diff --git a/flaschengeist/app.py b/flaschengeist/app.py
index c460e99..4042601 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/app.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/app.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def __load_plugins(app):
         logger.debug("Found plugin: >{}<".format(entry_point.name))
         plugin = None
         if entry_point.name in config and config[entry_point.name].get("enabled", False):
-            plugin = entry_point.load()(config[entry_point.name])
+            plugin = entry_point.load()
+            setattr(plugin, "_plugin_name", entry_point.name)
+            plugin = plugin(config[entry_point.name])
             if plugin.blueprint:
                 app.register_blueprint(plugin.blueprint)
             logger.info("Load plugin >{}<".format(entry_point.name))
diff --git a/flaschengeist/models/setting.py b/flaschengeist/models/setting.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b3acc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flaschengeist/models/setting.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from ..database import db
+
+
+class _PluginSetting(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = "plugin_setting"
+    id = db.Column("id", db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    plugin: str = db.Column(db.String(30))
+    name: str = db.Column(db.String(30), nullable=False)
+    value: any = db.Column(db.PickleType(protocol=4))
diff --git a/flaschengeist/plugins/__init__.py b/flaschengeist/plugins/__init__.py
index 41a019e..d4249a9 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import sqlalchemy
 import pkg_resources
 from werkzeug.exceptions import MethodNotAllowed, NotFound
 
+from flaschengeist.database import db
 from flaschengeist.models.user import _Avatar
+from flaschengeist.models.setting import _PluginSetting
 from flaschengeist.utils.hook import HookBefore, HookAfter
 
 before_role_updated = HookBefore("update_role")
@@ -50,6 +53,40 @@ class Plugin:
         """
         pass
 
+    def get_setting(self, name: str, **kwargs):
+        """Get plugin setting from database
+        Args:
+            name: string identifying the setting
+            default: Default value
+        Returns:
+            Value stored in database (native python)
+        """
+        try:
+            setting = _PluginSetting.query\
+                .filter(_PluginSetting.plugin == self._plugin_name)\
+                .filter(_PluginSetting.name == name).one()
+            return setting.value
+        except sqlalchemy.orm.exc.NoResultFound:
+            if "default" in kwargs:
+                return kwargs["default"]
+            else:
+                raise KeyError
+
+    def set_setting(self, name: str, value):
+        """Save setting in database
+        Args:
+            name: String identifying the setting
+            value: Value to be stored
+        """
+        setting = _PluginSetting.query \
+            .filter(_PluginSetting.plugin == self._plugin_name) \
+            .filter(_PluginSetting.name == name).one_or_none()
+        if setting is not None:
+            setting.value = value
+        else:
+            db.session.add(_PluginSetting(plugin=self._plugin_name, name=name, value=value))
+        db.session.commit()
+
     def serialize(self):
         """Serialize a plugin into a dict
 
diff --git a/flaschengeist/plugins/balance/__init__.py b/flaschengeist/plugins/balance/__init__.py
index 3f458c7..edaa2a4 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/plugins/balance/__init__.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/plugins/balance/__init__.py
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ class BalancePlugin(Plugin):
 
         @before_update_user
         def set_default_limit(user):
-            if "limit" in config:
-                limit = config["limit"]
+            try:
+                limit = self.get_setting("limit")
                 logger.debug("Setting default limit of {} to user {}".format(limit, user.userid))
                 balance_controller.set_limit(user, limit, override=False)
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
 
     def install(self):
         from flaschengeist.database import db