diff --git a/tabby-core/src/buttonProvider.ts b/tabby-core/src/buttonProvider.ts
index 58006da5..6d099702 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/buttonProvider.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/buttonProvider.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class ButtonProvider extends ToolbarButtonProvider {
     async launchProfile (profile: PartialProfile<Profile>) {
         await this.profilesService.openNewTabForProfile(profile)
 
-        let recentProfiles = this.config.store.recentProfiles
+        let recentProfiles: PartialProfile<Profile>[] = JSON.parse(window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] ?? '[]')
         if (this.config.store.terminal.showRecentProfiles > 0) {
             recentProfiles = recentProfiles.filter(x => x.group !== profile.group || x.name !== profile.name)
             recentProfiles.unshift(profile)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class ButtonProvider extends ToolbarButtonProvider {
         } else {
             recentProfiles = []
         }
-        this.config.store.recentProfiles = recentProfiles
+        window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] = JSON.stringify(recentProfiles)
         this.config.save()
     }
 
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
index 3819b9dd..268830b7 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
+++ b/tabby-core/src/configDefaults.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ hotkeys:
 profiles: []
 profileDefaults:
   __nonStructural: true
-recentProfiles: []
 recoverTabs: true
 enableAnalytics: true
 enableWelcomeTab: true
diff --git a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
index 5f3fe45e..4d719e8f 100644
--- a/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
+++ b/tabby-core/src/services/profiles.service.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class ProfilesService {
     showProfileSelector (): Promise<PartialProfile<Profile>|null> {
         return new Promise<PartialProfile<Profile>|null>(async (resolve, reject) => {
             try {
-                let recentProfiles: PartialProfile<Profile>[] = this.config.store.recentProfiles
+                let recentProfiles: PartialProfile<Profile>[] = JSON.parse(window.localStorage['recentProfiles'] ?? '[]')
                 recentProfiles = recentProfiles.slice(0, this.config.store.terminal.showRecentProfiles)
 
                 let options: SelectorOption<void>[] = recentProfiles.map(p => ({
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class ProfilesService {
                         name: 'Clear recent connections',
                         icon: 'fas fa-eraser',
                         callback: async () => {
-                            this.config.store.recentProfiles = []
+                            window.localStorage.removeItem('recentProfiles')
                             this.config.save()
                             resolve(null)
                         },