diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ApplicationState.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ApplicationState.cpp
index 507d721a7..ee42da048 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ApplicationState.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ApplicationState.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,15 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
     {
         Json::StreamWriterBuilder wbuilder;
 
-        _writeSharedContents(Json::writeString(wbuilder, ToJson(FileSource::Shared)));
-        _writeElevatedContents(Json::writeString(wbuilder, ToJson(FileSource::Local)));
+        if (::Microsoft::Console::Utils::IsElevated())
+        {
+            _writeSharedContents(Json::writeString(wbuilder, ToJson(FileSource::Shared)));
+            _writeElevatedContents(Json::writeString(wbuilder, ToJson(FileSource::Local)));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _writeSharedContents(Json::writeString(wbuilder, ToJson(FileSource::Shared | FileSource::Local)));
+        }
     }
     CATCH_LOG()
 
@@ -174,7 +181,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
         {
             auto state = _state.lock_shared();
 #define MTSM_APPLICATION_STATE_GEN(source, type, name, key, ...) \
-    if (parseSource == source)                                   \
+    if (WI_IsFlagSet(parseSource, source))                       \
         JsonUtils::SetValueForKey(root, key, state->name);
 
             MTSM_APPLICATION_STATE_FIELDS(MTSM_APPLICATION_STATE_GEN)
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ApplicationState.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ApplicationState.h
index 5e36e364a..c507f550c 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ApplicationState.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/ApplicationState.h
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ Abstract:
 //   (type, function name, JSON key, ...variadic construction arguments)
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
 {
-    enum FileSource
+    enum FileSource : int
     {
-        Shared,
-        Local,
+        Shared = 0x1,
+        Local = 0x2,
         // ElevatedOnly
     };
+    DEFINE_ENUM_FLAG_OPERATORS(FileSource);
 
 #define MTSM_APPLICATION_STATE_FIELDS(X)                                                                                                                                  \
     X(FileSource::Shared, std::unordered_set<winrt::guid>, GeneratedProfiles, "generatedProfiles")                                                                        \