diff --git a/kmcos/types.py b/kmcos/types.py
index 189ea0f167f6f4badd265f8fb3db50f92e30c33c..3f4f0c861ac806108ca13b32c7a7e8ea6dc7671a 100644
--- a/kmcos/types.py
+++ b/kmcos/types.py
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ class Project(object):
             config.set(section_name, 'actions',
                        ' + '.join(actions))
         if hasattr(self, 'connected_variables'):
+            config.add_section('connected_variables')
             config.set('connected_variables',
                        'connected_variables_string',
                        str(self.connected_variables))