diff --git a/Monal/Classes/XMPPEdit.h b/Monal/Classes/XMPPEdit.h
index e0ac748494..cab1954793 100644
--- a/Monal/Classes/XMPPEdit.h
+++ b/Monal/Classes/XMPPEdit.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSNumber* accountNo;
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSIndexPath* originIndex;
 
--(IBAction) save:(id) sender;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/Monal/Classes/XMPPEdit.m b/Monal/Classes/XMPPEdit.m
index 308a4d86aa..28aa6d77ea 100644
--- a/Monal/Classes/XMPPEdit.m
+++ b/Monal/Classes/XMPPEdit.m
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ -(void) viewWillDisappear:(BOOL) animated
 {
     [super viewWillDisappear:animated];
     DDLogVerbose(@"xmpp edit view will hide");
+    [self saveSettings];
 }
 
 -(void) dealloc
@@ -265,7 +266,8 @@ -(void) alertWithTitle:(NSString*) title andMsg:(NSString*) msg
 
 #pragma mark actions
 
--(IBAction) save:(id) sender
+
+-(void) saveSettings
 {
     if(self.deactivateSave)
     {
diff --git a/Monal/localization/Base.lproj/Settings.storyboard b/Monal/localization/Base.lproj/Settings.storyboard
index 091283cf0a..89d806b567 100644
--- a/Monal/localization/Base.lproj/Settings.storyboard
+++ b/Monal/localization/Base.lproj/Settings.storyboard
@@ -149,13 +149,7 @@
                         </connections>
                     </tableView>
                     <toolbarItems/>
-                    <navigationItem key="navigationItem" title="Account Edit" id="pa7-vQ-Yz3">
-                        <barButtonItem key="rightBarButtonItem" title="Save" id="TJt-Kl-UDV">
-                            <connections>
-                                <action selector="save:" destination="Tus-3k-aPR" id="i9T-Fu-o5Z"/>
-                            </connections>
-                        </barButtonItem>
-                    </navigationItem>
+                    <navigationItem key="navigationItem" title="Account Edit" id="pa7-vQ-Yz3"/>
                     <simulatedToolbarMetrics key="simulatedBottomBarMetrics"/>
                     <connections>
                         <segue destination="T2P-jI-4uD" kind="show" identifier="showServerDetails" id="i4b-wV-798"/>