diff --git a/actions.py b/actions.py
index c6ee383..0e17948 100644
--- a/actions.py
+++ b/actions.py
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ class Actions(object):
 
 
     def quit_the_program(self):
+        self.data._update_json(self.data.SETTINGS_JSON, self.data.settings)
         self.video_driver.exit_all_players()
         self.exit_openframeworks()
         self.exit_osc_server('','')
diff --git a/video_centre/shaders.py b/video_centre/shaders.py
index 348a992..c5f5da0 100644
--- a/video_centre/shaders.py
+++ b/video_centre/shaders.py
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ class Shaders(object):
         self.selected_speed_list = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
 
         self.selected_modulation_slot = 0
-        self.selected_modulation_level = [[[0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0] for i in range(4)] for i in range(3)]
+        #self.modulation_level = [[[0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0] for i in range(4)] for i in range(3)]
         self.modulation_value = [0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0]
 
         #self.load_selected_shader()
 
+    @property
+    def modulation_level(self):
+        return self.data.settings['shader'].setdefault('modulation_level', 
+                [[[0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0] for i in range(4)] for i in range(3)])
+
     def generate_shaders_list(self):
         shaders_menu_list = []
         raw_list = self.shaders_menu.generate_raw_shaders_list()
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ class Shaders(object):
         self.selected_modulation_slot = slot
 
     def reset_modulation(self, slot):
-        for layer in self.selected_modulation_level:
+        for layer in self.modulation_level:
             for layer,levels in enumerate(layer):
                 levels[slot] = 0.0
 
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ class Shaders(object):
             plugin.set_modulation_value(param, self.modulation_value[param])
         for layer,params in enumerate(self.selected_param_list):
           for ip,p in enumerate(params):
-              for p2,v in enumerate(self.selected_modulation_level[layer][ip]):
+              for p2,v in enumerate(self.modulation_level[layer][ip]):
                   if v!=0:
                       self.update_param_layer(ip,layer)
                       break
@@ -244,7 +249,7 @@ class Shaders(object):
         self.set_param_layer_modulation_level(param, layer, level)
 
     def set_param_layer_modulation_level(self, param, layer, level):
-        self.selected_modulation_level[layer][param][self.selected_modulation_slot] = level
+        self.modulation_level[layer][param][self.selected_modulation_slot] = level
         self.update_param_layer(param, layer)
 
     def update_param_layer(self, param, layer):
@@ -254,7 +259,7 @@ class Shaders(object):
                 self.get_modulation_value_list(
                     self.selected_param_list[layer][param],
                     self.modulation_value,#[0], #param],
-                    self.selected_modulation_level[layer][param]
+                    self.modulation_level[layer][param]
                 )
         )