2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/UserSettingsPage.cpp b/src/UserSettingsPage.cpp
index 659e8ceb..0bba0506 100644
--- a/src/UserSettingsPage.cpp
+++ b/src/UserSettingsPage.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 
 UserSettings::UserSettings()
 {
-        qRegisterMetaType<UserSettings::Presence>();
         load();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ec4f638d..04ff5155 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ createCacheDirectory()
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+        // needed for settings so need to register before any settings are read to prevent warings
+        qRegisterMetaType<UserSettings::Presence>();
+
 #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_WIN) || defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD)
         if (qgetenv("QT_SCALE_FACTOR").size() == 0) {
                 float factor = utils::scaleFactor();