diff --git a/src/game/game_handler.cpp b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
index 61189a95..fcd899f4 100644
--- a/src/game/game_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
@@ -16562,14 +16562,17 @@ void GameHandler::handleSupercededSpell(network::Packet& packet) {
     // Update all action bar slots that reference the old spell rank to the new rank.
     // This matches the WoW client behaviour: the action bar automatically upgrades
     // to the new rank when you train it.
+    bool barChanged = false;
     for (auto& slot : actionBar) {
         if (slot.type == ActionBarSlot::SPELL && slot.id == oldSpellId) {
             slot.id = newSpellId;
             slot.cooldownRemaining = 0.0f;
             slot.cooldownTotal = 0.0f;
+            barChanged = true;
             LOG_DEBUG("Action bar slot upgraded: spell ", oldSpellId, " -> ", newSpellId);
         }
     }
+    if (barChanged) saveCharacterConfig();
 
     const std::string& newName = getSpellName(newSpellId);
     if (!newName.empty()) {