save-place-mode in emacs 29 not working

I put (save-place-mode 1) in my config file, but it doesn't seem to be working. I'm using emacs 29 for native wayland support. Also tried some of the older commands but had no luck. Has anyone been able to use save-place-mode in 29? I tried enabling it via the dropdown in the toolbar too, but after restarting emacs the setting was unchecked.