diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinput.cpp
index c936b70ba..cbd9d81e9 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinput.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void RemoteInput::destroy()
 
 void RemoteInput::init()
 {
-    applySettings(m_settings, true);
+    applySettings(m_settings, QList<QString>(), true);
 }
 
 bool RemoteInput::start()
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ bool RemoteInput::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
         success = false;
     }
 
-    MsgConfigureRemoteInput* message = MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(m_settings, true);
+    MsgConfigureRemoteInput* message = MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(m_settings, QList<QString>(), true);
     m_inputMessageQueue.push(message);
 
     if (m_guiMessageQueue)
     {
-        MsgConfigureRemoteInput* messageToGUI = MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(m_settings, true);
+        MsgConfigureRemoteInput* messageToGUI = MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(m_settings, QList<QString>(), true);
         m_guiMessageQueue->push(messageToGUI);
     }
 
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ bool RemoteInput::handleMessage(const Message& message)
 
         if (cmd.getStartStop())
         {
-            if (m_deviceAPI->initDeviceEngine())
-            {
+            if (m_deviceAPI->initDeviceEngine()) {
                 m_deviceAPI->startDeviceEngine();
             }
         }
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ bool RemoteInput::handleMessage(const Message& message)
     {
         qDebug() << "RemoteInput::handleMessage:" << message.getIdentifier();
         MsgConfigureRemoteInput& conf = (MsgConfigureRemoteInput&) message;
-        applySettings(conf.getSettings(), conf.getForce());
+        applySettings(conf.getSettings(), conf.getSettingsKeys(), conf.getForce());
         return true;
     }
     else if (MsgConfigureRemoteChannel::match(message))
@@ -261,40 +260,15 @@ bool RemoteInput::handleMessage(const Message& message)
 	}
 }
 
-void RemoteInput::applySettings(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force)
+void RemoteInput::applySettings(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, const QList<QString>& settingsKeys, bool force)
 {
+    qDebug() << "RemoteInput::applySettings: force: " << force << settings.getDebugString(settingsKeys, force);
     QMutexLocker mutexLocker(&m_mutex);
     std::ostringstream os;
     QString remoteAddress;
     m_remoteInputUDPHandler->getRemoteAddress(remoteAddress);
-    QList<QString> reverseAPIKeys;
 
-    if ((m_settings.m_dcBlock != settings.m_dcBlock) || force) {
-        reverseAPIKeys.append("dcBlock");
-    }
-    if ((m_settings.m_iqCorrection != settings.m_iqCorrection) || force) {
-        reverseAPIKeys.append("iqCorrection");
-    }
-    if ((m_settings.m_dataAddress != settings.m_dataAddress) || force) {
-        reverseAPIKeys.append("dataAddress");
-    }
-    if ((m_settings.m_dataPort != settings.m_dataPort) || force) {
-        reverseAPIKeys.append("dataPort");
-    }
-    if ((m_settings.m_apiAddress != settings.m_apiAddress) || force) {
-        reverseAPIKeys.append("apiAddress");
-    }
-    if ((m_settings.m_apiPort != settings.m_apiPort) || force) {
-        reverseAPIKeys.append("apiPort");
-    }
-    if ((m_settings.m_multicastAddress != settings.m_multicastAddress) || force) {
-        reverseAPIKeys.append("multicastAddress");
-    }
-    if ((m_settings.m_multicastJoin != settings.m_multicastJoin) || force) {
-        reverseAPIKeys.append("multicastJoin");
-    }
-
-    if ((m_settings.m_dcBlock != settings.m_dcBlock) || (m_settings.m_iqCorrection != settings.m_iqCorrection) || force)
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("dcBlock") || settingsKeys.contains("iqCorrection") || force)
     {
         m_deviceAPI->configureCorrections(settings.m_dcBlock, settings.m_iqCorrection);
         qDebug("RemoteInput::applySettings: corrections: DC block: %s IQ imbalance: %s",
@@ -302,10 +276,10 @@ void RemoteInput::applySettings(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force)
                 settings.m_iqCorrection ? "true" : "false");
     }
 
