diff --git a/ASU/App.config b/ASU/App.config
index 8e1d99f..e6e570b 100644
--- a/ASU/App.config
+++ b/ASU/App.config
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
     <add key="ThirdPartyImageConverterCommandArgsExportFormat" value="-out {text} -overwrite -quiet -D {file_name}"/>
     <add key="ThirdPartyImageConverterCommandArgsConvertImportToBitmap" value="-out bmp -overwrite -quiet -D {temp}"/>
     <add key="SuppressThirdPartyImageConverterWarningMessage" value="false"/>
-    <add key="PromptForDestinationFolder" value="true"/>
+    <add key="PromptForDestinationFolder" value="false"/>
     <add key="AutoOpenDestinationFolder" value="true"/>
+    <add key="PreservePallette" value="false"/>
     <add key="TileOutlineWidth" value="2"/>
     <add key="DistanceBetweenFrames" value="3"/>
     <add key="ExportedOptionsFileFormat" value="png"/>
diff --git a/ASU/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/ASU/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index c3e1685..56fd418 100644
--- a/ASU/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/ASU/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("16.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("16.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("17.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("17.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/ASU/UI/MainForm.cs b/ASU/UI/MainForm.cs
index ce44912..782a7be 100644
--- a/ASU/UI/MainForm.cs
+++ b/ASU/UI/MainForm.cs
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ private List<Rectangle> Boxes
         private static string ThirdPartyImageConverterPath;
         public static bool PromptForDestinationFolder = true;
         public static bool AutoOpenDestinationFolder = true;
-
         public static bool MakeBackgroundTransparent = true;
+        public static bool PreservePallette = false;
 
         private System.Threading.Timer multipleUnpackerTimer;
         #endregion
@@ -66,6 +66,41 @@ public MainForm()
             this.InitializeComponent();
         }
 
+        private void MainForm_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                this.SuppressThirdPartyWarningMessage = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["SuppressThirdPartyImageConverterWarningMessage"]);
+                this.ExportLocationTextBox.Text = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
+                this.KeyPreview = true;
+                ThirdPartyImageConverterPath = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ThirdPartyImageConverter"];
+
+                if (ThirdPartyImageConverterPath.StartsWith("\\"))
+                {
+                    ThirdPartyImageConverterPath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + ThirdPartyImageConverterPath;
+                }
+                AutoOpenDestinationFolder = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["AutoOpenDestinationFolder"]);
+                PromptForDestinationFolder = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["PromptForDestinationFolder"]);
+                Outline.Width = Convert.ToInt32(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["TileOutlineWidth"]);
+                DistanceBetweenTiles = Convert.ToInt32(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DistanceBetweenFrames"]);
+                MakeBackgroundTransparent = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ExportedOptionsMakeBackgroundTransparent"]);
+                PreservePallette = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["PreservePallette"]);
+
+                Dictionary<string, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat> formats = new Dictionary<string, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat>();
+                formats.Add("png", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
+                formats.Add("bmp", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);
+                formats.Add("gif", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif);
+                formats.Add("tiff", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Tiff);
+                formats.Add("jpeg", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
+                formats.Add("jpg", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
+                ExportFormat = formats[System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ExportedOptionsFileFormat"].Replace(".", "").ToLower()];
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                ForkandBeard.Logic.ExceptionHandler.HandleException(ex, "cat@forkandbeard.co.uk");
+            }
+        }
+
         private List<BO.ImageUnpacker> unpackers = new List<BO.ImageUnpacker>();
         private void CreateUnpacker(Bitmap image, string fileName)
         {
@@ -83,7 +118,7 @@ private void CreateUnpacker(Bitmap image, string fileName)
 
             this.ZoomPanel.Visible = false;
 
-            unpacker = new BO.ImageUnpacker(image, fileName, MakeBackgroundTransparent && !this.Options.PreservePalletteCheckBox.Checked);
+            unpacker = new BO.ImageUnpacker(image, fileName, MakeBackgroundTransparent && !PreservePallette);
             this.unpackers.Add(unpacker);
         }
 
@@ -386,40 +421,6 @@ private void frmMain_FormClosing(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.FormClosing
             }
         }
 
-        private void MainForm_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                this.SuppressThirdPartyWarningMessage = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["SuppressThirdPartyImageConverterWarningMessage"]);
-                this.ExportLocationTextBox.Text = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
-                this.KeyPreview = true;
-                ThirdPartyImageConverterPath = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ThirdPartyImageConverter"];
-
-                if (ThirdPartyImageConverterPath.StartsWith("\\"))
-                {
-                    ThirdPartyImageConverterPath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + ThirdPartyImageConverterPath;
-                }
-                AutoOpenDestinationFolder = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["AutoOpenDestinationFolder"]);
-                PromptForDestinationFolder = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["PromptForDestinationFolder"]);
-                Outline.Width = Convert.ToInt32(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["TileOutlineWidth"]);
-                DistanceBetweenTiles = Convert.ToInt32(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DistanceBetweenFrames"]);
-                MakeBackgroundTransparent = Convert.ToBoolean(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ExportedOptionsMakeBackgroundTransparent"]);
-
-                Dictionary<string, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat> formats = new Dictionary<string, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat>();
-                formats.Add("png", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);
-                formats.Add("bmp", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp);
-                formats.Add("gif", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif);
-                formats.Add("tiff", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Tiff);
-                formats.Add("jpeg", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
-                formats.Add("jpg", System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);
-                ExportFormat = formats[System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ExportedOptionsFileFormat"].Replace(".", "").ToLower()];
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                ForkandBeard.Logic.ExceptionHandler.HandleException(ex, "cat@forkandbeard.co.uk");
-            }
-        }
-
         private void MainPanel_DragDrop(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs e)
         {
             object dropped = null;
@@ -1026,7 +1027,7 @@ private void ExportUnpackers(List<BO.ImageUnpacker> unpackers)
                                         objGraphics.Dispose();
                                     }
 
-                                    if (this.Options != null && this.Options.PreservePalletteCheckBox.Checked)
+                                    if (PreservePallette)
                                     {
                                         if (unpacker.GetPallette() != null)
                                         {
diff --git a/ASU/UI/OptionsForm.cs b/ASU/UI/OptionsForm.cs
index f6df423..8348c3b 100644
--- a/ASU/UI/OptionsForm.cs
+++ b/ASU/UI/OptionsForm.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ private void OptionsForm_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
                     this.HoverColourPanel.BackColor = MainForm.HoverFill.Color;
                     this.DistanceBetweenTilesUpDown.Value = MainForm.DistanceBetweenTiles;
                     this.OutlineWidthUpDown.Value = Convert.ToDecimal(MainForm.Outline.Width);
+                    this.PreservePalletteCheckBox.Checked = MainForm.PreservePallette;
+
                     if (MainForm.ExportFormat != null)
                     {
                         this.ExportFormatComboBox.SelectedItem = MainForm.ExportFormat;
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ private void CloseButton_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
                     MainForm.PromptForDestinationFolder = this.PromptDestinationFolderCheckBox.Checked;
                     MainForm.AutoOpenDestinationFolder = this.OpenExportedDestinationCheckBox.Checked;
                     MainForm.MakeBackgroundTransparent = this.ExportBGTransparentCheckBox.Checked;
+                    MainForm.PreservePallette = this.PreservePalletteCheckBox.Checked;
 
                     if (this.ExportFormatComboBox.Text != STR_ADVANCED_EXPORT_FILE_FORMAT)
                     {