diff --git a/kwin/src/breezydesktopeffect.cpp b/kwin/src/breezydesktopeffect.cpp
index 0807139..e27830d 100644
--- a/kwin/src/breezydesktopeffect.cpp
+++ b/kwin/src/breezydesktopeffect.cpp
@@ -273,20 +273,27 @@ void BreezyDesktopEffect::deactivate()
 void BreezyDesktopEffect::enableDriver()
 {
     qCCritical(KWIN_XR) << "\t\t\tBreezy - enableDriver";
-    QJsonObject obj;
-    obj.insert(QStringLiteral("disabled"), false);
-    obj.insert(QStringLiteral("output_mode"), QStringLiteral("external_only"));
-    obj.insert(QStringLiteral("external_mode"), QStringLiteral("breezy_desktop"));
-    XRDriverIPC::instance().writeConfig(obj);
+    QJsonObject newConfig = QJsonObject();
+    auto configJsonOpt = XRDriverIPC::instance().retrieveConfig();
+    if (configJsonOpt) {
+        newConfig = configJsonOpt.value();
+    }
+    newConfig.insert(QStringLiteral("disabled"), false);
+    newConfig.insert(QStringLiteral("output_mode"), QStringLiteral("external_only"));
+    newConfig.insert(QStringLiteral("external_mode"), QStringLiteral("breezy_desktop"));
+    XRDriverIPC::instance().writeConfig(newConfig);
 }
 
 void BreezyDesktopEffect::disableDriver()
 {
     qCCritical(KWIN_XR) << "\t\t\tBreezy - disableDriver";
-    QJsonObject obj;
-    obj.insert(QStringLiteral("disabled"), true);
-    obj.insert(QStringLiteral("external_mode"), QStringLiteral("none"));
-    XRDriverIPC::instance().writeConfig(obj);
+    QJsonObject newConfig = QJsonObject();
+    auto configJsonOpt = XRDriverIPC::instance().retrieveConfig();
+    if (configJsonOpt) {
+        newConfig = configJsonOpt.value();
+    }
+    newConfig.insert(QStringLiteral("external_mode"), QStringLiteral("none"));
+    XRDriverIPC::instance().writeConfig(newConfig);
 }
 
 void BreezyDesktopEffect::addVirtualDisplay(QSize size)
diff --git a/kwin/src/kcm/breezydesktopeffectkcm.cpp b/kwin/src/kcm/breezydesktopeffectkcm.cpp
index 038779d..a3b62e4 100644
--- a/kwin/src/kcm/breezydesktopeffectkcm.cpp
+++ b/kwin/src/kcm/breezydesktopeffectkcm.cpp
@@ -242,24 +242,43 @@ void BreezyDesktopEffectConfig::updateUnmanagedState()
 
 void BreezyDesktopEffectConfig::updateDriverEnabled()
 {
-    QJsonObject obj;
-    if (ui.kcfg_EffectEnabled->isChecked()) {
-        obj.insert(QStringLiteral("disabled"), false);
-        obj.insert(QStringLiteral("output_mode"), QStringLiteral("external_only"));
-        obj.insert(QStringLiteral("external_mode"), QStringLiteral("breezy_desktop"));
-    } else {
-        obj.insert(QStringLiteral("disabled"), true);
-        obj.insert(QStringLiteral("external_mode"), QStringLiteral("none"));
+    if (driverEnabled() == ui.kcfg_EffectEnabled->isChecked()) {
+        return;
     }
-    XRDriverIPC::instance().writeConfig(obj);
+
+    QJsonObject newConfig = QJsonObject();
+    auto configJsonOpt = XRDriverIPC::instance().retrieveConfig();
+    if (configJsonOpt) {
+        newConfig = configJsonOpt.value();
+    }
+    if (ui.kcfg_EffectEnabled->isChecked()) {
+        newConfig.insert(QStringLiteral("disabled"), false);
+        newConfig.insert(QStringLiteral("output_mode"), QStringLiteral("external_only"));
+        newConfig.insert(QStringLiteral("external_mode"), QStringLiteral("breezy_desktop"));
+    } else {
+        newConfig.insert(QStringLiteral("external_mode"), QStringLiteral("none"));
+    }
+    XRDriverIPC::instance().writeConfig(newConfig);
+}
+
+bool BreezyDesktopEffectConfig::driverEnabled()
+{
+    auto configJsonOpt = XRDriverIPC::instance().retrieveConfig();
+    if (!configJsonOpt) return false;
+    auto configJson = configJsonOpt.value();
+    bool driverDisabled = configJson.value(QStringLiteral("disabled")).toBool();
+    QString driverOutputMode = configJson.value(QStringLiteral("output_mode")).toString();
+    QJsonArray driverExternalMode = configJson.value(QStringLiteral("external_mode")).toArray();
+    return !driverDisabled &&
+           driverOutputMode == QStringLiteral("external_only") &&
+           driverExternalMode.contains(QJsonValue(QStringLiteral("breezy_desktop")));
 }
 
