diff --git a/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsink.cpp b/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsink.cpp
index 4d44ef98b..62596b562 100644
--- a/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsink.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsink.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ bool UDPSink::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
         m_config.m_udpPort = cfg.getUDPPort();
         m_config.m_channelMute = cfg.getChannelMute();
 
-        apply(false);
+        apply(cfg.getForce());
 
         m_settingsMutex.unlock();
 
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ void UDPSink::configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue,
         int fmDeviation,
         QString& udpAddress,
         int udpPort,
-        bool channelMute)
+        bool channelMute,
+        bool force)
 {
     Message* cmd = MsgUDPSinkConfigure::create(sampleFormat,
             outputSampleRate,
@@ -191,7 +192,8 @@ void UDPSink::configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue,
             fmDeviation,
             udpAddress,
             udpPort,
-            channelMute);
+            channelMute,
+            force);
     messageQueue->push(cmd);
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsink.h b/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsink.h
index 9fef2ee96..d3e4adcc2 100644
--- a/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsink.h
+++ b/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsink.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public:
             int fmDeviation,
             QString& udpAddress,
             int udpPort,
-            bool channelMute);
+            bool channelMute,
+            bool force = false);
     void setSpectrum(MessageQueue* messageQueue, bool enabled);
 
 private:
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ private:
         const QString& getUDPAddress() const { return m_udpAddress; }
         int getUDPPort() const { return m_udpPort; }
         bool getChannelMute() const { return m_channelMute; }
+        bool getForce() const { return m_force; }
 
         static MsgUDPSinkConfigure* create(SampleFormat
                 sampleFormat,
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ private:
                 int fmDeviation,
                 QString& udpAddress,
                 int udpPort,
-                bool channelMute)
+                bool channelMute,
+                bool force)
         {
             return new MsgUDPSinkConfigure(sampleFormat,
                     inputSampleRate,
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@ private:
                     fmDeviation,
                     udpAddress,
                     udpPort,
-                    channelMute);
+                    channelMute,
+                    force);
         }
 
     private:
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ private:
         QString m_udpAddress;
         int m_udpPort;
         bool m_channelMute;
+        bool m_force;
 
         MsgUDPSinkConfigure(SampleFormat sampleFormat,
                 Real inputSampleRate,
@@ -113,7 +118,8 @@ private:
                 int fmDeviation,
                 QString& udpAddress,
                 int udpPort,
-                bool channelMute) :
+                bool channelMute,
+                bool force) :
             Message(),
             m_sampleFormat(sampleFormat),
             m_inputSampleRate(inputSampleRate),
@@ -121,7 +127,8 @@ private:
             m_fmDeviation(fmDeviation),
             m_udpAddress(udpAddress),
             m_udpPort(udpPort),
-            m_channelMute(channelMute)
+            m_channelMute(channelMute),
+            m_force(force)
         { }
     };
 
diff --git a/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.cpp b/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.cpp
index fa2f3f160..10a0b5622 100644
--- a/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bool UDPSinkGUI::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
         blockApplySettings(false);
         m_channelMarker.blockSignals(false);
 
-        applySettings();
+        applySettings(true);
         return true;
     }
     else
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ UDPSinkGUI::UDPSinkGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSinkAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget*
 
     ui->spectrumGUI->setBuddies(m_spectrumVis->getInputMessageQueue(), m_spectrumVis, ui->glSpectrum);
 
-    applySettings();
+    applySettings(true);
 
     connect(m_udpSink->getOutputMessageQueue(), SIGNAL(messageEnqueued()), this, SLOT(handleSourceMessages()));
 }
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void UDPSinkGUI::blockApplySettings(bool block)
     m_doApplySettings = !block;
 }
 
-void UDPSinkGUI::applySettings()
+void UDPSinkGUI::applySettings(bool force)
 {
     if (m_doApplySettings)
     {
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ void UDPSinkGUI::applySettings()
             fmDeviation,
             m_udpAddress,
             udpPort,
-            ui->channelMute->isChecked());
+            ui->channelMute->isChecked(),
+            force);
 
         ui->applyBtn->setEnabled(false);
     }
diff --git a/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.h b/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.h
index a564b8964..378efff55 100644
--- a/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.h
+++ b/plugins/channeltx/udpsink/udpsinkgui.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ private:
     virtual ~UDPSinkGUI();
 
     void blockApplySettings(bool block);
-    void applySettings();
+    void applySettings(bool force = false);
 
     void leaveEvent(QEvent*);
     void enterEvent(QEvent*);