diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index 78b2deb7a8..9ed0d6a8b1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ opencs_hdrs_noqt (model/world
 
 
 opencs_units (model/tools
-    tools reportmodel
+    tools reportmodel signalhandler
     )
 
 opencs_units_noqt (model/tools
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.cpp
index 58fdbeb2db..2b11b70661 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.cpp
@@ -10,14 +10,21 @@
 
 #include "../settings/usersettings.hpp"
 
-CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::PathgridCheckStage (const CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid>& pathgrids)
-: mPathgrids (pathgrids)
+#include "signalhandler.hpp"
+
+CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::PathgridCheckStage (const CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid>& pathgrids,
+        CSMTools::SignalHandler *signalHandler)
+: mPathgrids (pathgrids), mSigHandler(signalHandler)
 {}
 
+CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::~PathgridCheckStage ()
+{
+    delete mSigHandler;
+}
+
 int CSMTools::PathgridCheckStage::setup()
 {
-    CSMSettings::UserSettings &userSettings = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance();
-    mExtraCheck = userSettings.setting ("verifier/pathgrid-extra-check", QString ("false"))=="true";
+    mExtraCheck = mSigHandler->extraCheck();
 
     return mPathgrids.getSize();
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.hpp
index 86ace6af27..8b5dc08a7d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/pathgridcheck.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace CSMWorld
 
 namespace CSMTools
 {
+    class SignalHandler;
 
     struct Point
     {
@@ -25,13 +26,17 @@ namespace CSMTools
     class PathgridCheckStage : public CSMDoc::Stage
     {
         bool mExtraCheck;
+        CSMTools::SignalHandler *mSigHandler;
+
         const CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid,
               CSMWorld::IdAccessor<CSMWorld::Pathgrid> >& mPathgrids;
 
     public:
 
         PathgridCheckStage (const CSMWorld::SubCellCollection<CSMWorld::Pathgrid,
-                CSMWorld::IdAccessor<CSMWorld::Pathgrid> >& pathgrids);
+            CSMWorld::IdAccessor<CSMWorld::Pathgrid> >& pathgrids, CSMTools::SignalHandler *signallHandler);
+
+        ~PathgridCheckStage ();
 
         virtual int setup();
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/signalhandler.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/signalhandler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfb52ed63c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/signalhandler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include "signalhandler.hpp"
+
+#include "../settings/usersettings.hpp"
+
+CSMTools::SignalHandler::SignalHandler(bool extraCheck)
+    : mExtraCheck(extraCheck)
+{
+    connect (&CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance(),
+             SIGNAL (userSettingUpdated(const QString &, const QStringList &)),
+             this,
+             SLOT (updateUserSetting (const QString &, const QStringList &)));
+}
+
+void CSMTools::SignalHandler::updateUserSetting (const QString &name, const QStringList &list)
+{
+    if (name=="verifier/pathgrid-extra-check")
+        mExtraCheck = list.at(0) == "true";
+}
+
+bool CSMTools::SignalHandler::extraCheck ()
+{
+    return mExtraCheck;
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/signalhandler.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/signalhandler.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3d075fdfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/signalhandler.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#ifndef CSM_TOOLS_SIGNALHANDLER_H
+#define CSM_TOOLS_SIGNALHANDLER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+namespace CSMTools
+{
+    class SignalHandler : public QObject
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+            bool mExtraCheck;
+
+        public:
+
+            SignalHandler (bool extraCheck);
+
+            bool extraCheck ();
+
+        public slots:
+
+            void updateUserSetting (const QString &name, const QStringList &list);
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
index 8d93a94332..45c7fbae35 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "../world/data.hpp"
 #include "../world/universalid.hpp"
 
+#include "../settings/usersettings.hpp"
+
 #include "reportmodel.hpp"
 #include "mandatoryid.hpp"
 #include "skillcheck.hpp"
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "startscriptcheck.hpp"
 #include "searchoperation.hpp"
 #include "pathgridcheck.hpp"
+#include "signalhandler.hpp"
 
 CSMDoc::OperationHolder *CSMTools::Tools::get (int type)
 {
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ CSMDoc::OperationHolder *CSMTools::Tools::getVerifier()
             SIGNAL (reportMessage (const CSMWorld::UniversalId&, const std::string&, const std::string&, int)),
             this, SLOT (verifierMessage (const CSMWorld::UniversalId&, const std::string&, const std::string&, int)));
 
+        CSMSettings::UserSettings &userSettings = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance();
+
         std::vector<std::string> mandatoryIds; //  I want C++11, damn it!
         mandatoryIds.push_back ("Day");
         mandatoryIds.push_back ("DaysPassed");
@@ -97,7 +102,8 @@ CSMDoc::OperationHolder *CSMTools::Tools::getVerifier()
                     CSMWorld::UniversalId( CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Meshes )),
                 mData.getRaces() ));
 
-        mVerifierOperation->appendStage (new PathgridCheckStage (mData.getPathgrids()));
+        mVerifierOperation->appendStage (new PathgridCheckStage (mData.getPathgrids(),
+            new SignalHandler(userSettings.setting ("verifier/pathgrid-extra-check", QString ("false"))=="true")));
 
         mVerifier.setOperation (mVerifierOperation);
     }
@@ -213,4 +219,3 @@ void CSMTools::Tools::verifierMessage (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const st
     if (iter!=mActiveReports.end())
         mReports[iter->second]->add (id, message, hint);
 }
-
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
index 0f9e570445..dc19cf456b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace CSMTools
             CSMWorld::UniversalId newSearch();
 
             void runSearch (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& searchId, const Search& search);
-            
+
             void abortOperation (int type);
             ///< \attention The operation is not aborted immediately.