diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/options/MultiplayerTab.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/options/MultiplayerTab.kt
index cd68b0d27b..fc9e9e7bb2 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/options/MultiplayerTab.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/options/MultiplayerTab.kt
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ fun multiplayerTab(
     optionsPopup.addCheckbox(
         tab, "Enable multiplayer status button in singleplayer games",
         settings.multiplayer::statusButtonInSinglePlayer, updateWorld = true
-    ) {
-        settings.multiplayer.statusButtonInSinglePlayer = it
-    }
+    )
 
     addSeparator(tab)
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/options/OptionsPopup.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/options/OptionsPopup.kt
index 6cb3536d55..a14836a17f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/options/OptionsPopup.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/options/OptionsPopup.kt
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ class OptionsPopup(
                     settingsProperty: KMutableProperty0<Boolean>,
                     updateWorld: Boolean = false,
                     action: (Boolean) -> Unit = {}) {
-        addCheckbox(table, text, settingsProperty.get(), updateWorld, action)
+        addCheckbox(table, text, settingsProperty.get(), updateWorld) {
+            action(it)
+            settingsProperty.set(it)
+        }
     }
 
 }