diff --git a/utils/utilities.py b/utils/utilities.py
index 084f9f0..f0b543d 100644
--- a/utils/utilities.py
+++ b/utils/utilities.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def path_shortener(full_path: str):
                 times += 1
                 if times == 3 and full_path.count('/') >= 4:
                     short_path = ''.join([full_path[:full_path.find('/')+1], '...', full_path[split:]])
-                    print(short_path)
+                    # print(short_path)
                     break
                 elif times == 3:
                     split = full_path.find('/', split)
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ def __init__(self, settings, profiles, filehandler=None):
             if not profiles:
                 profiles = old_profiles
             else:
-                profiles = old_profiles.update(profiles)
+                old_profiles.update(profiles)
+                profiles = copy.deepcopy(old_profiles)
         try:
             self._userdefined = settings['default']
             self._parameters = settings['parameters']
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ def __init__(self, settings, profiles, filehandler=None):
 
         self._validate_settings()
 
-        print(self._profiles)
-        print(self.get_settings_data)
+        # print(self._profiles)
+        # print(self.get_settings_data)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         return self._parameters
@@ -211,13 +212,16 @@ def change_profile(self, profile):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _upgrade_settings(old_settings):
-        print('Upgrading settings!!')
+        # print('Upgrading settings!!')
         settings = {}
         try:
             settings['default'] = copy.deepcopy(old_settings['Other stuff'])
+            if old_settings['Favorites']:
+                settings['default']['favorites'] = copy.deepcopy(old_settings['Favorites'])
             settings['parameters'] = copy.deepcopy(old_settings['Settings'])
         except KeyError:
             pass
+
         try:
             profiles = copy.deepcopy(old_settings['Profiles'])
         except KeyError:
@@ -243,6 +247,9 @@ def _validate_settings(self):
                 'state',
                 'tooltip']
 
+        for setting in {i for i in base_settings['parameters'] if i not in self._parameters}:
+            self._parameters[setting] = copy.deepcopy(base_settings['parameters'][setting])
+
         for setting, option in self._parameters.items():
             # setting: The name of the setting, like "Ignore errors"
             # option: The dict which contains the base keys.
@@ -303,7 +310,6 @@ def _validate_settings(self):
         self._filehandler.save_settings(self.get_settings_data)
 
 
-
 stylesheet = f"""
                                 QWidget {{
                                     background-color: #484848;
@@ -877,6 +883,17 @@ def _validate_settings(self):
                "title like \"Coldplay - Paradise\".\nExample"
                "(regex):\n\"(?P<artist>.+?) - (?P<title>.+)\""
 }
+base_settings['parameters']['Merge output format'] = {
+    "active option": 0,
+    "command": "--merge-output-format {}",
+    "dependency": None,
+    "options": ["mp4", "mkv", "ogg", "webm", "flv"],
+    "state": False,
+    "tooltip": "If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio),"
+               "\noutput to given container format."
+               "\nOne of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv."
+               "\nIgnored if no merge is required"
+}
 
 
 def get_base_settings() -> dict: