diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7859055..267eae6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "voicemeeter-compact"
-version = "1.9.2"
+version = "1.9.3"
 description = "A Compact Voicemeeter Remote App"
 authors = ["onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/vmcompact/app.py b/vmcompact/app.py
index 0f6228b..1cc3644 100644
--- a/vmcompact/app.py
+++ b/vmcompact/app.py
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
         self.logger = logger.getChild(self.__class__.__name__)
         self._vmr = vmr
         self._vmr.event.add(["pdirty", "ldirty"])
-        self.after(12000 if self._vmr.gui.launched_by_api else 1, self.start_updates)
+        self.subject = Subject()
+        self.start_updates()
         self._vmr.init_thread()
         icon_path = Path(__file__).parent.resolve() / "img" / "cat.ico"
         if icon_path.is_file():
             self.iconbitmap(str(icon_path))
         self.minsize(275, False)
-        self.subject = Subject()
         self._configs = None
         self.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self.on_close_window)
         self.menu = self["menu"] = Menus(self, vmr)
@@ -148,10 +148,15 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
         return self._configs
 
     def start_updates(self):
-        self.logger.debug("updates started")
-        _base_values.run_update = True
+        def init():
+            self.logger.debug("updates started")
+            _base_values.run_update = True
+
         if self._vmr.gui.launched_by_api:
-            self.on_pdirty()
+            self.subject.notify("pdirty")
+            self.after(12000, init)
+        else:
+            init()
 
     def healthcheck_step(self):
         if not _base_values.vban_connected:
diff --git a/vmcompact/menu.py b/vmcompact/menu.py
index 36d6564..b91e13e 100644
--- a/vmcompact/menu.py
+++ b/vmcompact/menu.py
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import webbrowser
 from functools import partial
 from tkinter import messagebox
 
-import sv_ttk
 import vban_cmd
 from vban_cmd.error import VBANCMDConnectionError
 
+import sv_ttk
+
 from .data import _base_values, _configuration, get_configuration, kind_get
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -238,10 +239,14 @@ class Menus(tk.Menu):
     def load_custom_profile(self, profile):
         self.logger.info(f"loading user profile {profile}")
         self.target.apply(profile)
+        if not _base_values.run_update:
+            self.parent.subject.notify("pdirty")
 
     def load_profile(self, profile):
         self.logger.info(f"loading user profile {profile}")
         self.target.apply_config(profile)
+        if not _base_values.run_update:
+            self.parent.subject.notify("pdirty")
 
     def load_defaults(self):
         msg = (