diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devui/deployment/menu/ConfigurationProcessor.java b/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devui/deployment/menu/ConfigurationProcessor.java
index dcc1ac3f5504af..bef8c88d577cd7 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devui/deployment/menu/ConfigurationProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/devui/deployment/menu/ConfigurationProcessor.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ JsonRPCProvidersBuildItem registerJsonRpcService() {
         });
         DevConsoleManager.register("config-set-properties", value -> {
             String content = value.get("content");
-            ConfigEditorProcessor.setConfig(content);
+            ConfigEditorProcessor.setConfig(content, false);
             return null;
         });
         return new JsonRPCProvidersBuildItem("devui-configuration", ConfigJsonRPCService.class);
diff --git a/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/deployment/devmode/console/ConfigEditorProcessor.java b/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/deployment/devmode/console/ConfigEditorProcessor.java
index 63be94a20825c9..1603a6c48d1f69 100644
--- a/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/deployment/devmode/console/ConfigEditorProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/vertx-http/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/vertx/http/deployment/devmode/console/ConfigEditorProcessor.java
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ public static void updateConfig(Map<String, String> values, boolean preventKill)
         }
     }
 
-    static void setConfig(String value) {
+    public static void setConfig(String value) {
         setConfig(value, true);
     }
 
-    static void setConfig(String value, boolean preventKill) {
+    public static void setConfig(String value, boolean preventKill) {
         try {
             Path configPath = getConfigPath();
             try (BufferedWriter writer = Files.newBufferedWriter(configPath)) {