diff --git a/src/gridcoin/sidestake.cpp b/src/gridcoin/sidestake.cpp
index 90a00f3c25..dc27fdce93 100644
--- a/src/gridcoin/sidestake.cpp
+++ b/src/gridcoin/sidestake.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ const std::vector<SideStake_ptr> SideStakeRegistry::SideStakeEntries() const
     return sidestakes;
 }
 
-const std::vector<SideStake_ptr> SideStakeRegistry::ActiveSideStakeEntries()
+const std::vector<SideStake_ptr> SideStakeRegistry::ActiveSideStakeEntries(const bool& local_only)
 {
     std::vector<SideStake_ptr> sidestakes;
     double allocation_sum = 0.0;
@@ -221,11 +221,13 @@ const std::vector<SideStake_ptr> SideStakeRegistry::ActiveSideStakeEntries()
     LOCK(cs_lock);
 
     // Do mandatory sidestakes first.
-    for (const auto& entry : m_sidestake_entries)
-    {
-        if (entry.second->m_status == SideStakeStatus::MANDATORY && allocation_sum + entry.second->m_allocation <= 1.0) {
-            sidestakes.push_back(entry.second);
-            allocation_sum += entry.second->m_allocation;
+    if (!local_only) {
+        for (const auto& entry : m_sidestake_entries)
+        {
+            if (entry.second->m_status == SideStakeStatus::MANDATORY && allocation_sum + entry.second->m_allocation <= 1.0) {
+                sidestakes.push_back(entry.second);
+                allocation_sum += entry.second->m_allocation;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ std::vector<SideStake_ptr> SideStakeRegistry::Try(const CBitcoinAddressForStorag
 
     const auto local_entry = m_local_sidestake_entries.find(key);
 
-    if (local_entry != m_sidestake_entries.end()) {
+    if (local_entry != m_local_sidestake_entries.end()) {
         result.push_back(local_entry->second);
     }
 
@@ -368,12 +370,14 @@ void SideStakeRegistry::AddDelete(const ContractContext& ctx)
     return;
 }
 
-void SideStakeRegistry::NonContractAdd(SideStake& sidestake)
+void SideStakeRegistry::NonContractAdd(const SideStake& sidestake, const bool& save_to_file)
 {
     // Using this form of insert because we want the latest record with the same key to override any previous one.
     m_local_sidestake_entries[sidestake.m_key] = std::make_shared<SideStake>(sidestake);
 
-
+    if (save_to_file) {
+        SaveLocalSideStakesToConfig();
+    }
 }
 
 void SideStakeRegistry::Add(const ContractContext& ctx)
@@ -381,13 +385,17 @@ void SideStakeRegistry::Add(const ContractContext& ctx)
     AddDelete(ctx);
 }
 
-void SideStakeRegistry::NonContractDelete(CBitcoinAddressForStorage& address)
+void SideStakeRegistry::NonContractDelete(const CBitcoinAddressForStorage& address, const bool& save_to_file)
 {
     auto sidestake_entry_pair_iter = m_local_sidestake_entries.find(address);
 
     if (sidestake_entry_pair_iter != m_local_sidestake_entries.end()) {
         m_local_sidestake_entries.erase(sidestake_entry_pair_iter);
     }
+
+    if (save_to_file) {
+        SaveLocalSideStakesToConfig();
+    }
 }
 
 void SideStakeRegistry::Delete(const ContractContext& ctx)
@@ -581,7 +589,12 @@ void SideStakeRegistry::LoadLocalSideStakesFromConfig()
 
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < addresses.size(); ++i)
         {
-            raw_vSideStakeAlloc.push_back(std::make_tuple(addresses[i], allocations[i], descriptions[i]));
+            if (descriptions.empty()) {
+                raw_vSideStakeAlloc.push_back(std::make_tuple(addresses[i], allocations[i], ""));
+            } else {
+                raw_vSideStakeAlloc.push_back(std::make_tuple(addresses[i], allocations[i], descriptions[i]));
+            }
+
         }
     }
 
@@ -665,7 +678,7 @@ void SideStakeRegistry::LoadLocalSideStakesFromConfig()
                             SideStakeStatus::ACTIVE);
 
         // This will add or update (replace) a non-contract entry in the registry for the local sidestake.
-        NonContractAdd(sidestake);
+        NonContractAdd(sidestake, false);
 
         // This is needed because we need to detect entries in the registry map that are no longer in the config file to mark
         // them deleted.
@@ -721,9 +734,9 @@ bool SideStakeRegistry::SaveLocalSideStakesToConfig()
         ++i;
     }
 
-    settings.push_back(std::make_pair("addresses", addresses));
-    settings.push_back(std::make_pair("allocations", allocations));
-    settings.push_back(std::make_pair("descriptions", descriptions));
+    settings.push_back(std::make_pair("sidestakeaddresses", addresses));
+    settings.push_back(std::make_pair("sidestakeallocations", allocations));
+    settings.push_back(std::make_pair("sidestakedescriptions", descriptions));
 
     status = updateRwSettings(settings);
 
diff --git a/src/gridcoin/sidestake.h b/src/gridcoin/sidestake.h
index 245873c211..54583e6858 100644
--- a/src/gridcoin/sidestake.h
+++ b/src/gridcoin/sidestake.h
@@ -408,9 +408,11 @@ class SideStakeRegistry : public IContractHandler
     //! Mandatory sidestakes come before local ones, and the method ensures that the sidestakes
     //! returned do not total an allocation greater than 1.0.
     //!
+    //! \param bool true to return local sidestakes only
+    //!
     //! \return A vector of smart pointers to sidestake entries.
     //!
-    const std::vector<SideStake_ptr> ActiveSideStakeEntries();
+    const std::vector<SideStake_ptr> ActiveSideStakeEntries(const bool& local_only = false);
 
     //!
     //! \brief Get the current sidestake entry for the specified key string.
@@ -472,8 +474,9 @@ class SideStakeRegistry : public IContractHandler
     //! the registry db.
     //!
     //! \param SideStake object to add
+    //! \param bool save_to_file if true causes SaveLocalSideStakesToConfig() to be called.
     //!
-    void NonContractAdd(SideStake& sidestake);
+    void NonContractAdd(const SideStake& sidestake, const bool& save_to_file = true);
 
     //!
     //! \brief Add a sidestake entry to the registry from contract data. For the sidestake registry
@@ -487,9 +490,11 @@ class SideStakeRegistry : public IContractHandler
     //!
     //! \brief Provides for deletion of local (voluntary) sidestakes from the in-memory map that are not persisted
     //! to the registry db. Deletion is by the map key (CBitcoinAddress).
+    //!
     //! \param address
+    //! \param bool save_to_file if true causes SaveLocalSideStakesToConfig() to be called.
     //!
-    void NonContractDelete(CBitcoinAddressForStorage& address);
+    void NonContractDelete(const CBitcoinAddressForStorage& address, const bool& save_to_file = true);
 
     //!
     //! \brief Mark a sidestake entry deleted in the registry from contract data. For the sidestake registry