diff -up system-config-printer-1.1.16/options.py.copy-crash system-config-printer-1.1.16/options.py
--- system-config-printer-1.1.16/options.py.copy-crash	2009-12-22 14:44:19.000000000 +0000
+++ system-config-printer-1.1.16/options.py	2010-01-11 16:05:04.352909594 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ## system-config-printer
 
-## Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
-## Copyright (C) 2008 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
-## Copyright (C) 2006 Florian Festi <ffesti@redhat.com>
+## Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+## Authors:
+##  Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
+##  Florian Festi <ffesti@redhat.com>
 
 ## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ def OptionWidget(name, v, s, on_change):
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class OptionInterface:
+    def get_default(self):
+        return None
+
     def get_current_value(self):
         raise NotImplemented
 
@@ -105,6 +109,9 @@ class OptionAlwaysShown(OptionInterface)
         self.use_supported = use_supported
         self.reinit (None)
 
+    def get_default(self):
+        return self.system_default
+
     def set_default(self, system_default):
         # For the media option, the system default depends on the printer's
         # PageSize setting.  This method allows the main module to tell us
diff -up system-config-printer-1.1.16/system-config-printer.py.copy-crash system-config-printer-1.1.16/system-config-printer.py
--- system-config-printer-1.1.16/system-config-printer.py.copy-crash	2010-01-11 16:05:04.342910797 +0000
+++ system-config-printer-1.1.16/system-config-printer.py	2010-01-11 16:05:22.957910696 +0000
@@ -2069,8 +2069,8 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI, monitor.Watcher):
                     printer.unsetOption(option)
             for option in self.server_side_options.itervalues():
                 if (option.is_changed() or
-                    saveall and
-                    option.get_current_value () != option.system_default):
+                    (saveall and
+                     option.get_current_value () != option.get_default())):
                     printer.setOption(option.name, option.get_current_value())
 
         except cups.IPPError, (e, s):