diff --git a/firmware/Gravity/Gravity.ino b/firmware/Gravity/Gravity.ino
index aef4ab8..b79d2e9 100644
--- a/firmware/Gravity/Gravity.ino
+++ b/firmware/Gravity/Gravity.ino
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @file Gravity.ino
  * @author Adam Wonak (https://github.com/awonak/)
  * @brief Alt firmware version of Gravity by Sitka Instruments.
- * @version v2.0.0 - June 2025 awonak - Full rewrite
+ * @version v2.0.1 - June 2025 awonak - Full rewrite
  * @version v1.0 - August 2023 Oleksiy H - Initial release
  * @date 2025-07-04
  *
@@ -227,8 +227,16 @@ void HandleEncoderPressed() {
                 case PARAM_MAIN_LOAD_DATA:
                     if (app.selected_sub_param < StateManager::MAX_SAVE_SLOTS) {
                         app.selected_save_slot = app.selected_sub_param;
+                        // Load pattern data into app state.
                         stateManager.loadData(app, app.selected_save_slot);
-                        InitGravity(app);
+                        // Load global performance settings if they have changed.
+                        if (gravity.clock.Tempo() != app.tempo) {
+                            gravity.clock.SetTempo(app.tempo);
+                        }
+                        // Load global settings only clock is not active.
+                        if (gravity.clock.IsPaused()) {
+                            InitGravity(app);
+                        }
                     }
                     break;
                 case PARAM_MAIN_FACTORY_RESET:
diff --git a/firmware/Gravity/save_state.cpp b/firmware/Gravity/save_state.cpp
index ff00005..564cf70 100644
--- a/firmware/Gravity/save_state.cpp
+++ b/firmware/Gravity/save_state.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 // Define the constants for the current firmware.
 const char StateManager::SKETCH_NAME[] = "ALT GRAVITY";
-const char StateManager::SEMANTIC_VERSION[] = "2.0.0";  // NOTE: This should match the version in the library.properties file.
+const char StateManager::SEMANTIC_VERSION[] = "2.0.1";  // NOTE: This should match the version in the library.properties file.
 
 // Number of available save slots.
 const byte StateManager::MAX_SAVE_SLOTS = 10;
@@ -33,54 +33,66 @@ const int StateManager::EEPROM_DATA_START_ADDR = sizeof(StateManager::Metadata);
 StateManager::StateManager() : _isDirty(false), _lastChangeTime(0) {}
 
 bool StateManager::initialize(AppState& app) {
+    noInterrupts();
+    bool success = false;
     if (_isDataValid()) {
         // Load global settings.
         _loadMetadata(app);
         // Load app data from the transient slot.
         _loadState(app, TRANSIENT_SLOT);
-        return true;
+        success = true;
     }
     // EEPROM does not contain save data for this firmware & version.
     else {
         // Erase EEPROM and initialize state. Save default pattern to all save slots.
         factoryReset(app);
-        return false;
     }
+    interrupts();
+    return success;
 }
 
 bool StateManager::loadData(AppState& app, byte slot_index) {
     // Check if slot_index is within max range + 1 for transient.
     if (slot_index >= MAX_SAVE_SLOTS + 1) return false;
 
+    noInterrupts();
+
     // Load the state data from the specified EEPROM slot and update the app state save slot.
     _loadState(app, slot_index);
     app.selected_save_slot = slot_index;
-    // Persist this change in the global metadata.
-    _saveMetadata(app);
+    // Persist this change in the global metadata on next update.
+    _isDirty = true;
 
+    interrupts();
     return true;
 }
 
 // Save app state to user specified save slot.
 void StateManager::saveData(const AppState& app) {
+    noInterrupts();
     // Check if slot_index is within max range + 1 for transient.
     if (app.selected_save_slot >= MAX_SAVE_SLOTS + 1) return;
 
     _saveState(app, app.selected_save_slot);
     _saveMetadata(app);
     _isDirty = false;
+    interrupts();
 }
 
