diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/BlurredWallpaperBackground.qml b/quickshell/Modules/BlurredWallpaperBackground.qml
index 2a9ad192..552d3ce8 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/BlurredWallpaperBackground.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/BlurredWallpaperBackground.qml
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             Component.onCompleted: {
-                renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                if (typeof blurWallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled !== "undefined")
+                    blurWallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled = Qt.binding(() => root.effectActive || root._renderSettling || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading);
                 isInitialized = true;
             }
 
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ Variants {
             readonly property bool transitioning: transitionAnimation.running
             property bool effectActive: false
             property bool _renderSettling: true
-            property bool _updatesOptimized: false
             property bool useNextForEffect: false
 
             Connections {
@@ -109,14 +109,8 @@ Variants {
 
             Timer {
                 id: renderSettleTimer
-                interval: 100
-                onTriggered: {
-                    root._renderSettling = false;
-                    if (!root._updatesOptimized && typeof blurWallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled !== "undefined") {
-                        root._updatesOptimized = true;
-                        blurWallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled = Qt.binding(() => root.effectActive || root._renderSettling || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading);
-                    }
-                }
+                interval: 1000
+                onTriggered: root._renderSettling = false
             }
 
             onSourceChanged: {