diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index bdc453913e..ddca0e4d55 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ void CClientSettings::ReadSettingsFromXML ( const QDomDocument& IniXMLDocument,
     if ( GetNumericIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "inputboost", 1, 10, iValue ) )
     {
         iInputBoost = iValue;
+        pClient->SetInputBoost ( iValue );
     }
 
     if ( GetFlagIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "client", "enablefeedbackdetection", bValue ) )