diff --git a/admin/search.php b/admin/search.php
index 82c5969992b..3dc565eca84 100644
--- a/admin/search.php
+++ b/admin/search.php
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ $focus = '';
 // now we'll deal with the case that the admin has submitted the form with changed settings
 if ($data = data_submitted() and confirm_sesskey()) {
     if (admin_write_settings($data)) {
-        $statusmsg = get_string('changessaved');
+        redirect($PAGE->url, get_string('changessaved'), null, \core\output\notification::NOTIFY_SUCCESS);
     }
 
     if (!empty($adminroot->errors)) {
         $errormsg = get_string('errorwithsettings', 'admin');
         $firsterror = reset($adminroot->errors);
         $focus = $firsterror->id;
+    } else {
+        redirect($PAGE->url);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/admin/settings.php b/admin/settings.php
index e8f57825e76..76584b346e4 100644
--- a/admin/settings.php
+++ b/admin/settings.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $errormsg  = '';
 
 if ($data = data_submitted() and confirm_sesskey()) {
     if (admin_write_settings($data)) {
-        $statusmsg = get_string('changessaved');
+        redirect($PAGE->url, get_string('changessaved'), null, \core\output\notification::NOTIFY_SUCCESS);
     }
 
     if (empty($adminroot->errors)) {
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ if ($data = data_submitted() and confirm_sesskey()) {
             case 'site': redirect("$CFG->wwwroot/");
             case 'admin': redirect("$CFG->wwwroot/$CFG->admin/");
         }
+        redirect($PAGE->url);
     } else {
         $errormsg = get_string('errorwithsettings', 'admin');
         $firsterror = reset($adminroot->errors);
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ if (empty($SITE->fullname)) {
 
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    echo '<form action="settings.php" method="post" id="adminsettings">';
+    echo '<form action="' . $PAGE->url . '" method="post" id="adminsettings">';
     echo '<div class="settingsform clearfix">';
     echo html_writer::input_hidden_params($PAGE->url);
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="sesskey" value="'.sesskey().'" />';
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ if (empty($SITE->fullname)) {
 
     // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    echo '<form action="settings.php" method="post" id="adminsettings">';
+    echo '<form action="' . $PAGE->url . '" method="post" id="adminsettings">';
     echo '<div class="settingsform clearfix">';
     echo html_writer::input_hidden_params($PAGE->url);
     echo '<input type="hidden" name="sesskey" value="'.sesskey().'" />';