diff --git a/digesting_libdecor.c b/digesting_libdecor.c
index f3ec0ce..c40d066 100755
--- a/digesting_libdecor.c
+++ b/digesting_libdecor.c
@@ -249,6 +249,15 @@ libdecorevent__frame_bounds(struct libdecor_frame *frame,
 }
 
 int main(){
+  /* get desktop settings */
+  {
+    ctx.color_scheme = libdecor_get_color_scheme();
+    if (libdecor_get_cursor_settings(&ctx.cursor_theme_name, &ctx.cursor_size)){
+      ctx.cursor_theme_name = 0;
+      ctx.cursor_size = 24;
+    }
+  }
+  
   /*~ NOTE:
   **~ initialize Wayland, Libdecor, & EGL
   */
@@ -295,7 +304,6 @@ int main(){
   
   /* setup GTK context */
   int gtk_init_success = 0;
-  enum libdecor_color_scheme color_scheme = 0;
   if (ctx.wl_display != 0 && ctx.wl_compositor != 0){
     gdk_set_allowed_backends("wayland");
     gtk_disable_setlocale();
@@ -303,10 +311,9 @@ int main(){
       gtk_init_success = 1;
     }
     
-    color_scheme = libdecor_get_color_scheme();
     g_object_set(gtk_settings_get_default(),
                  "gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme",
-                 (color_scheme == LIBDECOR_COLOR_SCHEME_PREFER_DARK), NULL);
+                 (ctx.color_scheme == LIBDECOR_COLOR_SCHEME_PREFER_DARK), NULL);
     
     if (!gtk_init_success){
       printf("failed to initialize gtk\n");
@@ -331,13 +338,6 @@ int main(){
       wl_list_init(&plugin_gtk->seat_list);
       wl_list_init(&plugin_gtk->output_list);
       
-      /* fetch cursor theme and size*/
-      if (!libdecor_get_cursor_settings(&plugin_gtk->cursor_theme_name,
-                                        &plugin_gtk->cursor_size)){
-        plugin_gtk->cursor_theme_name = 0;
-        plugin_gtk->cursor_size = 24;
-      }
-      
       plugin_gtk->wl_registry = wl_display_get_registry(ctx.wl_display);
       wl_registry_add_listener(plugin_gtk->wl_registry,
                                &registry_listener, plugin_gtk);
@@ -2701,8 +2701,6 @@ libdecor_plugin_gtk_destroy(struct libdecor_plugin *plugin)
     wl_list_remove(&frame->link);
   }
   
-  free(plugin_gtk->cursor_theme_name);
-  
   if (plugin_gtk->wl_shm)
     wl_shm_destroy(plugin_gtk->wl_shm);
   
@@ -4207,8 +4205,7 @@ ensure_cursor_theme(struct seat *seat)
     return false;
   
   seat->cursor_scale = scale;
-  theme = wl_cursor_theme_load(plugin_gtk->cursor_theme_name,
-                               plugin_gtk->cursor_size * scale,
+  theme = wl_cursor_theme_load(ctx.cursor_theme_name, ctx.cursor_size*scale,
                                plugin_gtk->wl_shm);
   if (theme == NULL)
     return false;
diff --git a/digesting_libdecor.h b/digesting_libdecor.h
index 8a82cb5..f4e00c1 100644
--- a/digesting_libdecor.h
+++ b/digesting_libdecor.h
@@ -450,9 +450,6 @@ struct libdecor_plugin_gtk {
   struct wl_list seat_list;
   struct wl_list output_list;
   
-  char *cursor_theme_name;
-  int cursor_size;
-  
   int double_click_time_ms;
   int drag_threshold;
   
@@ -621,6 +618,11 @@ static void output_removed(struct libdecor_plugin_gtk *plugin_gtk, struct output
 // digesting_libdecor
 
 typedef struct Ctx{
+  /* desktop settings */
+  enum libdecor_color_scheme color_scheme;
+  char *cursor_theme_name;
+  int cursor_size;
+  
   /* globals */
   struct wl_display    *wl_display;
   struct wl_registry   *wl_registry;