diff --git a/Services/FocusedWindowService.qml b/Services/FocusedWindowService.qml
index dfb7f167..59d62aa0 100644
--- a/Services/FocusedWindowService.qml
+++ b/Services/FocusedWindowService.qml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Singleton {
     Connections {
         target: NiriWorkspaceService
         function onFocusedWindowIdChanged() {
-            root.focusedWindowId = NiriWorkspaceService.focusedWindowId
+            root.focusedWindowId = parseInt(NiriWorkspaceService.focusedWindowId) || -1
             updateFocusedWindowData()
         }
         function onFocusedWindowTitleChanged() {
diff --git a/Widgets/SettingsPopup.qml b/Widgets/SettingsPopup.qml
index 3848f54e..dcd91a98 100644
--- a/Widgets/SettingsPopup.qml
+++ b/Widgets/SettingsPopup.qml
@@ -192,14 +192,18 @@ PanelWindow {
                                                 smooth: true
                                                 asynchronous: true
                                                 mipmap: true
-                                                cache: false
+                                                cache: true
+                                                
+                                                property string lastLoggedSource: ""
                                                 
                                                 onStatusChanged: {
-                                                    console.log("Profile image status:", status, "source:", source)
-                                                    if (status === Image.Ready) {
-                                                        console.log("Image loaded successfully, size:", sourceSize.width + "x" + sourceSize.height)
-                                                    } else if (status === Image.Error) {
-                                                        console.log("Image failed to load")
+                                                    if (source !== lastLoggedSource && (status === Image.Ready || status === Image.Error)) {
+                                                        lastLoggedSource = source
+                                                        if (status === Image.Ready) {
+                                                            console.log("Profile image loaded successfully, size:", sourceSize.width + "x" + sourceSize.height)
+                                                        } else if (status === Image.Error) {
+                                                            console.log("Profile image failed to load:", source)
+                                                        }
                                                     }
                                                 }
                                             }
diff --git a/Widgets/TopBar/AudioVisualization.qml b/Widgets/TopBar/AudioVisualization.qml
index f2191684..fd089f9c 100644
--- a/Widgets/TopBar/AudioVisualization.qml
+++ b/Widgets/TopBar/AudioVisualization.qml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Item {
     property bool hasActiveMedia: false
     property var activePlayer: null
     property bool cavaAvailable: false
+    property bool configCreated: false
     
     width: 20
     height: Theme.iconSize
@@ -21,10 +22,10 @@ Item {
         running: true
         onExited: (exitCode) => {
             root.cavaAvailable = exitCode === 0
-            if (root.cavaAvailable) {
+            if (root.cavaAvailable && !root.configCreated) {
                 console.log("cava found - creating config and enabling real audio visualization")
                 configWriter.running = true
-            } else {
+            } else if (!root.cavaAvailable) {
                 console.log("cava not found - using fallback animation")
                 fallbackTimer.running = Qt.binding(() => root.hasActiveMedia && root.activePlayer?.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing)
             }
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ Item {
     
     Process {
         id: configWriter
-        running: root.cavaAvailable
+        running: false
         command: [
             "sh", "-c", 
             `cat > /tmp/quickshell_cava_config << 'EOF'
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ EOF`
         ]
         
         onExited: {
+            root.configCreated = true
             if (root.cavaAvailable) {
                 cavaProcess.running = Qt.binding(() => root.hasActiveMedia && root.activePlayer?.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing)
             }