diff --git a/source/src/command.cpp b/source/src/command.cpp
index 4f7bb798..f18c36ba 100644
--- a/source/src/command.cpp
+++ b/source/src/command.cpp
@@ -562,6 +562,16 @@ void writecfg()
 
 COMMAND(writecfg, ARG_NONE);
 
+bool deletecfg()
+{
+    if(!delfile("config/saved.cfg"))
+    {
+        conoutf("could not delete the file config/saved.cfg");
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void identnames(vector<const char *> &names, bool builtinonly)
 {
     enumerateht(*idents) if(!builtinonly || idents->enumc->data.type != ID_ALIAS) names.add(idents->enumc->key);
diff --git a/source/src/main.cpp b/source/src/main.cpp
index 8ad483b2..4562b787 100644
--- a/source/src/main.cpp
+++ b/source/src/main.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@ void cleanup(char *msg)         // single program exit point;
     SDL_Quit();
 }
 
+VARF(resetcfg, 0, 0, 1);
+
 void quit()                     // normal exit
 {
     extern void writeinitcfg();
     writeinitcfg();
     writeservercfg();
-    writecfg();
+    if(resetcfg) deletecfg();
+    else writecfg();
     cleanup(NULL);
 	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
diff --git a/source/src/protos.h b/source/src/protos.h
index 3ec7728f..6c0e8e3d 100644
--- a/source/src/protos.h
+++ b/source/src/protos.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern void pop(const char *name);
 extern void alias(const char *name, const char *action);
 extern const char *getalias(const char *name);
 extern void writecfg();
+extern bool deletecfg();
 extern void identnames(vector<const char *> &names, bool builtinonly);
 extern void changescriptcontext(int newcontext);
 extern void explodelist(const char *s, vector<char *> &elems);
diff --git a/source/src/tools.cpp b/source/src/tools.cpp
index 6a88ee28..59cf8484 100644
--- a/source/src/tools.cpp
+++ b/source/src/tools.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ int listfiles(const char *dir, const char *ext, vector<char *> &files)
     return dirs;
 }
 
+bool delfile(const char *path)
+{
+    return !remove(path);
+}
+
 ///////////////////////// misc tools ///////////////////////
 
 bool cmpb(void *b, int n, enet_uint32 c)
diff --git a/source/src/tools.h b/source/src/tools.h
index c87c8de8..7cd8cd25 100644
--- a/source/src/tools.h
+++ b/source/src/tools.h
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ extern gzFile opengzfile(const char *filename, const char *mode);
 extern char *loadfile(const char *fn, int *size, const char *mode = NULL);
 extern bool listdir(const char *dir, const char *ext, vector<char *> &files);
 extern int listfiles(const char *dir, const char *ext, vector<char *> &files);
+extern bool delfile(const char *path);
 extern bool cmpb(void *b, int n, enet_uint32 c);
 extern bool cmpf(char *fn, enet_uint32 c);
 extern void endianswap(void *, int, int);