diff --git a/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp b/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
index f7b81c29a..4f4fb7d4e 100755
--- a/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void CVarManager::deserialize(CVar* cvar)
             }
 
             cvar->m_value = tmp.m_value;
+            cvar->m_flags |= CVar::EFlags::Modified;
         }
     }
 }