diff --git a/lib/preferences.dart b/lib/preferences.dart
index 97f82d8..4209127 100644
--- a/lib/preferences.dart
+++ b/lib/preferences.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:math';
 
+import 'package:flutter_background_geolocation/flutter_background_geolocation.dart' as bg;
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 
 class Preferences {
@@ -28,6 +29,25 @@ class Preferences {
     await preferences.setBool(buffer, preferences.getBool(buffer) ?? true);
   }
 
+  static bg.Config geolocationConfig(SharedPreferences preferences) {
+    return bg.Config(
+      stopOnTerminate: false,
+      startOnBoot: true,
+      desiredAccuracy: switch (preferences.getString(accuracy)) {
+        'high' => bg.Config.DESIRED_ACCURACY_HIGH,
+        'low' => bg.Config.DESIRED_ACCURACY_LOW,
+        _ => bg.Config.DESIRED_ACCURACY_MEDIUM,
+      },
+      url: preferences.getString(url),
+      params: {
+        "device_id": preferences.getString(id),
+      },
+      distanceFilter: preferences.getInt(distance)?.toDouble(),
+      locationUpdateInterval: preferences.getInt(interval),
+      maxRecordsToPersist: preferences.getBool(buffer) != false ? -1 : 0,
+    );
+  }
+
   static Future<void> _migrate(SharedPreferences preferences) async {
     final oldId = preferences.getString('device_id_preference');
     if (oldId != null) {
diff --git a/lib/settings_screen.dart b/lib/settings_screen.dart
index ad42f8d..dcf53fd 100644
--- a/lib/settings_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/settings_screen.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_background_geolocation/flutter_background_geolocation.dart' as bg;
 
 import 'preferences.dart';
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class _SettingsScreenState extends State<SettingsScreen> {
       } else {
         await preferences.setString(key, result);
       }
+      await bg.BackgroundGeolocation.setConfig(Preferences.geolocationConfig(preferences));
       setState(() {});
     }
   }
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ class _SettingsScreenState extends State<SettingsScreen> {
             value: buffering,
             onChanged: (value) async {
               await preferences.setBool(Preferences.buffer, value);
+              await bg.BackgroundGeolocation.setConfig(Preferences.geolocationConfig(preferences));
               setState(() => buffering = value);
             },
           ),