diff --git a/tasmota/settings.ino b/tasmota/settings.ino
index 6897f21d3..d6df24e9c 100644
--- a/tasmota/settings.ino
+++ b/tasmota/settings.ino
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ void SettingsSave(uint8_t rotate) {
     Settings->cfg_size = sizeof(TSettings);
     Settings->cfg_crc = GetSettingsCrc();               // Keep for backward compatibility in case of fall-back just after upgrade
     Settings->cfg_crc32 = GetSettingsCrc32();
-
+    CounterInterruptDisable(true);
 #ifdef ESP8266
 #ifdef USE_UFILESYS
     TfsSaveFile(TASM_FILE_SETTINGS, (const uint8_t*)Settings, sizeof(TSettings));
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ void SettingsSave(uint8_t rotate) {
   }
 #endif  // FIRMWARE_MINIMAL
   RtcSettingsSave();
+  CounterInterruptDisable(false);
 }
 
 void SettingsLoad(void) {