diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.cpp
index c436cfe04..58fdbeb2d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.cpp
@@ -16,17 +16,14 @@ CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::PathgridCheckStage (const CSMWorld::SubCellCollect
 
 int CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::setup()
 {
+    CSMSettings::UserSettings &userSettings = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance();
+    mExtraCheck = userSettings.setting ("verifier/pathgrid-extra-check", QString ("false"))=="true";
+
     return mPathgrids.getSize();
 }
 
 void CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& messages)
 {
-    // NOTE: This is horribly inefficient but in order to use signals the entire Stage class
-    // hierarchy needs to be braught under Qt which seems like an overkill for a small
-    // performance gain during verify operations
-    CSMSettings::UserSettings &userSettings = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance();
-    bool extraCheck = userSettings.setting ("verifier/pathgrid-extra-check", QString ("false"))=="true";
-
     const CSMWorld::Record<CSMWorld::Pathgrid>& record = mPathgrids.getRecord (stage);
 
     if (record.isDeleted())
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ void CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& message
             }
         }
 
-        if (!extraCheck)
+        if (!mExtraCheck)
             continue;
 
         // check duplicate points
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ void CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& message
         }
     }
 
-    if (!extraCheck)
+    if (!mExtraCheck)
         return;
 
     // check pathgrid points that are not connected to anything
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.hpp
index 603235552..86ace6af2 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.hpp
@@ -24,17 +24,18 @@ namespace CSMTools
 
     class PathgridCheckStage : public CSMDoc::Stage
     {
-            const CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid,
-                  CSMWorld::IdAccessor<CSMWorld::Pathgrid> >& mPathgrids;
+        bool mExtraCheck;
+        const CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid,
+              CSMWorld::IdAccessor<CSMWorld::Pathgrid> >& mPathgrids;
 
-        public:
+    public:
 
-            PathgridCheckStage (const CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid,
-                    CSMWorld::IdAccessor<CSMWorld::Pathgrid> >& pathgrids);
+        PathgridCheckStage (const CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid,
+                CSMWorld::IdAccessor<CSMWorld::Pathgrid> >& pathgrids);
 
-            virtual int setup();
+        virtual int setup();
 
-            virtual void perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& messages);
+        virtual void perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& messages);
     };
 }