diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/CVar.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/CVar.hpp
index d38b5496a..b5490865f 100644
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/CVar.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/CVar.hpp
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ public:
   bool isColor() const;
   bool wasDeserialized() const;
   bool hasDefaultValue() const;
-  void clearModified();
-  void setModified();
 
   EType type() const { return m_type; }
   EFlags flags() const { return (m_unlocked ? m_oldFlags : m_flags); }
@@ -153,6 +151,8 @@ public:
 private:
   CVar(std::string_view name, std::string_view help, EType type) : m_help(help), m_type(type) { m_name = name; }
   void dispatch();
+  void clearModified();
+  void setModified();
   std::string m_help;
   EType m_type;
   std::string m_defaultValue;
diff --git a/hecl/lib/CVar.cpp b/hecl/lib/CVar.cpp
index 64cbbca87..37575eb6a 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/CVar.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/CVar.cpp
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ bool CVar::fromLiteralToType(std::string_view val) {
   if (!safeToModify(m_type) || !isValidInput(val))
     return false;
   m_value = val;
+  setModified();
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp b/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
index 07647df67..00d38b0c0 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/CVarManager.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ void CVarManager::proc() {
   for (const auto& [name, cvar] : m_cvars) {
     if (cvar->isModified() && !cvar->modificationRequiresRestart()) {
       cvar->dispatch();
+      // Clear the modified flag now that we've informed everyone we've changed
+      cvar->clearModified();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Console.cpp b/hecl/lib/Console.cpp
index 3a8390e28..60f526cc6 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Console.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Console.cpp
@@ -175,12 +175,10 @@ void Console::init(boo::IWindow* window) {
 void Console::proc() {
   if (m_conHeight->isModified()) {
     m_cachedConHeight = m_conHeight->toReal();
-    m_conHeight->clearModified();
   }
 
   if (m_conSpeed->isModified()) {
     m_cachedConSpeed = m_conSpeed->toReal();
-    m_conSpeed->clearModified();
   }
 
   if (m_state == State::Opened) {