diff --git a/src/app/file/ase_format.cpp b/src/app/file/ase_format.cpp
index 86b09034b..fb2d436f2 100644
--- a/src/app/file/ase_format.cpp
+++ b/src/app/file/ase_format.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "app/file/file.h"
 #include "app/file/file_format.h"
 #include "app/file/format_options.h"
-#include "app/pref/preferences.h"
 #include "base/cfile.h"
 #include "base/exception.h"
 #include "base/file_handle.h"
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   doc::color_t defaultSliceColor() override {
-    auto color = Preferences::instance().slices.defaultColor();
+    auto color = m_fop->config().defaultSliceColor;
     return doc::rgba(color.getRed(),
                      color.getGreen(),
                      color.getBlue(),
diff --git a/src/app/file/file.h b/src/app/file/file.h
index 98b773f78..378330600 100644
--- a/src/app/file/file.h
+++ b/src/app/file/file.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Aseprite
-// Copyright (C) 2018-2022  Igara Studio S.A.
+// Copyright (C) 2018-2023  Igara Studio S.A.
 // Copyright (C) 2001-2018  David Capello
 //
 // This program is distributed under the terms of
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ namespace app {
     bool hasEmbeddedGridBounds() const { return m_embeddedGridBounds; }
 
     bool newBlend() const { return m_config.newBlend; }
+    const FileOpConfig& config() const { return m_config; }
 
   private:
     FileOp();                   // Undefined
diff --git a/src/app/file/file_op_config.cpp b/src/app/file/file_op_config.cpp
index e045f5acb..d7d485312 100644
--- a/src/app/file/file_op_config.cpp
+++ b/src/app/file/file_op_config.cpp
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ namespace app {
 
 void FileOpConfig::fillFromPreferences()
 {
-  preserveColorProfile = Preferences::instance().color.manage();
-  filesWithProfile = Preferences::instance().color.filesWithProfile();
-  missingProfile = Preferences::instance().color.missingProfile();
-  newBlend = Preferences::instance().experimental.newBlend();
-  defaultSliceColor = Preferences::instance().slices.defaultColor();
+  auto& pref = Preferences::instance();
+
+  preserveColorProfile = pref.color.manage();
+  filesWithProfile = pref.color.filesWithProfile();
+  missingProfile = pref.color.missingProfile();
+  newBlend = pref.experimental.newBlend();
+  defaultSliceColor = pref.slices.defaultColor();
   workingCS = get_working_rgb_space_from_preferences();
-  rgbMapAlgorithm = Preferences::instance().quantization.rgbmapAlgorithm();
+  rgbMapAlgorithm = pref.quantization.rgbmapAlgorithm();
 }
 
 } // namespace app