diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 984bec352..23a024b60 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 ### Issues Fixed/Resolved
 
-* Fixed reading datasource temporal coverage from config file (obsolete format) 
+* Fixed reading datasource temporal coverage from config file (obsolete format)
   [#373](https://github.com/CCI-Tools/cate-core/issues/373)
 * Merged (removed duplicated) meta information in datasource config file
   [#301](https://github.com/CCI-Tools/cate-core/issues/301)
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   [#360](https://github.com/CCI-Tools/cate-core/issues/360)
 * CLI monitor not working
   [#353](https://github.com/CCI-Tools/cate-core/issues/353)
+* GUI-Preferences for data store files do not overwrite conf.py
+  [#350](https://github.com/CCI-Tools/cate-core/issues/350)
 * Filter 't0' in the `make_local` step of **SOILMOISTURE** data sources to make the data usable
   [#326](https://github.com/CCI-Tools/cate-core/issues/326)
 * Updated information about temporal, spatial coverage and variables of copied from ODP data sources (constraint-aware)
diff --git a/cate/webapi/websocket.py b/cate/webapi/websocket.py
index e0b2dc396..fcaed301d 100644
--- a/cate/webapi/websocket.py
+++ b/cate/webapi/websocket.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import xarray as xr
 
 from cate.conf import conf
-from cate.conf.defaults import GLOBAL_CONF_FILE, WEBAPI_USE_WORKSPACE_IMAGERY_CACHE
+from cate.conf.defaults import VERSION_CONF_FILE, WEBAPI_USE_WORKSPACE_IMAGERY_CACHE
 from cate.core.ds import DATA_STORE_REGISTRY, get_data_stores_path, find_data_sources
 from cate.core.op import OP_REGISTRY
 from cate.core.workspace import OpKwArgs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def set_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
         # noinspection PyBroadException
         conf_text = ''
         try:
-            with open(GLOBAL_CONF_FILE, 'r') as fp:
+            with open(VERSION_CONF_FILE, 'r') as fp:
                 conf_text = fp.read()
         except:
             # ok
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def set_config(self, config: dict) -> None:
 
         # Now join lines back again and write modified config file
         conf_text = '\n'.join(conf_lines)
-        with open(GLOBAL_CONF_FILE, 'w') as fp:
+        with open(VERSION_CONF_FILE, 'w') as fp:
             fp.write(conf_text)
 
     def get_data_stores(self) -> list: