diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs
index 48da4d3c0..8071771a5 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ public static class ConfigurationManager
     [RequiresDynamicCode ("AOT")]
     internal static void ResetToHardCodedDefaults ()
     {
+        ResetToCurrentValues ();
+        ThrowOnJsonErrors = true;
         LoadHardCodedDefaults ();
         Applied = null;
         Updated = null;