diff --git a/CHANGELIST.md b/CHANGELIST.md
index 27eee81a..9e4a05a7 100644
--- a/CHANGELIST.md
+++ b/CHANGELIST.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - More consistency in commandline programs
 - Use GC.SharpCompress as archive handling library
 - Start wiring through log compression changes
+- Fix minor issues with options loading
 
 ### 3.4.2 (2025-09-30)
 
diff --git a/MPF.Frontend/Options.cs b/MPF.Frontend/Options.cs
index 407d1437..70513a4d 100644
--- a/MPF.Frontend/Options.cs
+++ b/MPF.Frontend/Options.cs
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ namespace MPF.Frontend
             }
             set
             {
-                Settings["InternalProgram"] = value.ToString();
+                Settings["LogCompression"] = value.ToString();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/MPF.Frontend/Tools/OptionsLoader.cs b/MPF.Frontend/Tools/OptionsLoader.cs
index 8ef6d0fa..24b86705 100644
--- a/MPF.Frontend/Tools/OptionsLoader.cs
+++ b/MPF.Frontend/Tools/OptionsLoader.cs
@@ -188,12 +188,9 @@ namespace MPF.Frontend.Tools
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ConfigurationPath))
                 return new Options();
 
-            // Ensure the file exists
+            // If the file does not exist
             if (!File.Exists(ConfigurationPath) || new FileInfo(ConfigurationPath).Length == 0)
-            {
-                File.Create(ConfigurationPath).Dispose();
                 return new Options();
-            }
 
             var serializer = JsonSerializer.Create();
             var stream = File.Open(ConfigurationPath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.ReadWrite);