diff --git a/src/Core/Context.cpp b/src/Core/Context.cpp
index f8f14376d..3174e778e 100644
--- a/src/Core/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Core/Context.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ GlobalContext::userMetricsConfigChanged()
     foreach(UserMetricSettings m, _userMetrics) {
         RideMetricFactory::instance().addMetric(UserMetric(_contexts.at(0), m));
     }
+
+    // refresh SpecialFields to include updated user metrics
+    specialFields = SpecialFields();
 }
 
 GlobalContext *GlobalContext::context()