-    if ((m_settings.m_dataAddress != settings.m_dataAddress) ||
-        (m_settings.m_dataPort != settings.m_dataPort) ||
-        (m_settings.m_multicastAddress != settings.m_multicastAddress) ||
-        (m_settings.m_multicastJoin != settings.m_multicastJoin) || force)
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("dataAddress") ||
+        settingsKeys.contains("dataPort") ||
+        settingsKeys.contains("multicastAddress") ||
+        settingsKeys.contains("multicastJoin") || force)
     {
         m_remoteInputUDPHandler->configureUDPLink(settings.m_dataAddress, settings.m_dataPort, settings.m_multicastAddress, settings.m_multicastJoin);
         m_remoteInputUDPHandler->getRemoteAddress(remoteAddress);
@@ -313,26 +287,22 @@ void RemoteInput::applySettings(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force)
 
     mutexLocker.unlock();
 
-    if (settings.m_useReverseAPI)
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("useReverseAPI"))
     {
-        bool fullUpdate = ((m_settings.m_useReverseAPI != settings.m_useReverseAPI) && settings.m_useReverseAPI) ||
-                (m_settings.m_reverseAPIAddress != settings.m_reverseAPIAddress) ||
-                (m_settings.m_reverseAPIPort != settings.m_reverseAPIPort) ||
-                (m_settings.m_reverseAPIDeviceIndex != settings.m_reverseAPIDeviceIndex);
-        webapiReverseSendSettings(reverseAPIKeys, settings, fullUpdate || force);
+        bool fullUpdate = (settingsKeys.contains("useReverseAPI") && settings.m_useReverseAPI) ||
+            settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIAddress") ||
+            settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIPort") ||
+            settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIDeviceIndex");
+        webapiReverseSendSettings(settingsKeys, settings, fullUpdate || force);
     }
 
-    m_settings = settings;
-    m_remoteAddress = remoteAddress;
+    if (force) {
+        m_settings = settings;
+    } else {
+        m_settings.applySettings(settingsKeys, settings);
+    }
 
-    qDebug() << "RemoteInput::applySettings: "
-        << " m_dataAddress: " << m_settings.m_dataAddress
-        << " m_dataPort: " << m_settings.m_dataPort
-        << " m_multicastAddress: " << m_settings.m_multicastAddress
-        << " m_multicastJoin: " << m_settings.m_multicastJoin
-        << " m_apiAddress: " << m_settings.m_apiAddress
-        << " m_apiPort: " << m_settings.m_apiPort
-        << " m_remoteAddress: " << m_remoteAddress;
+    m_remoteAddress = remoteAddress;
 }
 
 void RemoteInput::applyRemoteChannelSettings(const RemoteChannelSettings& settings)
@@ -445,12 +415,12 @@ int RemoteInput::webapiSettingsPutPatch(
     RemoteInputSettings settings = m_settings;
     webapiUpdateDeviceSettings(settings, deviceSettingsKeys, response);
 
-    MsgConfigureRemoteInput *msg = MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(settings, force);
+    MsgConfigureRemoteInput *msg = MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(settings, deviceSettingsKeys, force);
     m_inputMessageQueue.push(msg);
 
     if (m_guiMessageQueue) // forward to GUI if any
     {
-        MsgConfigureRemoteInput *msgToGUI = MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(settings, force);
+        MsgConfigureRemoteInput *msgToGUI = MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(settings, deviceSettingsKeys, force);
         m_guiMessageQueue->push(msgToGUI);
     }
 
@@ -548,7 +518,7 @@ void RemoteInput::webapiFormatDeviceReport(SWGSDRangel::SWGDeviceReport& respons
     response.getRemoteInputReport()->setMaxNbRecovery(m_remoteInputUDPHandler->getMaxNbRecovery());
 }
 