 // Save transient state if it has changed and enough time has passed since last save.
 void StateManager::update(const AppState& app) {
     if (_isDirty && (millis() - _lastChangeTime > SAVE_DELAY_MS)) {
+        noInterrupts();
         _saveState(app, TRANSIENT_SLOT);
         _saveMetadata(app);
         _isDirty = false;
+        interrupts();
     }
 }
 
 void StateManager::reset(AppState& app) {
+    noInterrupts();
+
     AppState default_app;
     app.tempo = default_app.tempo;
     app.selected_param = default_app.selected_param;
@@ -98,6 +110,7 @@ void StateManager::reset(AppState& app) {
     _loadMetadata(app);
 
     _isDirty = false;
+    interrupts();
 }
 
 void StateManager::markDirty() {
@@ -134,7 +147,6 @@ void StateManager::_saveState(const AppState& app, byte slot_index) {
     // Check if slot_index is within max range + 1 for transient.
     if (app.selected_save_slot >= MAX_SAVE_SLOTS + 1) return;
 
-    noInterrupts();
     static EepromData save_data;
 
     save_data.tempo = app.tempo;
@@ -165,14 +177,12 @@ void StateManager::_saveState(const AppState& app, byte slot_index) {
 
     int address = EEPROM_DATA_START_ADDR + (slot_index * sizeof(EepromData));
     EEPROM.put(address, save_data);
-    interrupts();
 }
 
 void StateManager::_loadState(AppState& app, byte slot_index) {
     // Check if slot_index is within max range + 1 for transient.
     if (slot_index >= MAX_SAVE_SLOTS + 1) return;
 
-    noInterrupts();
     static EepromData load_data;
     int address = EEPROM_DATA_START_ADDR + (slot_index * sizeof(EepromData));
     EEPROM.get(address, load_data);
@@ -200,11 +210,9 @@ void StateManager::_loadState(AppState& app, byte slot_index) {
         ch.setCv1Dest(static_cast<CvDestination>(saved_ch_state.cv1_dest));
         ch.setCv2Dest(static_cast<CvDestination>(saved_ch_state.cv2_dest));
     }
-    interrupts();
 }
 
 void StateManager::_saveMetadata(const AppState& app) {
-    noInterrupts();
     Metadata current_meta;
     strcpy(current_meta.sketch_name, SKETCH_NAME);
     strcpy(current_meta.version, SEMANTIC_VERSION);
@@ -215,14 +223,12 @@ void StateManager::_saveMetadata(const AppState& app) {
     current_meta.rotate_display = app.rotate_display;
 
     EEPROM.put(METADATA_START_ADDR, current_meta);
-    interrupts();
 }
 
 void StateManager::_loadMetadata(AppState& app) {
-    noInterrupts();
     Metadata metadata;
     EEPROM.get(METADATA_START_ADDR, metadata);
     app.selected_save_slot = metadata.selected_save_slot;
     app.encoder_reversed = metadata.encoder_reversed;
-    interrupts();
+    app.rotate_display = metadata.rotate_display;
 }
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diff --git a/firmware/Gravity/save_state.h b/firmware/Gravity/save_state.h
index 29226e7..220af7a 100644
--- a/firmware/Gravity/save_state.h
+++ b/firmware/Gravity/save_state.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class StateManager {
 
     // This struct holds the data that identifies the firmware version.
     struct Metadata {
-        char sketch_name[12];
-        char version[5];
+        char sketch_name[16];
+        char version[16];
         // Additional global/hardware settings
         byte selected_save_slot;
         bool encoder_reversed;
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index bce41dd..afcb2f5 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=libGravity
-version=2.0.0
+version=2.0.1
 author=Adam Wonak
 maintainer=awonak <github.com/awonak>
 sentence=Hardware abstraction library for Sitka Instruments Gravity eurorack module
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ category=Other
 license=MIT
 url=https://github.com/awonak/libGravity
 architectures=avr
-depends=uClock,RotaryEncoder,U8g2
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+depends=uClock,RotaryEncoder,U8g2,NeoHWSerial