diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 1b7d2145..d83b832e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Fixed
+- **Auto-Update vt_data Inconsistency Between Displays (2026-02-12)**
+  - Fixed bug where vt_data auto-update setting behaved differently on server display vs external displays
+  - **Root Cause**: The auto_update_vt_data setting was loaded from the settings file in the data directory, which could be different for different displays in multi-display setups
+  - **Solution**: Modified the auto-update check to load the setting from a fixed path (/usr/viewtouch/dat/settings.dat) to ensure consistency across all displays
+  - **Impact**: vt_data auto-update setting now works consistently regardless of which display is used to start the system
+  - **Files modified**: `main/data/manager.cc`
 - **Hardware Button Type: Server Terminal Duplicates and Printer Removal (2026-02-12)**
   - Fixed bugs in Hardware zone that created duplicate server terminals and incorrectly removed shared printers
   - **Bug 1: Duplicate Server Terminals**
diff --git a/main/data/manager.cc b/main/data/manager.cc
index 422679e1..cea94ad1 100644
--- a/main/data/manager.cc
+++ b/main/data/manager.cc
@@ -681,16 +681,15 @@ int main(int argc, genericChar* argv[])
     // Check if vt_data exists locally first
     bool vt_data_updated = false;
     
-    // Check if auto-update is enabled by loading settings
+    // Check if auto-update is enabled by loading settings from a fixed location
+    // to ensure consistency across all displays
     bool auto_update_enabled = true;  // Default to enabled for backward compatibility
     
-    // Load settings from the master settings file using the same method as StartSystem
-    std::array<char, STRLONG> settings_path{};
-    MasterSystem->FullPath(MASTER_SETTINGS, settings_path.data());
+    std::string fixed_settings_path = std::string(VIEWTOUCH_PATH) + "/dat/settings.dat";
     
-    if (fs::exists(settings_path.data())) {
+    if (fs::exists(fixed_settings_path)) {
         Settings temp_settings;
-        if (temp_settings.Load(settings_path.data()) == 0) {
+        if (temp_settings.Load(fixed_settings_path.c_str()) == 0) {
             auto_update_enabled = temp_settings.auto_update_vt_data;
             if (!auto_update_enabled) {
                 ReportError(GlobalTranslate("Auto-update of vt_data is disabled in settings"));