diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/stageSettings.vue b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/stageSettings.vue
index 48bb8a72..5a7ed4a1 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/stageSettings.vue
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/static/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/stageSettings.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <h3>Stage settings</h3>
       <p>
         <label class="uk-form-label">
-          Stage Geometry
+          Stage geometry
           <div v-if="stageType != 'MissingStage'">
             <form @submit.prevent="setStageType">
               <div class="uk-margin-small">
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                   type="submit"
                   class="uk-button uk-button-primary uk-width-1-1"
                 >
-                  Change stage type
+                  Change stage geometry
                 </button>
               </div>
             </form>
@@ -70,11 +70,15 @@ export default {
     setStageType: function() {
       console.log("Setting stage type");
       axios
-        .put(this.stageTypeUri, this.stageType)
+        .put(this.stageTypeUri, this.stageType,{
+          headers: {
+              'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          }
+        })
         .then(response => {
           this.stageType = response.data;
           console.log("Stage type set to " + this.stageType);
-          this.modalNotify("Stage type changed.");
+          this.modalNotify("Stage geometry changed.");
         })
         .catch(error => {
           this.modalError(error);
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py b/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
index 22824815..1cbcf270 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/microscope.py
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ class Microscope:
             try:
                 logging.info("Trying SangaStage")
                 self.stage = SangaStage(port=stage_port)
+                logging.info("Saving new SangaStage type configuration")
+                configuration["stage"]["type"] = stage_type
+                self.configuration_file.save(configuration)
             except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=W0703
                 logging.error(e)
                 logging.warning("No compatible Sangaboard hardware found.")
@@ -151,17 +154,15 @@ class Microscope:
             try:
                 logging.info("Trying SangaDeltaStage")
                 self.stage = SangaDeltaStage(port=stage_port)
-
+                logging.info("Saving new SangaDeltaStage type configuration")
+                configuration["stage"]["type"] = stage_type
+                self.configuration_file.save(configuration)
             except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=W0703
                 logging.error(e)
                 logging.warning("No compatible Sangaboard hardware found.")
         else:
             logging.warning("The stage type is incorrectly defined.")
 
-        logging.info("Saving new stage type configuration")
-        configuration["stage"]["type"] = stage_type
-        self.configuration_file.save(configuration)
-
     def has_real_stage(self) -> bool:
         """
         Check if a real (non-mock) stage is currently attached.