diff --git a/settings-daemon/application.cpp b/settings-daemon/application.cpp
index 8883afa..d2c71c0 100644
--- a/settings-daemon/application.cpp
+++ b/settings-daemon/application.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QLocale>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv)
     : QApplication(argc, argv)
@@ -51,4 +52,16 @@ Application::Application(int &argc, char **argv)
             translator->deleteLater();
         }
     }
+
+    QTimer::singleShot(10, this, &Application::invokeDesktopProcess);
+}
+
+void Application::invokeDesktopProcess()
+{
+    // Start desktop UI component.
+    QDBusInterface sessionInterface("org.cutefish.Session", "/Session", "org.cutefish.Session",
+                                    QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
+    if (sessionInterface.isValid()) {
+        sessionInterface.call("startDesktopProcess");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/settings-daemon/application.h b/settings-daemon/application.h
index d26ba5f..eea1f59 100644
--- a/settings-daemon/application.h
+++ b/settings-daemon/application.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public:
 
     AudioManager *audioManager() { return m_audioManager; }
 
+    void invokeDesktopProcess();
+
 private:
     AudioManager *m_audioManager;
     ThemeManager *m_themeManager;
diff --git a/settings-daemon/theme/thememanager.cpp b/settings-daemon/theme/thememanager.cpp
index 7cef2a5..e2fcd17 100644
--- a/settings-daemon/theme/thememanager.cpp
+++ b/settings-daemon/theme/thememanager.cpp
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@ ThemeManager::ThemeManager(QObject *parent)
 
     // Start the DE and need to update the settings again.
     initGtkConfig();
-
-    // Start desktop UI component.
-    QDBusInterface sessionInterface("org.cutefish.Session", "/Session", "org.cutefish.Session",
-                                    QDBusConnection::sessionBus());
-    if (sessionInterface.isValid()) {
-        sessionInterface.call("startDesktopProcess");
-    }
 }
 
 bool ThemeManager::isDarkMode()