diff --git a/spec/plistHandler.spec.ts b/spec/plistHandler.spec.ts
index ead59140..d6d966ae 100644
--- a/spec/plistHandler.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/plistHandler.spec.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ describe('Plist Handler', () => {
       userDataPath: undefined,
       whitelistUrl: undefined,
       chromeFlags: undefined,
+      latestAutoUpdateChannelEnabled: undefined,
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/config-handler.ts b/src/app/config-handler.ts
index 645088dd..e9b9b23d 100644
--- a/src/app/config-handler.ts
+++ b/src/app/config-handler.ts
@@ -723,10 +723,10 @@ class Config {
   /**
    * Overwrites the global config file with the backed up config file
    */
-  public copyGlobalConfig(settings: IConfig) {
+  public copyGlobalConfig(settings: IConfig, appGlobalConfig: IConfig) {
     try {
       if (settings) {
-        setPlistFromPreviousSettings(settings);
+        setPlistFromPreviousSettings(settings, appGlobalConfig);
         fs.unlinkSync(this.tempGlobalConfigFilePath);
       }
     } catch (e) {
@@ -812,7 +812,17 @@ class Config {
           this.tempGlobalConfigFilePath,
           this.globalConfig,
         );
-        this.copyGlobalConfig(this.globalConfig as IConfig);
+
+        let appGlobalConfigData = {} as IConfig;
+        if (fs.existsSync(this.globalConfigPath)) {
+          appGlobalConfigData = this.parseConfigData(
+            fs.readFileSync(this.globalConfigPath, 'utf8'),
+          ) as IConfig;
+        }
+        this.copyGlobalConfig(
+          this.globalConfig as IConfig,
+          appGlobalConfigData,
+        );
         return;
       }
       if (!this.installVariant || this.installVariant === '') {
diff --git a/src/app/plist-handler.ts b/src/app/plist-handler.ts
index 24a1ba92..ba60796f 100644
--- a/src/app/plist-handler.ts
+++ b/src/app/plist-handler.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const GENERAL_SETTINGS = {
   userDataPath: 'string',
   chromeFlags: 'string',
   betaAutoUpdateChannelEnabled: 'boolean',
+  latestAutoUpdateChannelEnabled: 'boolean',
 };
 
 const NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS = {
@@ -97,30 +98,49 @@ export const getAllUserDefaults = (): IConfig => {
   return settings;
 };
 
-export const setPlistFromPreviousSettings = (settings: IConfig) => {
+export const setPlistFromPreviousSettings = (
+  settings: any,
+  appGlobalConfig: IConfig,
+) => {
   Object.keys(GENERAL_SETTINGS).map((key) => {
-    systemPreferences.setUserDefault(key, GENERAL_SETTINGS[key], settings[key]);
+    let value = settings?.[key];
+    if (value === undefined) {
+      if (appGlobalConfig?.[key] === undefined) {
+        return;
+      }
+      value = appGlobalConfig[key];
+    }
+    systemPreferences.setUserDefault(key, GENERAL_SETTINGS[key], value);
   });
   Object.keys(NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS).map((key) => {
-    systemPreferences.setUserDefault(
-      key,
-      NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS[key],
-      settings.notificationSettings[key],
-    );
+    let value = settings?.notificationSettings?.[key];
+    if (value === undefined) {
+      if (appGlobalConfig?.notificationSettings?.[key] === undefined) {
+        return;
+      }
+      value = appGlobalConfig.notificationSettings[key];
+    }
+    systemPreferences.setUserDefault(key, NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS[key], value);
   });
   Object.keys(CUSTOM_FLAGS).map((key) => {
-    systemPreferences.setUserDefault(
-      key,
-      CUSTOM_FLAGS[key],
-      settings.customFlags[key],
-    );
+    let value = settings?.customFlags?.[key];
+    if (value === undefined) {
+      if (appGlobalConfig?.customFlags?.[key] === undefined) {
+        return;
+      }
+      value = appGlobalConfig.customFlags[key];
+    }
+    systemPreferences.setUserDefault(key, CUSTOM_FLAGS[key], value);
   });
   Object.keys(PERMISSIONS).map((key) => {
-    systemPreferences.setUserDefault(
-      key,
-      PERMISSIONS[key],
-      settings.permissions[key],
-    );
+    let value = settings?.permissions?.[key];
+    if (value === undefined) {
+      if (appGlobalConfig?.permissions?.[key] === undefined) {
+        return;
+      }
+      value = appGlobalConfig.permissions[key];
+    }
+    systemPreferences.setUserDefault(key, PERMISSIONS[key], value);
   });
   systemPreferences.setUserDefault('installVariant', 'string', getGuid());
 };