diff --git a/fscomm/prefportaudio.cpp b/fscomm/prefportaudio.cpp
index 7a4c3c4e22..36de76f06c 100644
--- a/fscomm/prefportaudio.cpp
+++ b/fscomm/prefportaudio.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 #include "prefportaudio.h"
 
 PrefPortaudio::PrefPortaudio(Ui::PrefDialog *ui, QObject *parent) :
-    QObject(parent),
-    _ui(ui)
+        QObject(parent),
+        _ui(ui)
 {
     _settings = new QSettings();
 }
@@ -13,14 +13,101 @@ void PrefPortaudio::writeConfig()
 {
     _settings->beginGroup("FreeSWITCH/conf");
     _settings->beginGroup("portaudio.conf");
-    _settings->setValue("cid-name", _ui->PaCallerIdNameEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("cid-num", _ui->PaCallerIdNumEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("indev", _ui->PaIndevCombo->currentIndex());
-    _settings->setValue("outdev", _ui->PaOutdevCombo->currentIndex());
-    _settings->setValue("ringdev", _ui->PaRingdevCombo->currentIndex());
-    _settings->setValue("ring-file", _ui->PaRingFileEdit->text());
-    _settings->setValue("ring-interval", _ui->PaRingIntervalSpin->value());
-    _settings->setValue("hold-file", _ui->PaHoldFileEdit->text());
+
+    QString cid_name = _settings->value("cid-name").toString();
+    QString ncid_name = _ui->PaCallerIdNameEdit->text();
+
+    QString cid_num = _settings->value("cid-num").toString();
+    QString ncid_num = _ui->PaCallerIdNumEdit->text();
+
+    QString hold_file = _settings->value("hold-file").toString();
+    QString nhold_file =  _ui->PaHoldFileEdit->text();
+
+    QString ring_file = _settings->value("ring-file").toString();
+    QString nring_file = _ui->PaRingFileEdit->text();
+
+    int ring_interval = _settings->value("ring-interval").toInt();
+    int nring_interval = _ui->PaRingIntervalSpin->value();
+
+    QString result;
+
+    if (cid_name != ncid_name ||
+        cid_num != ncid_num ||
+        hold_file != nhold_file ||
+        ring_file != nring_file ||
+        ring_interval != nring_interval)
+    {
+        if (g_FSHost.sendCmd("reload", "mod_portaudio", &result) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            _settings->setValue("cid-name", ncid_name);
+            _settings->setValue("cid-num", ncid_num);
+            _settings->setValue("ring-file", nring_file);
+            _settings->setValue("ring-interval", nring_interval);
+            _settings->setValue("hold-file", nhold_file);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Error while issuing reload command to mod_portaudio!\n");
+            QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("Unable to save settings"),
+                                  tr("There was an error saving your settings.\nPlease report this bug."),
+                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+        }
+    }
+
+    int nindev = _ui->PaIndevCombo->currentIndex();
+    int indev = _settings->value("indev").toInt();
+    int noutdev = _ui->PaOutdevCombo->currentIndex();
+    int outdev = _settings->value("outdev").toInt();
+    int nringdev = _ui->PaRingdevCombo->currentIndex();
+    int ringdev = _settings->value("ringdev").toInt();
+
+    if (nindev != indev)
+    {
+        if (g_FSHost.sendCmd("pa", QString("indev #%1").arg(nindev).toAscii().constData(), &result) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            _settings->setValue("indev", nindev);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Error setting indev from #%d to #%d on mod_portaudio!\n",
+                              indev, nindev);
+            QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("Unable to save settings"),
+                                  tr("There was an error changing the indev.\nPlease report this bug."),
+                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (noutdev!= outdev)
+    {
+        if (g_FSHost.sendCmd("pa", QString("outdev #%1").arg(noutdev).toAscii().constData(), &result) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            _settings->setValue("outdev", noutdev);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Error setting outdev from #%d to #%d on mod_portaudio!\n",
+                              outdev, noutdev);
+            QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("Unable to save settings"),
+                                  tr("There was an error changing the outdev.\nPlease report this bug."),
+                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+        }
+    }
+    if (nringdev != ringdev)
+    {
+        if (g_FSHost.sendCmd("pa", QString("ringdev #%1").arg(nringdev).toAscii().constData(), &result) == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            _settings->setValue("ringdev", nringdev);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Error setting ringdev from #%d to #%d on mod_portaudio!\n",
+                              nringdev, nringdev);
+            QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("Unable to save settings"),
+                                  tr("There was an error changing the ringdev.\nPlease report this bug."),
+                                  QMessageBox::Ok);
+        }
+    }
+
     _settings->endGroup();
     _settings->endGroup();
 }
@@ -50,8 +137,8 @@ void PrefPortaudio::getPaDevlist()
     if (g_FSHost.sendCmd("pa", "devlist xml", &result) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("PortAudio error" ),
-                             tr("Error querying audio devices."),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
+                              tr("Error querying audio devices."),
+                              QMessageBox::Ok);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +148,7 @@ void PrefPortaudio::getPaDevlist()
                               tr("Error parsing output xml from pa devlist.\n%1 (Line:%2, Col:%3).").arg(errorMsg,
                                                                                                          errorLine,
                                                                                                          errorColumn),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
+                              QMessageBox::Ok);
         return;
     }
     QDomElement root = _xmlPaDevList.documentElement();
@@ -69,7 +156,7 @@ void PrefPortaudio::getPaDevlist()
     {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("PortAudio error" ),
                               tr("Error parsing output xml from pa devlist. Root tag is not <xml>."),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
+                              QMessageBox::Ok);
         return;
     }
     QDomElement devices = root.firstChildElement("devices");
@@ -77,7 +164,7 @@ void PrefPortaudio::getPaDevlist()
     {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("PortAudio error" ),
                               tr("Error parsing output xml from pa devlist. There is no <devices> tag."),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
+                              QMessageBox::Ok);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +173,7 @@ void PrefPortaudio::getPaDevlist()
     {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("PortAudio error" ),
                               tr("Error parsing output xml from pa devlist. There is no <device> tag."),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
+                              QMessageBox::Ok);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -115,7 +202,7 @@ void PrefPortaudio::getPaDevlist()
     {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("PortAudio error" ),
                               tr("Error parsing output xml from pa devlist. There is no <bindings> tag."),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
+                              QMessageBox::Ok);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -124,7 +211,7 @@ void PrefPortaudio::getPaDevlist()
     {
         QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("PortAudio error" ),
                               tr("Error parsing output xml from pa devlist. There are no bindings."),
-                             QMessageBox::Ok);
+                              QMessageBox::Ok);
         return;
     }