diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/include/con_config.h b/doomsday/engine/portable/include/con_config.h
index c44764b079..6799d86574 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/include/con_config.h
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/include/con_config.h
@@ -29,8 +29,17 @@
 #ifndef LIBDENG_CONSOLE_CONFIG_H
 #define LIBDENG_CONSOLE_CONFIG_H
 
-boolean Con_ParseCommands(const char* fileName, boolean setdefault);
+// Flags for Con_ParseCommands2.
+#define CPCF_SET_DEFAULT            0x1
+#define CPCF_ALLOW_SAVE_STATE       0x2
+#define CPCF_ALLOW_SAVE_BINDINGS    0x4
+
+boolean Con_ParseCommands(const char* fileName);
+
+boolean Con_ParseCommands2(const char* fileName, int flags);
+
 void Con_SaveDefaults(void);
+
 boolean Con_WriteState(const char* fileName, const char* bindingsFileName);
 
 D_CMD(WriteConsole);
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_config.c b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_config.c
index 12ae5d6a43..6948d0cf91 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_config.c
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_config.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 // PUBLIC DATA DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------
 
 static filename_t cfgFile;
+static int flagsAllow = 0;
 
 // PRIVATE DATA DEFINITIONS ------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -155,6 +156,8 @@ static boolean writeConsoleState(const char* fileName)
     FILE* file;
     if(!fileName || !fileName[0]) return false;
 
+    VERBOSE(Con_Message("Writing state to \"%s\"...\n", fileName));
+
     Str_Init(&nativePath);
     Str_Set(&nativePath, fileName);
     F_ToNativeSlashes(&nativePath, &nativePath);
@@ -191,6 +194,8 @@ static boolean writeBindingsState(const char* fileName)
     FILE* file;
     if(!fileName || !fileName[0]) return false;
 
+    VERBOSE(Con_Message("Writing bindings to \"%s\"...\n", fileName));
+
     Str_Init(&nativePath);
     Str_Set(&nativePath, fileName);
     F_ToNativeSlashes(&nativePath, &nativePath);
@@ -217,10 +222,16 @@ static boolean writeBindingsState(const char* fileName)
     return false;
 }
 
-boolean Con_ParseCommands(const char* fileName, boolean setdefault)
+boolean Con_ParseCommands(const char* fileName)
+{
+    return Con_ParseCommands2(fileName, 0);
+}
+
+boolean Con_ParseCommands2(const char* fileName, int flags)
 {
     DFile* file;
     char buff[512];
+    boolean setdefault = (flags & CPCF_SET_DEFAULT) != 0;
 
     // Is this supposed to be the default?
     if(setdefault)
@@ -253,6 +264,10 @@ boolean Con_ParseCommands(const char* fileName, boolean setdefault)
     }}
 
     F_Delete(file);
+
+    // Update the allowed operations.
+    flagsAllow |= flags & (CPCF_ALLOW_SAVE_STATE | CPCF_ALLOW_SAVE_BINDINGS);
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -262,18 +277,12 @@ boolean Con_ParseCommands(const char* fileName, boolean setdefault)
  */
 boolean Con_WriteState(const char* fileName, const char* bindingsFileName)
 {
-    if(fileName || bindingsFileName)
+    if(fileName && (flagsAllow & CPCF_ALLOW_SAVE_STATE))
     {
-        VERBOSE(
-            Con_Printf("Writing");
-            if(fileName)
-                Con_Printf(" state:\"%s\"", fileName);
-            if(bindingsFileName)
-                Con_Printf(" bindings:\"%s\"", bindingsFileName);
-            Con_Printf("...\n")
-        )
-
         writeConsoleState(fileName);
+    }
+    if(bindingsFileName && (flagsAllow & CPCF_ALLOW_SAVE_BINDINGS))
+    {
         // Bindings go into a separate file.
         writeBindingsState(bindingsFileName);
     }
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_main.c b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_main.c
index a9a0be140d..a1d5ec216a 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_main.c
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/con_main.c
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@ D_CMD(Parse)
     for(i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
     {
         Con_Printf("Parsing %s.\n", argv[i]);
-        Con_ParseCommands(argv[i], false);
+        Con_ParseCommands(argv[i]);
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_main.c b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_main.c
index 1bc3958eae..4b29167922 100644
--- a/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_main.c
+++ b/doomsday/engine/portable/src/dd_main.c
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ static int DD_ActivateGameWorker(void* paramaters)
     }
 
     Con_Message("Parsing primary config \"%s\"...\n", F_PrettyPath(Str_Text(configFileName)));
-    Con_ParseCommands(Str_Text(configFileName), true);
+    Con_ParseCommands2(Str_Text(configFileName), CPCF_SET_DEFAULT | CPCF_ALLOW_SAVE_STATE);
     if(configFileName == &tmp)
         Str_Free(&tmp);
     }
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ static int DD_ActivateGameWorker(void* paramaters)
         B_BindGameDefaults();
 
         // Read bindings for this game and merge with the working set.
-        Con_ParseCommands(Str_Text(Game_BindingConfig(theGame)), false);
+        Con_ParseCommands2(Str_Text(Game_BindingConfig(theGame)), CPCF_ALLOW_SAVE_BINDINGS);
     }
 
     if(p->initiatedBusyMode)
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ boolean DD_Init(void)
     // Try to load the autoexec file. This is done here to make sure everything is
     // initialized: the user can do here anything that s/he'd be able to do in-game
     // provided a game was loaded during startup.
-    Con_ParseCommands("autoexec.cfg", false);
+    Con_ParseCommands("autoexec.cfg");
 
     // Read additional config files that should be processed post engine init.
     if(ArgCheckWith("-parse", 1))
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ boolean DD_Init(void)
             if(!arg || arg[0] == '-') break;
 
             Con_Message("  Processing \"%s\"...\n", F_PrettyPath(arg));
-            Con_ParseCommands(arg, false);
+            Con_ParseCommands(arg);
         }
         VERBOSE( Con_Message("  Done in %.2f seconds.\n", (Sys_GetRealTime() - startTime) / 1000.0f) );
     }
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ static int DD_StartupWorker(void* parm)
             if(!arg || arg[0] == '-')
                 break;
             Con_Message("  Processing \"%s\"...\n", F_PrettyPath(arg));
-            Con_ParseCommands(arg, false);
+            Con_ParseCommands(arg);
         }
         VERBOSE( Con_Message("  Done in %.2f seconds.\n", (Sys_GetRealTime() - startTime) / 1000.0f) );
     }
@@ -1815,7 +1815,7 @@ static int DD_StartupWorker(void* parm)
     Con_SetProgress(60);
 
     // Execute the startup script (Startup.cfg).
-    Con_ParseCommands("startup.cfg", false);
+    Con_ParseCommands("startup.cfg");
 
     // Get the material manager up and running.
     Con_SetProgress(90);