diff --git a/src/bin/e_config.c b/src/bin/e_config.c
index 7c0c550cd..6741b76a0 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_config.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_config.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ _e_config_edd_init(Eina_Bool old)
 #undef D
 #define T E_Remember
 #define D e_remember_edd
+   E_CONFIG_VAL(D, T, version, UINT);
    E_CONFIG_VAL(D, T, match, INT);
    E_CONFIG_VAL(D, T, no_reopen, INT);
    E_CONFIG_VAL(D, T, apply_first_only, UCHAR);
diff --git a/src/bin/e_remember.c b/src/bin/e_remember.c
index 60affe0c5..17fe0abdf 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_remember.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_remember.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define REMEMBER_SIMPLE    0
 
 EAPI int E_EVENT_REMEMBER_UPDATE = -1;
-EAPI E_Config_DD *e_remember_edd = NULL;
+EAPI E_Config_DD *e_remember_edd = NULL; //created in e_config.c
 
 typedef struct _E_Remember_List E_Remember_List;
 
@@ -223,6 +223,19 @@ EAPI void
 e_remember_use(E_Remember *rem)
 {
    rem->used_count++;
+   if (rem->version < E_REMEMBER_VERSION)
+     {
+        /* upgrade remembers as they get used */
+        switch (rem->version)
+          {
+           case 0:
+             rem->prop.opacity = 255; //don't let people wreck themselves with old configs
+           //fall through
+           default: break;
+          }
+        rem->version = E_REMEMBER_VERSION;
+        e_config_save_queue();
+     }
 }
 
 EAPI void
diff --git a/src/bin/e_remember.h b/src/bin/e_remember.h
index d96440cee..991075e83 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_remember.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_remember.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ typedef struct E_Event_Remember_Update
 } E_Event_Remember_Update;
 typedef struct _E_Remember E_Remember;
 
+#define E_REMEMBER_VERSION 1
+
 #define E_REMEMBER_MATCH_NAME             (1 << 0)
 #define E_REMEMBER_MATCH_CLASS            (1 << 1)
 #define E_REMEMBER_MATCH_TITLE            (1 << 2)
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct _E_Remember E_Remember;
 
 struct _E_Remember
 {
+   unsigned int  version;
    int           match;
    int           no_reopen;
    unsigned char apply_first_only;