diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index 1da6e25..3ab2cf1 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -509,6 +509,12 @@ namespace OWCL {
             return 1;
         }
 
+        // commit RAM->flash so the mapping survives a controller reset / reboot
+        std::cout << "config applied, committing to controller flash (takes ~12s) ...\n";
+
+        if (!gpd->flushConfig())
+            std::cerr << "warning: config applied but flush-to-flash failed (not permanent)\n";
+
         std::cout << "applied config from " << fileName << "\n";
         return 0;
     }
@@ -662,6 +668,12 @@ namespace OWCL {
             return 1;
         }
 
+        // commit RAM->flash so the mapping survives a controller reset / reboot
+        std::cout << "config applied, committing to controller flash (takes ~12s) ...\n";
+
+        if (!gpd->flushConfig())
+            std::cerr << "warning: config applied but flush-to-flash failed (not permanent)\n";
+
         return 0;
     }