diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
index 0428a46c..e78f99a0 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
@@ -303,16 +303,16 @@ function gnusocial_set_expire_months {
 }
 
 function configure_interactive_gnusocial {
-    W=(1 $"Set a background image"
-       2 $"Set the title"
-       3 $"Set post expiry period (currently $GNUSOCIAL_EXPIRE_MONTHS months)"
-       4 $"Select Qvitter user interface"
-       5 $"Select Pleroma user interface"
-       6 $"Select Classic user interface")
-
     read_config_param GNUSOCIAL_EXPIRE_MONTHS
     while true
     do
+        W=(1 $"Set a background image"
+           2 $"Set the title"
+           3 $"Set post expiry period (currently $GNUSOCIAL_EXPIRE_MONTHS months)"
+           4 $"Select Qvitter user interface"
+           5 $"Select Pleroma user interface"
+           6 $"Select Classic user interface")
+
         # shellcheck disable=SC2068
         selection=$(dialog --backtitle $"Freedombone Administrator Control Panel" --title $"GNU Social" --menu $"Choose an operation, or ESC to exit:" 15 60 6 "${W[@]}" 3>&2 2>&1 1>&3)
 
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-postactiv b/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
index eb8549c5..51e25964 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
@@ -317,16 +317,16 @@ function postactiv_set_expire_months {
 }
 
 function configure_interactive_postactiv {
-    W=(1 $"Set a background image"
-       2 $"Set the title"
-       3 $"Set post expiry period (currently $POSTACTIV_EXPIRE_MONTHS months)"
-       4 $"Select Qvitter user interface"
-       5 $"Select Pleroma user interface"
-       6 $"Select Classic user interface")
-
     read_config_param "POSTACTIV_EXPIRE_MONTHS"
     while true
     do
+        W=(1 $"Set a background image"
+           2 $"Set the title"
+           3 $"Set post expiry period (currently $POSTACTIV_EXPIRE_MONTHS months)"
+           4 $"Select Qvitter user interface"
+           5 $"Select Pleroma user interface"
+           6 $"Select Classic user interface")
+
         # shellcheck disable=SC2068
         selection=$(dialog --backtitle $"Freedombone Administrator Control Panel" --title $"PostActiv" --menu $"Choose an operation, or ESC to exit:" 15 60 6 "${W[@]}" 3>&2 2>&1 1>&3)