diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
index 40e107696..77534fb2e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1983,6 +1983,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements
     private void reloadIfNecessary() {
         // better do the reload when showing the keyboard next time, and not on settings change
         if (SettingsActivityKt.keyboardNeedsReload) {
+            loadSettings();
             KeyboardLayoutSet.onKeyboardThemeChanged();
             mKeyboardSwitcher.forceUpdateKeyboardTheme(mDisplayContext);
             SettingsActivityKt.keyboardNeedsReload = false;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
index 509581957..8e4aea4fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 // todo
 //  calling KeyboardSwitcher.getInstance().forceUpdateKeyboardTheme(requireContext()) while keyboard is showing shows just full screen background
 //   but reload while keyboard is showing would be great (isn't it at least semi-done when changing one-handed mode?)
-//  bg image inconsistent about being on toolbar or not (is this new?)
 //  performance
 //   find a nice way of testing (probably add logs for measuring time and recompositions)
 //   consider that stuff in composables can get called quite often on any changes