diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/acl.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/acl.volt
index 460357be81..1bb4216fde 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/acl.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/acl.volt
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
         $('.selectpicker').selectpicker('refresh');
 
         $("#unbound\\.acls\\.default_action").change(function() {
-            saveFormToEndpoint(url="/api/unbound/settings/set", formid="frm_AclSettings", function() {
-                $(document).trigger("settings-changed");
-            });
+            saveFormToEndpoint(url="/api/unbound/settings/set", formid='frm_AclSettings');
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/dot.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/dot.volt
index 485695cbe3..4888233370 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/dot.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Unbound/dot.volt
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@
         });
 
         $(".forwarding-enabled").click(function() {
-            saveFormToEndpoint(url="/api/unbound/settings/set", formid='frm_ForwardingSettings', function () {
-                $(document).trigger("settings-changed");
-            });
+            saveFormToEndpoint(url="/api/unbound/settings/set", formid='frm_ForwardingSettings');
 
             let checked = ($(this).is(':checked'));
             toggleNameservers(checked);
diff --git a/src/opnsense/www/js/opnsense_ui.js b/src/opnsense/www/js/opnsense_ui.js
index 64ca5f5b82..3def55bc68 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/www/js/opnsense_ui.js
+++ b/src/opnsense/www/js/opnsense_ui.js
@@ -98,15 +98,17 @@ function saveFormToEndpoint(url, formid, callback_ok, disable_dialog, callback_f
                     });
                 }
 
-                if ( callback_fail !== undefined ) {
+                if (callback_fail !== undefined) {
                     // execute callback function
                     callback_fail(data);
                 }
-            } else if ( callback_ok !== undefined ) {
+            } else if (callback_ok !== undefined) {
+                // trigger base apply button alert
+                $(document).trigger('settings-changed');
                 // execute callback function
                 callback_ok(data);
             }
-        } else if ( callback_fail !== undefined ) {
+        } else if (callback_fail !== undefined) {
             callback_fail(data);
         }
     });