diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
index 4b98c4a..020e637 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class AppConfig:
 
     def update_config(self, form_post):
         """update config values from settings form"""
+        updated = []
         for key, value in form_post.items():
             if not value and not isinstance(value, int):
                 continue
@@ -96,8 +97,10 @@ class AppConfig:
 
             config_dict, config_value = key.split("_", maxsplit=1)
             self.config[config_dict][config_value] = to_write
+            updated.append((config_value, to_write))
 
         RedisArchivist().set_message("config", self.config, expire=False)
+        return updated
 
     @staticmethod
     def set_user_config(form_post, user_id):
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index 92359b8..22d219a 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.forms import AuthenticationForm
 from django.http import JsonResponse
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 from django.views import View
+from home.src.download.yt_cookie import CookieHandler
 from home.src.es.index_setup import get_available_backups
 from home.src.frontend.api_calls import PostData
 from home.src.frontend.forms import (
@@ -791,8 +792,7 @@ class SettingsView(View):
         token = Token.objects.get_or_create(user=request.user)[0]
         return token
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def post(request):
+    def post(self, request):
         """handle form post to update settings"""
         user_form = UserSettingsForm(request.POST)
         if user_form.is_valid():
@@ -805,7 +805,8 @@ class SettingsView(View):
             app_form_post = app_form.cleaned_data
             if app_form_post:
                 print(app_form_post)
-                AppConfig().update_config(app_form_post)
+                updated = AppConfig().update_config(app_form_post)
+                self.post_process_updated(updated)
 
         scheduler_form = SchedulerSettingsForm(request.POST)
         if scheduler_form.is_valid():
@@ -817,6 +818,19 @@ class SettingsView(View):
         sleep(1)
         return redirect("settings", permanent=True)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def post_process_updated(updated):
+        """apply changes for config"""
+        if not updated:
+            return
+
+        for config_value, updated_value in updated:
+            if config_value == "cookie_import":
+                if updated_value:
+                    CookieHandler().import_cookie()
+                else:
+                    CookieHandler().revoke()
+
 
 def progress(request):
     # pylint: disable=unused-argument