# Settings after Power Cycle **URL:** \ **Category:** General AmpliPi Questions\ **Created:** [December 23, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/settings-after-power-cycle/64 "2021-12-23T00:22:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarcN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MarcN](https://amplipi.discourse.group/u/MarcN)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/settings-after-power-cycle/64/1 "2021-12-23T00:22:14Z")
Hi, Great amp so far! I plan on testing this, but wanted to ask what the expected behavior is when there is loss of power and then power returned. Will prior settings be preserved? I suspect so, but wanted to ask. I have a UPC unit nearby, but it is nearing its limit and I didn’t want to add this unit if not necessary. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![linknum23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/amplipi.discourse.group/linknum23/32/6_2.png) [@linknum23](https://amplipi.discourse.group/u/linknum23)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/settings-after-power-cycle/64/2 "2021-12-23T00:29:10Z")
On a power cycle the settings should be preserved. One thing to note is that any configuration is saved 5 seconds after the last change. So if you want to test this wait 5 seconds after you change anything before unplugging power. When the AmpliPi boots back up all zones will be muted, everything else should be the same. ---
**Author:** ![MarcN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MarcN](https://amplipi.discourse.group/u/MarcN)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://amplipi.discourse.group/t/settings-after-power-cycle/64/3 "2021-12-23T00:33:27Z")
Outstanding! I am replacing a Crestron amp that simply would not preserve settings on a power outage and this will make the spouse factor easier to manage 🙂 Thanks again