diff --git a/Nasal/view.nas b/Nasal/view.nas
index 2f8217114..856fa94c8 100644
--- a/Nasal/view.nas
+++ b/Nasal/view.nas
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ var manager = {
                 if (me.current.node != nil) {
                     me.current.node.getNode("config").setValues({
                         "root": data.root,});
+                    me.current.node.getNode("config/root").setValue(data.root)
                 }
         },
 };