = SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(m_keyName, {}).toString();
-            return Utils::String::toEnum(value, defaultValue);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            const QVariant value = SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(m_keyName);
-            // check if retrieved value is convertible to T
-            return value.template canConvert<T>() ? value.template value<T>() : defaultValue;
-        }
+        return SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(m_keyName, defaultValue);
     }
 
     operator T() const
@@ -68,10 +55,7 @@ public:
 
     SettingValue<T> &operator=(const T &value)
     {
-        if constexpr (std::is_enum_v<T>)
-            SettingsStorage::instance()->storeValue(m_keyName, Utils::String::fromEnum(value));
-        else
-            SettingsStorage::instance()->storeValue(m_keyName, value);
+        SettingsStorage::instance()->storeValue(m_keyName, value);
         return *this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp b/src/gui/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
index ea8176684..9b8c50052 100644
--- a/src/gui/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ AddNewTorrentDialog::AddNewTorrentDialog(const BitTorrent::AddTorrentParams &inP
     populateSavePathComboBox();
     connect(m_ui->savePath, &FileSystemPathEdit::selectedPathChanged, this, &AddNewTorrentDialog::onSavePathChanged);
 
-    const bool rememberLastSavePath = settings()->loadValue(KEY_REMEMBERLASTSAVEPATH, false).toBool();
+    const bool rememberLastSavePath = settings()->loadValue(KEY_REMEMBERLASTSAVEPATH, false);
     m_ui->checkBoxRememberLastSavePath->setChecked(rememberLastSavePath);
 
     m_ui->contentLayoutComboBox->setCurrentIndex(
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ AddNewTorrentDialog::AddNewTorrentDialog(const BitTorrent::AddTorrentParams &inP
     // Load categories
     QStringList categories = session->categories().keys();
     std::sort(categories.begin(), categories.end(), Utils::String::naturalLessThan<Qt::CaseInsensitive>);
-    QString defaultCategory = settings()->loadValue(KEY_DEFAULTCATEGORY).toString();
+    auto defaultCategory = settings()->loadValue<QString>(KEY_DEFAULTCATEGORY);
 
     if (!m_torrentParams.category.isEmpty())
         m_ui->categoryComboBox->addItem(m_torrentParams.category);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ AddNewTorrentDialog::~AddNewTorrentDialog()
 
 bool AddNewTorrentDialog::isEnabled()
 {
-    return SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(KEY_ENABLED, true).toBool();
+    return SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(KEY_ENABLED, true);
 }
 
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::setEnabled(bool value)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::setEnabled(bool value)
 
 bool AddNewTorrentDialog::isTopLevel()
 {
-    return SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(KEY_TOPLEVEL, true).toBool();
+    return SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(KEY_TOPLEVEL, true);
 }
 
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::setTopLevel(bool value)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::setTopLevel(bool value)
 int AddNewTorrentDialog::savePathHistoryLength()
 {
     const int defaultHistoryLength = 8;
-    const int value = settings()->loadValue(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORYLENGTH, defaultHistoryLength).toInt();
+    const int value = settings()->loadValue(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORYLENGTH, defaultHistoryLength);
     return qBound(minPathHistoryLength, value, maxPathHistoryLength);
 }
 
@@ -204,14 +204,14 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::setSavePathHistoryLength(int value)
 
     settings()->storeValue(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORYLENGTH, clampedValue);
     settings()->storeValue(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORY
-        , QStringList(settings()->loadValue(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORY).toStringList().mid(0, clampedValue)));
+        , QStringList(settings()->loadValue<QStringList>(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORY).mid(0, clampedValue)));
 }
 
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::loadState()
 {
     Utils::Gui::resize(this, m_storeDialogSize);
     m_ui->splitter->restoreState(m_storeSplitterState);
-    m_headerState = settings()->loadValue(KEY_TREEHEADERSTATE).toByteArray();
+    m_headerState = settings()->loadValue<QByteArray>(KEY_TREEHEADERSTATE);
 }
 
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::saveState()
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::saveSavePathHistory() const
 {
     // Get current history
-    QStringList history = settings()->loadValue(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORY).toStringList();
+    auto history = settings()->loadValue<QStringList>(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORY);
     QVector<QDir> historyDirs;
     for (const QString &path : asConst(history))
         historyDirs << QDir {path};
@@ -489,11 +489,11 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::populateSavePathComboBox()
     m_ui->savePath->clear();
 
     // Load save path history
-    const QStringList savePathHistory {settings()->loadValue(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORY).toStringList()};
+    const auto savePathHistory {settings()->loadValue<QStringList>(KEY_SAVEPATHHISTORY)};
     for (const QString &savePath : savePathHistory)
         m_ui->savePath->addItem(savePath);
 
-    const bool rememberLastSavePath {settings()->loadValue(KEY_REMEMBERLASTSAVEPATH, false).toBool()};
+    const bool rememberLastSavePath {settings()->loadValue(KEY_REMEMBERLASTSAVEPATH, false)};
     const QString defSavePath {BitTorrent::Session::instance()->defaultSavePath()};
 
     if (!m_torrentParams.savePath.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/gui/cookiesdialog.cpp b/src/gui/cookiesdialog.cpp
index 828b272ae..d1281131e 100644
--- a/src/gui/cookiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/cookiesdialog.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ CookiesDialog::CookiesDialog(QWidget *parent)
                     m_cookiesModel->index(0, 0),
                     QItemSelectionModel::ClearAndSelect | QItemSelectionModel::Rows);
 
-    Utils::Gui::resize(this, SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(KEY_SIZE).toSize());
+    Utils::Gui::resize(this, SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue<QSize>(KEY_SIZE));
     m_ui->treeView->header()->restoreState(
-                SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue(KEY_COOKIESVIEWSTATE).toByteArray());
+        SettingsStorage::instance()->loadValue<QByteArray>(KEY_COOKIESVIEWSTATE));
 }
 
 CookiesDialog::~CookiesDialog()
diff --git a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index d7ab5332d..51c07ad13 100644
--- a/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 
 bool MainWindow::isExecutionLogEnabled() const
 {
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_EXECUTIONLOG_ENABLED, false).toBool();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_EXECUTIONLOG_ENABLED, false);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setExecutionLogEnabled(bool value)
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ int MainWindow::executionLogMsgTypes() const
 {
     // as default value we need all the bits set
     // -1 is considered the portable way to achieve that
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_EXECUTIONLOG_TYPES, -1).toInt();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_EXECUTIONLOG_TYPES, -1);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setExecutionLogMsgTypes(const int value)
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void MainWindow::setExecutionLogMsgTypes(const int value)
 
 bool MainWindow::isNotificationsEnabled() const
 {
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED, true).toBool();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED, true);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setNotificationsEnabled(bool value)
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void MainWindow::setNotificationsEnabled(bool value)
 
 bool MainWindow::isTorrentAddedNotificationsEnabled() const
 {
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_NOTIFICATIONS_TORRENTADDED, false).toBool();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_NOTIFICATIONS_TORRENTADDED, false);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setTorrentAddedNotificationsEnabled(bool value)
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void MainWindow::setTorrentAddedNotificationsEnabled(bool value)
 
 bool MainWindow::isDownloadTrackerFavicon() const
 {
-    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_DOWNLOAD_TRACKER_FAVICON, false).toBool();
+    return settings()->loadValue(KEY_DOWNLOAD_TRACKER_FAVICON, false);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setDownloadTrackerFavicon(bool value)