diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index ed0a8a2e..56739a83 100755
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ CServer::CServer ( const int          iNewMaxNumChan,
                    const bool         bNDisconnectAllClientsOnQuit,
                    const bool         bNUseDoubleSystemFrameSize,
                    const ELicenceType eNLicenceType ) :
-    vecWindowPosMain            (), // empty array
     bUseDoubleSystemFrameSize   ( bNUseDoubleSystemFrameSize ),
     iMaxNumChannels             ( iNewMaxNumChan ),
     Socket                      ( this, iPortNumber ),
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 1c1577cd..8def4f9f 100755
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ public:
     void SetLicenceType ( const ELicenceType NLiType ) { eLicenceType = NLiType; }
     ELicenceType GetLicenceType() { return eLicenceType; }
 
-    // window position/state settings
-    QByteArray vecWindowPosMain;
-
 protected:
     // access functions for actual channels
     bool IsConnected ( const int iChanNum )
diff --git a/src/serverdlg.cpp b/src/serverdlg.cpp
index 6ce0193d..b9c241f3 100755
--- a/src/serverdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/serverdlg.cpp
@@ -360,9 +360,9 @@ lvwClients->setMinimumHeight ( 140 );
 
     // Window positions --------------------------------------------------------
     // main window
-    if ( !pServer->vecWindowPosMain.isEmpty() && !pServer->vecWindowPosMain.isNull() )
+    if ( !pSettings->vecWindowPosMain.isEmpty() && !pSettings->vecWindowPosMain.isNull() )
     {
-        restoreGeometry ( pServer->vecWindowPosMain );
+        restoreGeometry ( pSettings->vecWindowPosMain );
     }
 
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ lvwClients->setMinimumHeight ( 140 );
 void CServerDlg::closeEvent ( QCloseEvent* Event )
 {
     // store window positions
-    pServer->vecWindowPosMain = saveGeometry();
+    pSettings->vecWindowPosMain = saveGeometry();
 
     // default implementation of this event handler routine
     Event->accept();
@@ -557,8 +557,8 @@ void CServerDlg::OnCentServAddrTypeActivated ( int iTypeIdx )
 
 void CServerDlg::OnServerStarted()
 {
-     UpdateSystemTrayIcon ( true );
-     UpdateRecorderStatus ( QString::null );
+    UpdateSystemTrayIcon ( true );
+    UpdateRecorderStatus ( QString::null );
 }
 
 void CServerDlg::OnServerStopped()
@@ -575,11 +575,12 @@ void CServerDlg::OnStopRecorder()
 void CServerDlg::OnRecordingDirClicked()
 {
     // get the current value from pServer
-    QString currentValue = pServer->GetRecordingDir();
+    QString currentValue    = pServer->GetRecordingDir();
     QString newRecordingDir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory ( this,
                                                                   tr ( "Select Main Recording Directory" ),
                                                                   currentValue,
                                                                   QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly | QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog );
+
     if ( newRecordingDir != currentValue )
     {
         pServer->SetRecordingDir ( newRecordingDir );
@@ -767,21 +768,23 @@ void CServerDlg::ModifyAutoStartEntry ( const bool bDoAutoStart )
 
 void CServerDlg::UpdateRecorderStatus ( QString sessionDir )
 {
-    QString        currentSessionDir = edtCurrentSessionDir->text();
-    QString        errMsg            = pServer->GetRecorderErrMsg();
-    bool           bIsRecording      = false;
-    QString        strRecorderStatus;
-    QString        strRecordingDir;
+    QString currentSessionDir = edtCurrentSessionDir->text();
+    QString errMsg            = pServer->GetRecorderErrMsg();
+    bool    bIsRecording      = false;
+    QString strRecorderStatus;
+    QString strRecordingDir;
 
     if ( pServer->GetRecorderInitialised() )
     {
         strRecordingDir = pServer->GetRecordingDir();
         chbEnableRecorder->setEnabled ( true );
+
         if ( pServer->GetRecordingEnabled() )
         {
             if ( pServer->IsRunning() )
             {
                 edtCurrentSessionDir->setText ( sessionDir != QString::null ? sessionDir : "" );
+
                 strRecorderStatus = tr ( SREC_RECORDING );
                 bIsRecording      = true;
             }
@@ -798,6 +801,7 @@ void CServerDlg::UpdateRecorderStatus ( QString sessionDir )
     else
     {
         strRecordingDir = pServer->GetRecorderErrMsg();
+
         if ( strRecordingDir == QString::null )
         {
             strRecordingDir = pServer->GetRecordingDir();
@@ -806,11 +810,12 @@ void CServerDlg::UpdateRecorderStatus ( QString sessionDir )
         {
             strRecordingDir = tr ( "ERROR" ) + ": " + strRecordingDir;
         }
+
         chbEnableRecorder->setEnabled ( false );
         strRecorderStatus = tr ( SREC_NOT_INITIALISED );
     }
 
-    edtRecordingDir->setText( strRecordingDir );
+    edtRecordingDir->setText ( strRecordingDir );
     edtCurrentSessionDir->setEnabled ( bIsRecording );
     lblRecorderStatus->setText ( strRecorderStatus );
     pbtNewRecording->setEnabled ( bIsRecording );
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index dece629b..12082c54 100755
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ if ( GetFlagIniSet ( IniXMLDocument, "server", "defcentservaddr", bValue ) )
     }
 
     // window position of the main window
-    pServer->vecWindowPosMain = FromBase64ToByteArray (
+    vecWindowPosMain = FromBase64ToByteArray (
         GetIniSetting ( IniXMLDocument, "server", "winposmain_base64" ) );
 }
 
@@ -854,5 +854,5 @@ void CServerSettings::WriteToXML ( QDomDocument& IniXMLDocument )
 
     // window position of the main window
     PutIniSetting ( IniXMLDocument, "server", "winposmain_base64",
-        ToBase64 ( pServer->vecWindowPosMain ) );
+        ToBase64 ( vecWindowPosMain ) );
 }
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index cfada8a8..2fbcf531 100755
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -164,9 +164,14 @@ protected:
 class CServerSettings : public CSettings
 {
 public:
-    CServerSettings ( CServer* pNSerP, const QString& sNFiName ) : pServer ( pNSerP )
+    CServerSettings ( CServer* pNSerP, const QString& sNFiName ) :
+        vecWindowPosMain ( ), // empty array
+        pServer          ( pNSerP )
         { SetFileName ( sNFiName, DEFAULT_INI_FILE_NAME_SERVER); }
 
+    // window position/state settings
+    QByteArray vecWindowPosMain;
+
 protected:
     virtual void ReadFromXML ( const QDomDocument& IniXMLDocument ) override;
     virtual void WriteToXML  ( QDomDocument& IniXMLDocument ) override;