diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/Ecore_Config.h b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/Ecore_Config.h
index ec9f5bd3fe..e128d507d4 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/Ecore_Config.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/Ecore_Config.h
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ typedef enum Ecore_Config_Flag
    PF_NONE = 0,
    PF_BOUNDS = 1,
    PF_MODIFIED = 2,
-   PF_SYSTEM = 4
+   PF_SYSTEM = 4,
+   PF_CMDLN = 8
 } Ecore_Config_Flag;
 
 /**
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config.c
index f8002469f5..b985ac6502 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config.c
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ ecore_config_typed_val(Ecore_Config_Prop * e, void *val, int type)
 
 	ecore_config_bound(e);
 	e->flags |= PF_MODIFIED;
+  e->flags = e->flags & ~PF_CMDLN;
 	return ECORE_CONFIG_ERR_SUCC;
      }
    return ECORE_CONFIG_ERR_IGNORED;
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config_extra.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config_extra.c
index 8c106b930e..cc0eef2c7a 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config_extra.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config_extra.c
@@ -574,7 +574,10 @@ ecore_config_parse_set(Ecore_Config_Prop * prop, char *arg, char *opt,
 	return ECORE_CONFIG_PARSE_EXIT;
      }
    else
-      ecore_config_set(prop->key, arg);
+     {
+	ecore_config_set(prop->key, arg);
+	prop->flags |= PF_CMDLN;
+     }   
    return ECORE_CONFIG_PARSE_CONTINUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config_storage.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config_storage.c
index 7278ad7223..7ce9c98ac3 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config_storage.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config_storage.c
@@ -213,12 +213,15 @@ ecore_config_file_save(char *file)
    while (next)
      {
 	/* let the config_db deal with this
-	if (!(next->flags & PF_MODIFIED))
+	 * handyande: hmm, not sure that it ever does - reinstating until
+	 * further discussions satisfy me!
+	 */
+	if (!(next->flags & PF_MODIFIED) || next->flags & PF_CMDLN)
 	  {
 	     next = next->next;
 	     continue;
 	  }
-	 */
+
 	tmp = NULL;
 
 	switch (next->type)