--- a/AbstractSettingsApplication.st	Mon Oct 03 15:15:56 2016 +0100
+++ b/AbstractSettingsApplication.st	Sun Oct 09 22:55:02 2016 +0100
@@ -1414,7 +1414,8 @@
 !
 
 basicSaveSettings
-    UserPreferences current autoloadedPackages:(packageChooser listOfSelectedItems value asArray).
+    UserPreferences current 
+        autoloadedPackages:(packageChooser listOfSelectedItems value asArray collect:[:each | each asStirng string]).
 ! !
 
 !AbstractSettingsApplication::AutoloadedPackagesSettingsAppl methodsFor:'aspects'!