diff --git a/web/app/Controller/AppController.php b/web/app/Controller/AppController.php
index 60066e2ee..584c206d2 100644
--- a/web/app/Controller/AppController.php
+++ b/web/app/Controller/AppController.php
@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@ class AppController extends Controller {
     parent::beforeFilter();
 	$this->loadModel('Config');
 	$this->loadModel('AppModel');
-    $this->Cookie->name = 'ZoneMinder';
-    if (!$this->Cookie->read('zmBandwidth')) {
-      $this->Cookie->write('zmBandwidth', 'low', false);
-    }
-  $this->set('zmBandwidth', $this->Cookie->read('zmBandwidth'));
-
+  $this->Cookie->name = 'ZoneMinder';
 
 	$configFile =  "/usr/local/etc/zm.conf";
 	$lines = file($configFile);
@@ -84,6 +79,14 @@ class AppController extends Controller {
     $this->set('zmVersion', $zmVersion);
   }
 
+  public function beforeRender() {
+    parent::beforeRender();
+    if (!$this->Cookie->read('zmBandwidth')) {
+      $this->Cookie->write('zmBandwidth', 'low', false);
+    }
+    $this->set('zmBandwidth', $this->Cookie->read('zmBandwidth'));
+  }
+  
   function extractNamedParams($mandatory, $optional = array()) {
     $params = $this->params['named'];
 
diff --git a/web/app/Controller/BandwidthController.php b/web/app/Controller/BandwidthController.php
index 8d580cf85..5dc6fa694 100644
--- a/web/app/Controller/BandwidthController.php
+++ b/web/app/Controller/BandwidthController.php
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@
 class BandwidthController extends AppController {
   
 	public function index() {
-		$this->set('bandwidth', $this->Cookie->read('zmBandwidth'));
-
 		if (!empty($this->request->data)) {
 			$bandwidth = $this->request->data['Bandwidth']['Bandwidth'];
 			$this->Cookie->write('zmBandwidth', $bandwidth, false);
-			if ($this->Cookie->read('zmBandwidth') == $bandwidth) {
+      $this->set('bandwidth', $bandwidth);
+      if ($this->Cookie->read('zmBandwidth') == $bandwidth) {
 				$this->Session->setFlash('Successfully updated bandwidth');
 			} else {
 				$this->Session->setFlash('Failed to update bandwidth');
 			}
-		}
+		} else {
+      $this->set('bandwidth', $this->Cookie->read('zmBandwidth'));
+    }
 	}
 
 }