diff --git a/apps/android/ChangeLog b/apps/android/ChangeLog
index e20b30304..1e62173dc 100644
--- a/apps/android/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/android/ChangeLog
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@
 0.35: Implement API to enable/disable acceleration data tracking.
 0.36: Move from wrapper function to {} and let - faster execution at boot
       Allow `calendar-` to take an array of items to remove
-0.37: Support Gadgetbridge canned responses
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+0.37: Support Gadgetbridge canned responses
+0.38: Don't rewrite settings file on every boot!
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diff --git a/apps/android/boot.js b/apps/android/boot.js
index 17d4033b1..53cf51ff2 100644
--- a/apps/android/boot.js
+++ b/apps/android/boot.js
@@ -10,19 +10,15 @@
   let gpsState = {}; // keep information on GPS via Gadgetbridge
 
   // this settings var is deleted after this executes to save memory
-  let settings = require("Storage").readJSON("android.settings.json",1)||{};
-  //default alarm settings
-  if (settings.rp == undefined) settings.rp = true;
-  if (settings.as == undefined) settings.as = true;
-  if (settings.vibrate == undefined) settings.vibrate = "..";
-  require('Storage').writeJSON("android.settings.json", settings);
+  let settings = Object.assign({rp:true,as:true,vibrate:".."},
+    require("Storage").readJSON("android.settings.json",1)||{}
+  );
   let _GB = global.GB;
   let fetchRecInterval;
   global.GB = (event) => {
     // feed a copy to other handlers if there were any
     if (_GB) setTimeout(_GB,0,Object.assign({},event));
 
-
     /* TODO: Call handling, fitness */
     var HANDLERS = {
       // {t:"notify",id:int, src,title,subject,body,sender,tel:string} add
diff --git a/apps/android/metadata.json b/apps/android/metadata.json
index 210e711f2..b1c3ecfaa 100644
--- a/apps/android/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/android/metadata.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "android",
   "name": "Android Integration",
   "shortName": "Android",
-  "version": "0.37",
+  "version": "0.38",
   "description": "Display notifications/music/etc sent from the Gadgetbridge app on Android. This replaces the old 'Gadgetbridge' Bangle.js widget.",
   "icon": "app.png",
   "tags": "tool,system,messages,notifications,gadgetbridge",