diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
index 0f053137..a55f086c 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-common-core.c
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ void fe_common_core_init(void)
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "timestamps", TRUE);
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "msgs_timestamps", FALSE);
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "hide_text_style", FALSE);
-	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "bell_beeps", FALSE);
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "show_nickmode", TRUE);
+	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "bell_beeps", FALSE);
+	settings_add_str("lookandfeel", "beep_on_msg", "");
+	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "beep_when_away", TRUE);
 
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "use_status_window", TRUE);
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "use_msgs_window", FALSE);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-common-irc.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-common-irc.c
index 9a6eb78b..f1f1a515 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-common-irc.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-common-irc.c
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ void fe_common_irc_init(void)
 	cmdline_hostname = NULL;
 	args_register(options);
 
-	settings_add_str("lookandfeel", "beep_on_msg", "");
-	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "beep_when_away", TRUE);
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "show_away_once", TRUE);
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "show_quit_once", FALSE);
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "print_active_channel", FALSE);