diff --git a/src/managers/XCursorManager.cpp b/src/managers/XCursorManager.cpp
index 3f554804a..0f0c9e807 100644
--- a/src/managers/XCursorManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/XCursorManager.cpp
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ void CXCursorManager::loadTheme(std::string const& name, int size, float scale)
         cursors.emplace_back(cursor);
     }
 
-    static auto SYNCGSETTINGS = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("cursor:sync_gsettings_theme");
-    if (*SYNCGSETTINGS)
-        syncGsettings();
+    syncGsettings();
 }
 
 SP<SXCursors> CXCursorManager::getShape(std::string const& shape, int size, float scale) {
@@ -560,6 +558,10 @@ std::vector<SP<SXCursors>> CXCursorManager::loadAllFromDir(std::string const& pa
 }
 
 void CXCursorManager::syncGsettings() {
+    static auto SYNCGSETTINGS = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("cursor:sync_gsettings_theme");
+    if (!*SYNCGSETTINGS)
+        return;
+
     auto checkParamExists = [](std::string const& paramName, std::string const& category) {
         auto* gSettingsSchemaSource = g_settings_schema_source_get_default();