diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
index e4a814709..63a28defc 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardDelegate.java
@@ -1001,6 +1001,7 @@ public class BoardDelegate extends DelegateBase
         JNICmd cmd = null;
         switch ( action ) {
         case ENABLE_MQTT_DO_OR:
+            XWPrefs.setMQTTEnabled( m_activity, true );
             MQTTUtils.setEnabled( m_activity, true );
             break;
         case UNDO_LAST_ACTION:
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
index f5a0a5444..7f12a2847 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/DelegateBase.java
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ public abstract class DelegateBase implements DlgClickNotify,
             BTUtils.enable( m_activity );
             break;
         case ENABLE_MQTT_DO:
+            XWPrefs.setMQTTEnabled( m_activity, true );
             MQTTUtils.setEnabled( m_activity, true );
             break;
         case PERMS_QUERY:
diff --git a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
index 90937d190..3e7cc97a8 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/app/src/main/java/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ public class XWPrefs {
         return enabled;
     }
 
+    public static void setMQTTEnabled( Context context, boolean enabled )
+    {
+        setPrefsBoolean( context, R.string.key_disable_mqtt, !enabled );
+    }
+
     public static boolean getBTDisabled( Context context )
     {
         boolean disabled = getPrefsBoolean( context, R.string.key_disable_bt,