diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
index 498b7293..acb74220 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream
 class SettingsActivity : ComponentActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
     private val prefs by lazy { this.prefs() }
     val prefChanged = MutableStateFlow(0) // simple counter, as the only relevant information is that something changed
+    fun prefChanged() = prefChanged.value++
     private val dictUriFlow = MutableStateFlow<Uri?>(null)
     private val cachedDictionaryFile by lazy { File(this.cacheDir.path + File.separator + "temp_dict") }
     private val crashReportFiles = MutableStateFlow<List<File>>(emptyList())
@@ -236,6 +237,6 @@ class SettingsActivity : ComponentActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferen
     }
 
     override fun onSharedPreferenceChanged(prefereces: SharedPreferences?, key: String?) {
-        prefChanged.value++
+        prefChanged()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/LayoutEditDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/LayoutEditDialog.kt
index 2c561ab6..81a3c045 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/LayoutEditDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/dialogs/LayoutEditDialog.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fun LayoutEditDialog(
             LayoutUtilsCustom.getLayoutFile(newLayoutName, layoutType, ctx).writeText(it)
             LayoutUtilsCustom.onLayoutFileChanged()
             onEdited(newLayoutName)
-            (ctx.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity)?.prefChanged?.value = 555
+            (ctx.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity)?.prefChanged()
             KeyboardSwitcher.getInstance().setThemeNeedsReload()
         },
         confirmButtonText = stringResource(R.string.save),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/preferences/BackupRestorePreference.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/preferences/BackupRestorePreference.kt
index 675dc2c9..ee771d5b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/preferences/BackupRestorePreference.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/preferences/BackupRestorePreference.kt
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fun BackupRestorePreference(setting: Setting) {
         val newDictBroadcast = Intent(DictionaryPackConstants.NEW_DICTIONARY_INTENT_ACTION)
         ctx.getActivity()?.sendBroadcast(newDictBroadcast)
         LayoutUtilsCustom.onLayoutFileChanged()
-        (ctx.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity)?.prefChanged?.value = 210 // for settings reload
+        (ctx.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity)?.prefChanged()
         KeyboardSwitcher.getInstance().setThemeNeedsReload()
     }
     Preference(name = setting.title, onClick = { showDialog = true })
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/SubtypeScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/SubtypeScreen.kt
index e2489d9d..a06ab1e2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/SubtypeScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/SubtypeScreen.kt
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ private fun MainLayoutRow(
                         if (it == currentSubtype.mainLayoutName())
                             setCurrentSubtype(currentSubtype.withoutLayout(LayoutType.MAIN))
                         LayoutUtilsCustom.deleteLayout(it, LayoutType.MAIN, ctx)
-                        (ctx.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity)?.prefChanged?.value = 1234
+                        (ctx.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity)?.prefChanged()
                     }
                 )
             }