diff --git a/src/SeerKeySettings.cpp b/src/SeerKeySettings.cpp
index 3a161cd..8af9db9 100644
--- a/src/SeerKeySettings.cpp
+++ b/src/SeerKeySettings.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ void SeerKeySettings::add (const QString& action, const SeerKeySetting& setting)
     _keys[action] = setting;
 }
 
+int SeerKeySettings::count () const {
+
+    return _keys.size();
+}
+
 SeerKeySettings SeerKeySettings::populate () {
 
     SeerKeySettings keySettings;
diff --git a/src/SeerKeySettings.h b/src/SeerKeySettings.h
index 37cff91..2421bf5 100644
--- a/src/SeerKeySettings.h
+++ b/src/SeerKeySettings.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class SeerKeySettings {
         bool                                    has                 (const QString& action) const;
         SeerKeySetting                          get                 (const QString& action) const;
         void                                    add                 (const QString& action, const SeerKeySetting& setting);
+        int                                     count               () const;
 
         static SeerKeySettings                  populate            ();
 
diff --git a/src/SeerMainWindow.cpp b/src/SeerMainWindow.cpp
index fe1b814..046eb1e 100644
--- a/src/SeerMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/SeerMainWindow.cpp
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ void SeerMainWindow::readConfigSettings () {
 
     int size = settings.beginReadArray("shortcuts"); {
 
-        SeerKeySettings keysettings;
+        SeerKeySettings keysettings = keySettings(); // Start with defaults. The add() will overwrite.
 
         for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {