diff --git a/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp b/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
index e56460230..9ca037ec1 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,9 @@ KConfigGroup *AppletPrivate::mainConfigGroup()
 
     if (configLoader) {
         configLoader->setSharedConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig(mainConfig->config()->name()));
+        configLoader->readConfig();
     }
+
     return mainConfig;
 }