diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 849e6b7..567cad1 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ class IRCBot():
                         # self.send("#tildetown", f"i hear activity in {channel}...")
                         self.send("#bots", f"i hear activity in {channel}...")
                         self.config["counts"][channel] = 0
+                        self.write_config()
                     self.set_time(channel, now)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":