diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index 4abc564b..371e534a 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -696,14 +696,20 @@ class ConfigBase(Borg):
             section = getattr(self, section_name)
             parser[section_name] = dict_diff(DEFAULTS[section_name], section)
 
+        from .configjson import JSON_PROFILE_NAME, JSON_LAYOUT_NAME
+
         parser['profiles'] = {}
         for profile in self.profiles:
+            if profile == JSON_PROFILE_NAME:
+                continue
             dbg('ConfigBase::save: Processing profile: %s' % profile)
             parser['profiles'][profile] = dict_diff(
                     DEFAULTS['profiles']['default'], self.profiles[profile])
 
         parser['layouts'] = {}
         for layout in self.layouts:
+            if layout == JSON_LAYOUT_NAME:
+                continue
             dbg('ConfigBase::save: Processing layout: %s' % layout)
             parser['layouts'][layout] = self.layouts[layout]
 
diff --git a/terminatorlib/configjson.py b/terminatorlib/configjson.py
index 02872791..d6b5972b 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/configjson.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/configjson.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import json
 import copy
 from .config import Config
 
+JSON_PROFILE_NAME = "__internal_json_profile__"
+JSON_LAYOUT_NAME = "__internal_json_layout__"
+
 class ConfigJson(object):
-    JSON_PROFILE_NAME = "__internal_json_profile__"
-    JSON_LAYOUT_NAME = "__internal_json_layout__"
 
     profile_to_use = 'default'
         
@@ -158,13 +159,13 @@ class ConfigJson(object):
         if 'profile' in configjson:
             profile = self.get_profile(configjson['profile'], config.base.profiles['default'])
             if profile:
-                config.base.profiles[self.JSON_PROFILE_NAME] = profile
-                self.profile_to_use = self.JSON_PROFILE_NAME
+                config.base.profiles[JSON_PROFILE_NAME] = profile
+                self.profile_to_use = JSON_PROFILE_NAME
         
         if 'layout' in configjson:
             layout = self.get_layout(configjson['layout'])
             if layout:
-                config.base.layouts[self.JSON_LAYOUT_NAME] = layout
-                return self.JSON_LAYOUT_NAME
+                config.base.layouts[JSON_LAYOUT_NAME] = layout
+                return JSON_LAYOUT_NAME
         
         return None