From 1c231ce0142a5a8adf786f146da21b2161e37878 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Piccirello <8296030+Piccirello@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:21:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] WebUI: keep preferences window open after unsuccessful save

This gives the user another opportunity to save their changes.

PR #23549.
---
 src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
index f5cbfe3a8..b3ef22499 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
@@ -3219,8 +3219,8 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
                     window.parent.location.reload();
                     window.parent.qBittorrent.Client.closeWindow(document.getElementById("preferencesPage"));
                 }).catch((error) => {
+                    // keep window open so user can reattempt saving
                     alert("QBT_TR(Unable to save program preferences, qBittorrent is probably unreachable.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=HttpServer]");
-                    window.parent.qBittorrent.Client.closeWindow(document.getElementById("preferencesPage"));
                 });
         };