diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_console/plugins/BlindRepeater/__init__.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_console/plugins/BlindRepeater/__init__.py
index 01686de4c..84afefce8 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_console/plugins/BlindRepeater/__init__.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_console/plugins/BlindRepeater/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from lbrynet.lbrynet_console import Plugin
 from twisted.internet import defer
-from lbrynet.conf import MIN_VALUABLE_BLOB_HASH_PAYMENT_RATE, MIN_VALUABLE_BLOB_INFO_PAYMENT_RATE
+from lbrynet import settings
 from BlindRepeater import BlindRepeater
 from BlindInfoManager import BlindInfoManager
 from BlindRepeaterSettings import BlindRepeaterSettings
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ class BlindRepeaterPlugin(Plugin.Plugin):
         def get_payment_rate_manager(rates):
             data_rate = rates[0][1] if rates[0][0] is True else None
             info_rate = rates[1][1] if rates[1][0] is True else None
-            info_rate = info_rate if info_rate is not None else MIN_VALUABLE_BLOB_INFO_PAYMENT_RATE
+            info_rate = info_rate if info_rate is not None else settings.MIN_VALUABLE_BLOB_INFO_PAYMENT_RATE
             hash_rate = rates[2][1] if rates[2][0] is True else None
-            hash_rate = hash_rate if hash_rate is not None else MIN_VALUABLE_BLOB_HASH_PAYMENT_RATE
+            hash_rate = hash_rate if hash_rate is not None else settings.MIN_VALUABLE_BLOB_HASH_PAYMENT_RATE
             self.payment_rate_manager = BlindRepeaterPaymentRateManager(default_payment_rate_manager,
                                                                         info_rate, hash_rate,
                                                                         blob_data_rate=data_rate)
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
index fec8f142b..b6b71aad0 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import platform
 import random
 import re
 import socket
-import string
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import base58
@@ -1120,9 +1119,9 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
             log.info("Removing one time startup scripts")
             remaining_scripts = [s for s in self.startup_scripts if 'run_once' not in s.keys()]
             startup_scripts = self.startup_scripts
-            self.startup_scripts = lbrynet_settings['startup_scripts'] = remaining_scripts
-
-            utils.save_settings(self.daemon_conf, lbrynet_settings)
+            self.startup_scripts = lbrynet_settings.startup_scripts = remaining_scripts
+            conf = os.path.join(lbrynet_settings.DATA_DIR, "daemon_settings.yml")
+            utils.save_settings(conf)
 
         for script in startup_scripts:
             if script['script_name'] == 'migrateto025':