diff --git a/resources/report/js/script.js b/resources/report/js/script.js
index 1a1e8672..79646053 100644
--- a/resources/report/js/script.js
+++ b/resources/report/js/script.js
@@ -953,12 +953,11 @@ function showAboutDialog(evt) {
     document.getElementById('about').showModal();
 }
 function closeSettingsDialog(evt) {
-    if (!areSettingsValid()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    var dialog = evt.target.parentElement;
     if (evt.target.classList.contains('accept')) {
+        if (!areSettingsValid()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         /* Update the JS variable values. */
         var settings = {
             enableDebugLogging: document.getElementById('enableDebugLogging').checked,
@@ -1001,6 +1000,7 @@ function closeSettingsDialog(evt) {
         /* Re-apply the existing settings to the settings dialog elements. */
         loot.updateSettingsUI();
     }
+    evt.target.parentElement.close();
 }
 
 function showSettingsDialog(evt) {
diff --git a/resources/report/report.html b/resources/report/report.html
index 4cf1c132..da416d11 100644
--- a/resources/report/report.html
+++ b/resources/report/report.html
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ along with LOOT. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         <paper-button affirmative autofocus>OK</paper-button>
     </loot-dialog>
 
-    <loot-dialog id="settings" heading="Settings" >
+    <loot-dialog id="settings" heading="Settings" closeSelector="">
         <div center horizontal layout>
             <div>Default Game</div>
             <loot-dropdown-menu id="defaultGameSelect">