diff --git a/src/AudioCapture.cpp b/src/AudioCapture.cpp
index 44d2363..b6addb3 100644
--- a/src/AudioCapture.cpp
+++ b/src/AudioCapture.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int AudioCapture::GetInitialAudioDeviceIndex(const AudioDeviceMap& deviceList)
     // Check if configured device is a number or string
     try
     {
-        audioDeviceIndex = _config->getInt("device", -1);
+        audioDeviceIndex = _config->getInt("audio.device", -1);
         if (deviceList.find(audioDeviceIndex) == deviceList.end())
         {
             poco_debug(_logger,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int AudioCapture::GetInitialAudioDeviceIndex(const AudioDeviceMap& deviceList)
     }
     catch (Poco::SyntaxException& ex)
     {
-        auto audioDeviceName = _config->getString("device", "");
+        auto audioDeviceName = _config->getString("audio.device", "");
 
         poco_debug_f1(_logger, R"(audio.device is set to non-numerical value. Searching for device name "%s".)",
                       audioDeviceName);
@@ -150,4 +150,4 @@ int AudioCapture::GetInitialAudioDeviceIndex(const AudioDeviceMap& deviceList)
                         deviceList.at(audioDeviceIndex), audioDeviceIndex);
 
     return audioDeviceIndex;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/ProjectMGUI.h b/src/gui/ProjectMGUI.h
index 3083dc9..371e02b 100644
--- a/src/gui/ProjectMGUI.h
+++ b/src/gui/ProjectMGUI.h
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ class ProjectMGUI : public Poco::Util::Subsystem
 
     float _textScalingFactor{0.0f}; //!< The text scaling factor.
 
+    Poco::Logger& _logger{Poco::Logger::get("ProjectMGUI")}; //!< The class logger.
+
     MainMenu _mainMenu{*this};
-    SettingsWindow _settingsWindow{*this}; //!< The settings window.
+    SettingsWindow _settingsWindow{*this, _logger}; //!< The settings window.
     AboutWindow _aboutWindow{*this}; //!< The about window.
     HelpWindow _helpWindow; //!< Help window with shortcuts and tips.
 
     std::unique_ptr<ToastMessage> _toast; //!< Current toast to be displayed.
 
     bool _visible{false}; //!< Flag for settings window visibility.
-
-    Poco::Logger& _logger{Poco::Logger::get("ProjectMGUI")}; //!< The class logger.
 };
diff --git a/src/gui/SettingsWindow.cpp b/src/gui/SettingsWindow.cpp
index aec27a5..c74a620 100644
--- a/src/gui/SettingsWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/SettingsWindow.cpp
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 #include <Poco/NotificationCenter.h>
 
 #include <Poco/Util/Application.h>
+#include <Poco/Exception.h>
 
-SettingsWindow::SettingsWindow(ProjectMGUI& gui)
+SettingsWindow::SettingsWindow(ProjectMGUI& gui, Poco::Logger & logger)
     : _gui(gui)
     , _audioCapture(ProjectMSDLApplication::instance().getSubsystem<AudioCapture>())
     , _userConfiguration(ProjectMSDLApplication::instance().UserConfiguration())
     , _commandLineConfiguration(ProjectMSDLApplication::instance().CommandLineConfiguration())
+    , _logger(logger)
 {
 }
 
@@ -387,7 +389,7 @@ void SettingsWindow::IntegerSetting(const std::string& property, int defaultValu
 {
     ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(1);
 
-    auto value = _userConfiguration->getInt(property, defaultValue);
+    auto value = _safeInt(property, defaultValue);
 
     if (ImGui::SliderInt(std::string("##integer_" + property).c_str(), &value, min, max))
     {
@@ -408,8 +410,9 @@ void SettingsWindow::IntegerSettingVec(const std::string& property1, const std::
     ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(1);
 
     int values[2] = {
-        _userConfiguration->getInt(property1, defaultValue1),
-        _userConfiguration->getInt(property2, defaultValue2)};
+        _safeInt(property1, defaultValue1),
+        _safeInt(property2, defaultValue2)
+    };
 
     if (ImGui::SliderInt2(std::string("##integer_" + property1 + property2).c_str(), values, min, max))
     {
@@ -561,3 +564,20 @@ void SettingsWindow::OverriddenSettingMarker()
         ImGui::EndTooltip();
     }
 }
+
+int SettingsWindow::_safeInt(const std::string& property, int defaultValue) {
+    int value = defaultValue;
+
+    try {
+        value = _userConfiguration->getInt(property, defaultValue);
+    } catch (Poco::SyntaxException & ex) {
+        if (_suppressPropertyWarnings.find(property) == _suppressPropertyWarnings.end()) {
+            _suppressPropertyWarnings.insert(property);
+            _logger.warning(
+                "Encountered a non-integral property for '" + property + "', defaulting to zero and it will be clobbered if settings are saved."
+            );
+        }
+    }
+    return value;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/gui/SettingsWindow.h b/src/gui/SettingsWindow.h
index be56d69..4db61c3 100644
--- a/src/gui/SettingsWindow.h
+++ b/src/gui/SettingsWindow.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <Poco/Util/MapConfiguration.h>
 #include <Poco/Util/PropertyFileConfiguration.h>
+#include <Poco/Logger.h>
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class SettingsWindow
 public:
     SettingsWindow() = delete;
 
-    explicit SettingsWindow(ProjectMGUI& gui);
+    explicit SettingsWindow(ProjectMGUI& gui, Poco::Logger & logger);
 
     /**
      * @brief Displays the settings window.
@@ -131,9 +132,13 @@ class SettingsWindow
 
     bool _visible{false}; //!< Window visibility flag.
     bool _changed{false}; //!< true if the user changed any setting since the last save.
+    int _safeInt(const std::string& property, int defaultValue);
 
     Poco::AutoPtr<Poco::Util::PropertyFileConfiguration> _userConfiguration;
     Poco::AutoPtr<Poco::Util::MapConfiguration> _commandLineConfiguration;
+    std::set<std::string> _suppressPropertyWarnings;
+
+    Poco::Logger & _logger;
 
     FileChooser _pathChooser{FileChooser::Mode::Directory}; //!< The file chooser dialog to select preset and texture paths.
 };