 void BreezyDesktopEffectConfig::pollDriverState()
 {
     auto &bridge = XRDriverIPC::instance();
     auto stateJsonOpt = bridge.retrieveDriverState();
-    auto configJsonOpt = bridge.retrieveConfig();
-    if (!stateJsonOpt || !configJsonOpt) return;
+    if (!stateJsonOpt) return;
     auto stateJson = stateJsonOpt.value();
     m_connectedDeviceBrand = stateJson.value(QStringLiteral("connected_device_brand")).toString();
     m_connectedDeviceModel = stateJson.value(QStringLiteral("connected_device_model")).toString();
@@ -272,13 +291,7 @@ void BreezyDesktopEffectConfig::pollDriverState()
             QStringLiteral("No device connected"));
     }
 
-    auto configJson = configJsonOpt.value();
-    bool driverDisabled = configJson.value(QStringLiteral("disabled")).toBool();
-    QString driverOutputMode = configJson.value(QStringLiteral("output_mode")).toString();
-    QJsonArray driverExternalMode = configJson.value(QStringLiteral("external_mode")).toArray();
-    bool effectEnabled = !driverDisabled &&
-                         driverOutputMode == QStringLiteral("external_only") &&
-                         driverExternalMode.contains(QJsonValue(QStringLiteral("breezy_desktop")));
+    bool effectEnabled = driverEnabled();
     if (ui.kcfg_EffectEnabled->isChecked() != effectEnabled) ui.kcfg_EffectEnabled->setChecked(effectEnabled);
 
     refreshLicenseUi(stateJson);
diff --git a/kwin/src/kcm/breezydesktopeffectkcm.h b/kwin/src/kcm/breezydesktopeffectkcm.h
index c42eb51..1a54f4b 100644
--- a/kwin/src/kcm/breezydesktopeffectkcm.h
+++ b/kwin/src/kcm/breezydesktopeffectkcm.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ private:
     void updateUiFromDefaultConfig();
     void updateConfigFromUi();
     void updateUnmanagedState();
+    bool driverEnabled();
     void pollDriverState();
     void refreshLicenseUi(const QJsonObject &rootObj);
     void showStatus(QLabel *label, bool success, const QString &message);
diff --git a/kwin/src/xrdriveripc/xrdriveripc.cpp b/kwin/src/xrdriveripc/xrdriveripc.cpp
index 168043d..4508f3d 100644
--- a/kwin/src/xrdriveripc/xrdriveripc.cpp
+++ b/kwin/src/xrdriveripc/xrdriveripc.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ QByteArray XRDriverIPC::invokePython(const QString &method,
 }
 
 std::optional<QJsonObject> XRDriverIPC::retrieveConfig() {
-	QByteArray out = invokePython(QStringLiteral("retrieve_config"), {}, QStringLiteral("1"));
+	QByteArray out = invokePython(QStringLiteral("retrieve_config"), {}, QStringLiteral("0"));
 	if (out.isEmpty()) return std::nullopt;
 	QJsonParseError err; auto doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(out, &err);
 	if (err.error != QJsonParseError::NoError || !doc.isObject()) return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/modules/XRLinuxDriver b/modules/XRLinuxDriver
index 69d3603..09c6627 160000
--- a/modules/XRLinuxDriver
+++ b/modules/XRLinuxDriver
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 69d3603ef9c931a0f66777279501d4c6dfe20f09
+Subproject commit 09c6627d2a60985a4f8dde86be70d0e797d62f45