diff --git a/management/daemon.py b/management/daemon.py
index 6c92b2e2..ef67cbe8 100755
--- a/management/daemon.py
+++ b/management/daemon.py
@@ -405,15 +405,19 @@ def backup_status():
 @app.route('/system/privacy/enable', methods=["POST"])
 @authorized_personnel_only
 def privacy_status_enable():
-	env.update({'PRIVACY' : 'True'})
-	utils.save_environment(env)
+	config = utils.load_settings()
+	config["PRIVACY"] = 'True'
+	utils.write_settings(config)
+
 	return "Ok"
 
 @app.route('/system/privacy/disable', methods=["POST"])
 @authorized_personnel_only
 def privacy_status_disable():
-	env.update({'PRIVACY' : 'False'})
-	utils.save_environment(env)
+	config = utils.load_settings()
+	config["PRIVACY"] = 'False'
+	utils.write_settings(config)
+
 	return "Ok"
 
 # MUNIN
diff --git a/management/status_checks.py b/management/status_checks.py
index 2d3ef934..5d2f8241 100755
--- a/management/status_checks.py
+++ b/management/status_checks.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from dns_update import get_dns_zones, build_tlsa_record, get_custom_dns_config,
 from web_update import get_web_domains, get_default_www_redirects, get_domain_ssl_files
 from mailconfig import get_mail_domains, get_mail_aliases
 
-from utils import shell, sort_domains, load_env_vars_from_file
+from utils import shell, sort_domains, load_env_vars_from_file, load_settings
 
 def run_checks(rounded_values, env, output, pool):
 	# run systems checks
@@ -820,7 +820,10 @@ def get_latest_miab_version():
 	return re.search(b'TAG=(.*)', urllib.request.urlopen("https://mailinabox.email/bootstrap.sh?ping=1").read()).group(1).decode("utf8")
 
 def check_miab_version(env, output):
-	if env['PRIVACY'] == 'True':
+
+	config = load_settings()
+
+	if config['PRIVACY'] == 'True':
 		output.print_warning("Mail-in-a-Box version check disabled.")
 	elif what_version_is_this(env) != get_latest_miab_version():
 		output.print_error("Mail-in-a-Box is outdated. To find the latest version and for upgrade instructions, see https://mailinabox.email/. ")
diff --git a/management/templates/system-status.html b/management/templates/system-status.html
index a326ce64..667106bf 100644
--- a/management/templates/system-status.html
+++ b/management/templates/system-status.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 </table>
 
 <h4>Privacy Setting</h4>
-<p>By deactivating the adavanced privacy feature your Mail-in-a-Box will contact a remote server to check if a new version got released.</p>
+<p>By deactivating the advanced privacy feature your Mail-in-a-Box will contact a remote server to check if a new version got released.</p>
 <p>Advanced Privacy <a onclick="enable_privacy()" href="">On</a> | <a onclick="disable_privacy()" href="">Off</a></p>
 
 <script>
diff --git a/management/utils.py b/management/utils.py
index 63dcef41..91cf3642 100644
--- a/management/utils.py
+++ b/management/utils.py
@@ -13,11 +13,37 @@ def load_env_vars_from_file(fn):
     for line in open(fn): env.setdefault(*line.strip().split("=", 1))
     return env
 
+# Settings
+settings_root = os.path.join(load_environment()["STORAGE_ROOT"], '/')
+default_settings = {
+	"PRIVACY": 'TRUE'
+}
+
+def write_settings(newconfig):
+	with open(os.path.join(settings_root, 'settings.yaml'), "w") as f:
+		f.write(rtyaml.dump(newconfig))
+
+def load_settings():
+    try:
+        config = rtyaml.load(open(os.path.join(settings_root, 'settings.yaml'), "w"))
+        if not isinstance(config, dict): raise ValueError() # caught below
+    except:
+        return default_settings
+
+        merged_config = default_settings.copy()
+        merged_config.update(config)
+
+        return config
+
 def save_environment(env):
     with open("/etc/mailinabox.conf", "w") as f:
         for k, v in env.items():
             f.write("%s=%s\n" % (k, v))
 
+def write_settings(env):
+    with open(os.path.join(settings_root, 'settings.yaml'), "w") as f:
+        f.write(rtyaml.dump(newconfig))
+
 def safe_domain_name(name):
     # Sanitize a domain name so it is safe to use as a file name on disk.
     import urllib.parse
@@ -68,7 +94,7 @@ def sort_domains(domain_names, env):
         # Then in right-to-left lexicographic order of the .-separated parts of the name.
         list(reversed(d.split("."))),
       ))
-    
+
     return domain_names
 
 def sort_email_addresses(email_addresses, env):
@@ -128,7 +154,7 @@ def exclusive_process(name):
                 f.write(str(mypid))
                 f.truncate()
                 atexit.register(clear_my_pid, pidfile)
- 
+
 
 def clear_my_pid(pidfile):
     import os