-void RemoteInput::webapiReverseSendSettings(QList<QString>& deviceSettingsKeys, const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force)
+void RemoteInput::webapiReverseSendSettings(const QList<QString>& deviceSettingsKeys, const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force)
 {
     SWGSDRangel::SWGDeviceSettings *swgDeviceSettings = new SWGSDRangel::SWGDeviceSettings();
     swgDeviceSettings->setDirection(0); // single Rx
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinput.h b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinput.h
index 90ca4c7e2..7eb749f53 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinput.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinput.h
@@ -60,20 +60,23 @@ public:
 
     public:
         const RemoteInputSettings& getSettings() const { return m_settings; }
+        const QList<QString>& getSettingsKeys() const { return m_settingsKeys; }
         bool getForce() const { return m_force; }
 
-        static MsgConfigureRemoteInput* create(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force = false)
+        static MsgConfigureRemoteInput* create(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, const QList<QString>& settingsKeys, bool force = false)
         {
-            return new MsgConfigureRemoteInput(settings, force);
+            return new MsgConfigureRemoteInput(settings, settingsKeys, force);
         }
 
     private:
         RemoteInputSettings m_settings;
+        QList<QString> m_settingsKeys;
         bool m_force;
 
-        MsgConfigureRemoteInput(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force) :
+        MsgConfigureRemoteInput(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, const QList<QString>& settingsKeys, bool force) :
             Message(),
             m_settings(settings),
+            m_settingsKeys(settingsKeys),
             m_force(force)
         { }
     };
@@ -414,10 +417,10 @@ private:
     QNetworkAccessManager *m_networkManager;
     QNetworkRequest m_networkRequest;
 
-    void applySettings(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force = false);
+    void applySettings(const RemoteInputSettings& settings, const QList<QString>& settingsKeys, bool force = false);
     void applyRemoteChannelSettings(const RemoteChannelSettings& settings);
     void webapiFormatDeviceReport(SWGSDRangel::SWGDeviceReport& response);
-    void webapiReverseSendSettings(QList<QString>& deviceSettingsKeys, const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force);
+    void webapiReverseSendSettings(const QList<QString>& deviceSettingsKeys, const RemoteInputSettings& settings, bool force);
     void webapiReverseSendStartStop(bool start);
     void analyzeRemoteChannelSettingsReply(const QJsonObject& jsonObject);
     void analyzeInstanceSummaryReply(const QJsonObject& jsonObject);
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputgui.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputgui.cpp
index 33ce63aa1..800fffd83 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputgui.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,13 @@ bool RemoteInputGui::handleMessage(const Message& message)
     if (RemoteInput::MsgConfigureRemoteInput::match(message))
     {
         const RemoteInput::MsgConfigureRemoteInput& cfg = (RemoteInput::MsgConfigureRemoteInput&) message;
-        m_settings = cfg.getSettings();
+
+        if (cfg.getForce()) {
+            m_settings = cfg.getSettings();
+        } else {
+            m_settings.applySettings(cfg.getSettingsKeys(), cfg.getSettings());
+        }
+
         blockApplySettings(true);
         displaySettings();
         blockApplySettings(false);
@@ -278,8 +284,7 @@ void RemoteInputGui::handleInputMessages()
         }
         else
         {
-            if (handleMessage(*message))
-            {
+            if (handleMessage(*message)) {
                 delete message;
             }
         }
@@ -400,11 +405,14 @@ void RemoteInputGui::on_apiApplyButton_clicked(bool checked)
 {
     (void) checked;
     m_settings.m_apiAddress = ui->apiAddress->text();
+    m_settingsKeys.append("apiAddress");
 
     bool ctlOk;
     int udpApiPort = ui->apiPort->text().toInt(&ctlOk);
 
-    if((ctlOk) && (udpApiPort >= 1024) && (udpApiPort < 65535)) {
+    if((ctlOk) && (udpApiPort >= 1024) && (udpApiPort < 65535))
+    {
+        m_settingsKeys.append("apiPort");
         m_settings.m_apiPort = udpApiPort;
     }
 
