diff --git a/builtin/mainmenu/dlg_create_world.lua b/builtin/mainmenu/dlg_create_world.lua
index 32e1fbf83..b42d119e0 100644
--- a/builtin/mainmenu/dlg_create_world.lua
+++ b/builtin/mainmenu/dlg_create_world.lua
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ local function create_world_buttonhandler(this, fields)
 
 			local message = nil
 
+			core.setting_set("fixed_map_seed", fields["te_seed"])
+
 			if not menudata.worldlist:uid_exists_raw(worldname) then
 				core.setting_set("mg_name",fields["dd_mapgen"])
 				message = core.create_world(worldname,gameindex)
@@ -97,8 +99,6 @@ local function create_world_buttonhandler(this, fields)
 				message = fgettext("A world named \"$1\" already exists", worldname)
 			end
 
-			core.setting_set("fixed_map_seed", fields["te_seed"])
-
 			if message ~= nil then
 				gamedata.errormessage = message
 			else
diff --git a/src/emerge.cpp b/src/emerge.cpp
index c485caffa..a697bcb07 100644
--- a/src/emerge.cpp
+++ b/src/emerge.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,10 @@ void EmergeManager::loadParamsFromSettings(Settings *settings)
 	std::string seed_str;
 	const char *setname = (settings == g_settings) ? "fixed_map_seed" : "seed";
 
-	if (settings->getNoEx(setname, seed_str) && !seed_str.empty()) {
+	if (!settings->getNoEx("seed", seed_str)) {
+		g_settings->getNoEx(setname, seed_str);
+	}
+	if (!seed_str.empty()) {
 		params.seed = read_seed(seed_str.c_str());
 	} else {
 		params.seed =