diff --git a/pkg/api/handle_admin.go b/pkg/api/handle_admin.go
index 022f2e3b..1f35f304 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handle_admin.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handle_admin.go
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ func (s *Server) handleUpdatePostgresSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	}
 	defer close()
 
+	consul, err := state.NewStore()
+	if err != nil {
+		renderErr(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	user := s.node.PGConfig.UserConfig()
 
 	var in map[string]interface{}
@@ -108,6 +114,12 @@ func (s *Server) handleUpdatePostgresSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		}}
 	}
 
+	err = flypg.PushUserConfig(s.node.PGConfig, consul)
+	if err != nil {
+		renderErr(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	renderJSON(w, res, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +137,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleApplyConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = flypg.WriteUserConfig(s.node.PGConfig, consul)
+	err = flypg.SyncUserConfig(s.node.PGConfig, consul)
 	if err != nil {
 		renderErr(w, err)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/flypg/config.go b/pkg/flypg/config.go
index ddf77c4c..b2d232dd 100644
--- a/pkg/flypg/config.go
+++ b/pkg/flypg/config.go
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ func WriteUserConfig(c Config, consul *state.Store) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func PushUserConfig(c Config, consul *state.Store) error {
+	if c.UserConfig() != nil {
+		if err := pushToConsul(c, consul); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to consul: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func SyncUserConfig(c Config, consul *state.Store) error {
 	cfg, err := pullFromConsul(c, consul)
 	if err != nil {