diff --git a/kernel/api/setting.go b/kernel/api/setting.go
index b6bd898c3..9229dc6a7 100644
--- a/kernel/api/setting.go
+++ b/kernel/api/setting.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func addVirtualBlockRefExclude(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	model.AddVirtualBlockRefExclude(keywords)
+	util.BroadcastByType("main", "setConf", 0, "", model.Conf)
 }
 
 func addVirtualBlockRefInclude(c *gin.Context) {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ func addVirtualBlockRefInclude(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	model.AddVirtualBlockRefInclude(keywords)
+	util.BroadcastByType("main", "setConf", 0, "", model.Conf)
 }
 
 func refreshVirtualBlockRef(c *gin.Context) {
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ func refreshVirtualBlockRef(c *gin.Context) {
 	defer c.JSON(http.StatusOK, ret)
 
 	model.ResetVirtualBlockRefCache()
+	util.BroadcastByType("main", "setConf", 0, "", model.Conf)
 }
 
 func setBazaar(c *gin.Context) {
diff --git a/kernel/model/virutalref.go b/kernel/model/virutalref.go
index a1741e0c4..34c9c23c5 100644
--- a/kernel/model/virutalref.go
+++ b/kernel/model/virutalref.go
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ func AddVirtualBlockRefInclude(keyword []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	Conf.m.Lock()
-	defer Conf.m.Unlock()
-
 	include := strings.ReplaceAll(Conf.Editor.VirtualBlockRefInclude, "\\,", "__comma@sep__")
 	includes := strings.Split(include, ",")
 	includes = append(includes, keyword...)
@@ -136,9 +133,6 @@ func AddVirtualBlockRefExclude(keyword []string) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	Conf.m.Lock()
-	defer Conf.m.Unlock()
-
 	exclude := strings.ReplaceAll(Conf.Editor.VirtualBlockRefExclude, "\\,", "__comma@sep__")
 	excludes := strings.Split(exclude, ",")
 	excludes = append(excludes, keyword...)