@@ -428,6 +436,7 @@ void RemoteInputGui::on_dataApplyButton_clicked(bool checked)
 void RemoteInputGui::on_apiAddress_editingFinished()
 {
     m_settings.m_apiAddress = ui->apiAddress->text();
+    m_settingsKeys.append("apiAddress");
 
     ui->apiAddressLabel->setStyleSheet("QLabel { background:rgb(79,79,79); }");
     RemoteInput::MsgRequestFixedData *msg = RemoteInput::MsgRequestFixedData::create();
@@ -439,6 +448,7 @@ void RemoteInputGui::on_apiAddress_editingFinished()
 void RemoteInputGui::on_dataAddress_editingFinished()
 {
     m_settings.m_dataAddress = ui->dataAddress->text();
+    m_settingsKeys.append("dataAddress");
     ui->dataApplyButton->setEnabled(true);
     ui->dataApplyButton->setStyleSheet("QPushButton { background-color : green; }");
 }
@@ -453,6 +463,7 @@ void RemoteInputGui::on_dataPort_editingFinished()
     }
 
     m_settings.m_dataPort = udpPort;
+    m_settingsKeys.append("dataPort");
     ui->dataPort->setText(tr("%1").arg(m_settings.m_dataPort));
 
     ui->dataApplyButton->setEnabled(true);
@@ -462,6 +473,7 @@ void RemoteInputGui::on_dataPort_editingFinished()
 void RemoteInputGui::on_multicastAddress_editingFinished()
 {
     m_settings.m_multicastAddress = ui->multicastAddress->text();
+    m_settingsKeys.append("multicastAddress");
     ui->dataApplyButton->setEnabled(true);
     ui->dataApplyButton->setStyleSheet("QPushButton { background-color : green; }");
 }
@@ -469,6 +481,7 @@ void RemoteInputGui::on_multicastAddress_editingFinished()
 void RemoteInputGui::on_multicastJoin_toggled(bool checked)
 {
     m_settings.m_multicastJoin = checked;
+    m_settingsKeys.append("multicastJoin");
     ui->dataApplyButton->setEnabled(true);
     ui->dataApplyButton->setStyleSheet("QPushButton { background-color : green; }");
 }
@@ -485,7 +498,7 @@ void RemoteInputGui::on_apiPort_editingFinished()
     else
     {
         m_settings.m_apiPort = udpApiPort;
-
+        m_settingsKeys.append("apiPort");
         ui->apiAddressLabel->setStyleSheet("QLabel { background:rgb(79,79,79); }");
         RemoteInput::MsgRequestFixedData *msg = RemoteInput::MsgRequestFixedData::create();
         m_sampleSource->getInputMessageQueue()->push(msg);
@@ -497,12 +510,14 @@ void RemoteInputGui::on_apiPort_editingFinished()
 void RemoteInputGui::on_dcOffset_toggled(bool checked)
 {
     m_settings.m_dcBlock = checked;
+    m_settingsKeys.append("dcBlock");
     sendSettings();
 }
 
 void RemoteInputGui::on_iqImbalance_toggled(bool checked)
 {
     m_settings.m_iqCorrection = checked;
+    m_settingsKeys.append("iqCorrection");
     sendSettings();
 }
 
@@ -620,9 +635,10 @@ void RemoteInputGui::updateHardware()
     {
         qDebug() << "RemoteInputGui::updateHardware";
         RemoteInput::MsgConfigureRemoteInput* message =
-                RemoteInput::MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(m_settings, m_forceSettings);
+                RemoteInput::MsgConfigureRemoteInput::create(m_settings, m_settingsKeys, m_forceSettings);
         m_sampleSource->getInputMessageQueue()->push(message);
         m_forceSettings = false;
+        m_settingsKeys.clear();
         m_updateTimer.stop();
     }
 }
@@ -696,6 +712,10 @@ void RemoteInputGui::openDeviceSettingsDialog(const QPoint& p)
         m_settings.m_reverseAPIAddress = dialog.getReverseAPIAddress();
         m_settings.m_reverseAPIPort = dialog.getReverseAPIPort();
         m_settings.m_reverseAPIDeviceIndex = dialog.getReverseAPIDeviceIndex();
+        m_settingsKeys.append("useReverseAPI");
+        m_settingsKeys.append("reverseAPIAddress");
+        m_settingsKeys.append("reverseAPIPort");
+        m_settingsKeys.append("reverseAPIDeviceIndex");
 
         sendSettings();
     }
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputgui.h b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputgui.h
index d6266ceda..ef652e86a 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputgui.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputgui.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ private:
 	Ui::RemoteInputGui* ui;
 
