diff --git a/src/plugins_list.py b/src/plugins_list.py
index 16d293d49..55ef4c7d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins_list.py
+++ b/src/plugins_list.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 from .modules.utils import buglog
 from .plugin_row import GradiencePluginRow
 from .plugins.hookspec import GradienceHooks
+from .constants import app_id
 
 
 class GradiencePluginsList:
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self, win):
 
         self.win = win
 
-        self.plugins = win.settings.get_list("plugins-enabled")
+        self.plugins = Gio.Settings(app_id).get_list("plugins-enabled")
         buglog(self.plugins)
 
         self.pm = pluggy.PluginManager("gradience")