diff --git a/externals/footils/fluid/fluid/main.cpp b/externals/footils/fluid/fluid/main.cpp
index b8d70b3005710d6d85a7cb9db763a61bbd1ff6b2..4ae17ff587a31f1e2f7fb713c24f8d76b18ffe4f 100644
--- a/externals/footils/fluid/fluid/main.cpp
+++ b/externals/footils/fluid/fluid/main.cpp
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ void fluid::fluid_init(int argc, t_atom *argv)
 	fluid_load(argc, argv);
 
 
-	if (settings != NULL )
-		delete_fluid_settings(settings);
+	//if (settings != NULL )
+	//	delete_fluid_settings(settings);
 	
 	// We're done constructing:
 	if (synth)