     RemoteInputSettings m_settings;        //!< current settings
+    QList<QString> m_settingsKeys;
 	RemoteInput::RemoteChannelSettings m_remoteChannelSettings;
 	double m_remoteShiftFrequencyFactor;  //!< Remote channel frequency shift factor
 	RemoteInput* m_sampleSource;
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputsettings.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputsettings.cpp
index c581c397f..b9936682c 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputsettings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputsettings.cpp
@@ -105,5 +105,87 @@ bool RemoteInputSettings::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
     }
 }
 
+void RemoteInputSettings::applySettings(const QStringList& settingsKeys, const RemoteInputSettings& settings)
+{
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("apiAddress")) {
+        m_apiAddress = settings.m_apiAddress;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("apiPort")) {
+        m_apiPort = settings.m_apiPort;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("dataAddress")) {
+        m_dataAddress = settings.m_dataAddress;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("dataPort")) {
+        m_dataPort = settings.m_dataPort;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("multicastAddress")) {
+        m_multicastAddress = settings.m_multicastAddress;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("multicastJoin")) {
+        m_multicastJoin = settings.m_multicastJoin;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("dcBlock")) {
+        m_dcBlock = settings.m_dcBlock;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("iqCorrection")) {
+        m_iqCorrection = settings.m_iqCorrection;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("useReverseAPI")) {
+        m_useReverseAPI = settings.m_useReverseAPI;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIAddress")) {
+        m_reverseAPIAddress = settings.m_reverseAPIAddress;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIPort")) {
+        m_reverseAPIPort = settings.m_reverseAPIPort;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIDeviceIndex")) {
+        m_reverseAPIDeviceIndex = settings.m_reverseAPIDeviceIndex;
+    }
+}
 
+QString RemoteInputSettings::getDebugString(const QStringList& settingsKeys, bool force) const
+{
+    std::ostringstream ostr;
+
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("apiAddress") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_apiAddress: " << m_apiAddress.toStdString();
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("apiPort") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_apiPort: " << m_apiPort;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("dataAddress") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_dataAddress: " << m_dataAddress.toStdString();
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("dataPort") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_dataPort: " << m_dataPort;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("multicastAddress") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_multicastAddress: " << m_multicastAddress.toStdString();
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("multicastJoin") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_multicastJoin: " << m_multicastJoin;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("dcBlock") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_dcBlock: " << m_dcBlock;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("iqCorrection") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_iqCorrection: " << m_iqCorrection;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("useReverseAPI") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_useReverseAPI: " << m_useReverseAPI;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIAddress") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_reverseAPIAddress: " << m_reverseAPIAddress.toStdString();
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIPort") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_reverseAPIPort: " << m_reverseAPIPort;
+    }
+    if (settingsKeys.contains("reverseAPIDeviceIndex") || force) {
+        ostr << " m_reverseAPIDeviceIndex: " << m_reverseAPIDeviceIndex;
+    }
+
+    return QString(ostr.str().c_str());
+}
 
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputsettings.h b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputsettings.h
index 60cec764d..9c1734135 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputsettings.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/remoteinput/remoteinputsettings.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ struct RemoteInputSettings {
     void resetToDefaults();
     QByteArray serialize() const;
     bool deserialize(const QByteArray& data);
+    void applySettings(const QStringList& settingsKeys, const RemoteInputSettings& settings);
+    QString getDebugString(const QStringList& settingsKeys, bool force=false) const;
 };
 
 #endif /* PLUGINS_SAMPLESOURCE_REMOTEINPUT_REMOTEINPUTSETTINGS_H_ */