diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b6d3def..b0ba3cb 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ initialize (gint compositor_mode, gboolean replace_wm)
         XDefineCursor (main_display_info->dpy, screen_info->xroot, myDisplayGetCursorRoot(main_display_info));
     }
 
+    reloadSettings(main_display_info, UPDATE_ALL);
+
     /* No screen to manage, give up */
     if (!main_display_info->nb_screens)
     {