diff --git a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutput.cpp b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutput.cpp
index 6d0258823..4b51497df 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutput.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ bool BladerfOutput::handleMessage(const Message& message)
 		MsgConfigureBladerf& conf = (MsgConfigureBladerf&) message;
 		qDebug() << "BladerfInput::handleMessage: MsgConfigureBladerf";
 
-		if (!applySettings(conf.getSettings(), false))
+		if (!applySettings(conf.getSettings(), conf.getForce()))
 		{
 			qDebug("BladeRF config error");
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutput.h b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutput.h
index 958fea840..215973a60 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutput.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutput.h
@@ -36,18 +36,21 @@ public:
 
 	public:
 		const BladeRFOutputSettings& getSettings() const { return m_settings; }
+		bool getForce() const { return m_force; }
 
-		static MsgConfigureBladerf* create(const BladeRFOutputSettings& settings)
+		static MsgConfigureBladerf* create(const BladeRFOutputSettings& settings, bool force)
 		{
-			return new MsgConfigureBladerf(settings);
+			return new MsgConfigureBladerf(settings, force);
 		}
 
 	private:
 		BladeRFOutputSettings m_settings;
+		bool m_force;
 
-		MsgConfigureBladerf(const BladeRFOutputSettings& settings) :
+		MsgConfigureBladerf(const BladeRFOutputSettings& settings, bool force) :
 			Message(),
-			m_settings(settings)
+			m_settings(settings),
+			m_force(force)
 		{ }
 	};
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputgui.cpp b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputgui.cpp
index d1f70f417..052996218 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputgui.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ BladerfOutputGui::BladerfOutputGui(DeviceSinkAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget* parent) :
 	QWidget(parent),
 	ui(new Ui::BladerfOutputGui),
 	m_deviceAPI(deviceAPI),
+	m_forceSettings(true),
 	m_settings(),
 	m_deviceSampleSink(NULL),
 	m_sampleRate(0),
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ bool BladerfOutputGui::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
 {
 	if(m_settings.deserialize(data)) {
 		displaySettings();
+		m_forceSettings = true;
 		sendSettings();
 		return true;
 	} else {
@@ -321,8 +323,9 @@ void BladerfOutputGui::on_startStop_toggled(bool checked)
 void BladerfOutputGui::updateHardware()
 {
 	qDebug() << "BladerfGui::updateHardware";
-	BladerfOutput::MsgConfigureBladerf* message = BladerfOutput::MsgConfigureBladerf::create( m_settings);
+	BladerfOutput::MsgConfigureBladerf* message = BladerfOutput::MsgConfigureBladerf::create( m_settings, m_forceSettings);
 	m_deviceSampleSink->getInputMessageQueue()->push(message);
+	m_forceSettings = false;
 	m_updateTimer.stop();
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputgui.h b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputgui.h
index e275d3b30..b31157802 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputgui.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputgui.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ private:
 	Ui::BladerfOutputGui* ui;
 
 	DeviceSinkAPI* m_deviceAPI;
+	bool m_forceSettings;
 	BladeRFOutputSettings m_settings;
 	QTimer m_updateTimer;
 	QTimer m_statusTimer;
diff --git a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputplugin.cpp b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputplugin.cpp
index 6ea15cc63..5b870d6c6 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesink/bladerfoutput/bladerfoutputplugin.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 const PluginDescriptor BladerfOutputPlugin::m_pluginDescriptor = {
 	QString("BladerRF Output"),
-	QString("3.5.5"),
+	QString("3.7.4"),
 	QString("(c) Edouard Griffiths, F4EXB"),
 	QString("https://github.com/f4exb/sdrangel"),
 	true,