diff --git a/src/dataformatpanel.cpp b/src/dataformatpanel.cpp
--- a/src/dataformatpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/dataformatpanel.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ void DataFormatPanel::saveSettings(QSett
 
     // save reader settings
     bsReader.saveSettings(settings);
+    asciiReader.saveSettings(settings);
 }
 
 void DataFormatPanel::loadSettings(QSettings* settings)
@@ -202,4 +203,5 @@ void DataFormatPanel::loadSettings(QSett
 
     // load reader settings
     bsReader.loadSettings(settings);
+    asciiReader.loadSettings(settings);
 }