diff --git a/src/core/settings.c b/src/core/settings.c
index 2f32ac92..3adc14a4 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.c
+++ b/src/core/settings.c
@@ -148,6 +148,27 @@ int settings_get_size(const char *key)
 	return str == NULL ? 0 : bytes;
 }
 
+char *settings_get_print(SETTINGS_REC *rec)
+{
+	char *value;
+
+	switch(rec->type) {
+	case SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
+		value = g_strdup(settings_get_bool(rec->key) ? "ON" : "OFF");
+		break;
+	case SETTING_TYPE_INT:
+		value = g_strdup_printf("%d", settings_get_int(rec->key));
+		break;
+	case SETTING_TYPE_STRING:
+	case SETTING_TYPE_TIME:
+	case SETTING_TYPE_LEVEL:
+	case SETTING_TYPE_SIZE:
+		value = g_strdup(settings_get_str(rec->key));
+		break;
+	}
+	return value;
+}
+
 static void settings_add(const char *module, const char *section,
 			 const char *key, SettingType type,
 			 const SettingValue *default_value)
diff --git a/src/core/settings.h b/src/core/settings.h
index 8a712dce..d3ff3083 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.h
+++ b/src/core/settings.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int settings_get_bool(const char *key);
 int settings_get_time(const char *key); /* as milliseconds */
 int settings_get_level(const char *key);
 int settings_get_size(const char *key); /* as bytes */
+char *settings_get_print(SETTINGS_REC *rec);
 
 /* Functions to add/remove settings */
 void settings_add_str_module(const char *module, const char *section,
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
index dccfcba9..24cf8b9e 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-settings.c
@@ -33,28 +33,12 @@
 
 static void set_print(SETTINGS_REC *rec)
 {
-	const char *value;
-	char value_int[MAX_INT_STRLEN];
+	char *value;
 
-	switch (rec->type) {
-	case SETTING_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
-		value = settings_get_bool(rec->key) ? "ON" : "OFF";
-		break;
-	case SETTING_TYPE_INT:
-		ltoa(value_int, settings_get_int(rec->key));
-		value = value_int;
-		break;
-	case SETTING_TYPE_STRING:
-	case SETTING_TYPE_TIME:
-	case SETTING_TYPE_LEVEL:
-	case SETTING_TYPE_SIZE:
-		value = settings_get_str(rec->key);
-		break;
-	default:
-		value = "";
-	}
+	value = settings_get_print(rec);
 	printformat(NULL, NULL, MSGLEVEL_CLIENTCRAP, TXT_SET_ITEM,
 		    rec->key, value);
+	g_free(value);
 }
 
 static void set_boolean(const char *key, const char *value)