diff --git a/src/stores/updateLoop.js b/src/stores/updateLoop.js
index 856da840..1e7da309 100644
--- a/src/stores/updateLoop.js
+++ b/src/stores/updateLoop.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { useUserStore } from './user';
 import { useVrcxStore } from './vrcx';
 import { useVRCXUpdaterStore } from './vrcxUpdater';
 import { useGroupStore } from './group';
+import { useVrStore } from './vr';
 
 export const useUpdateLoopStore = defineStore('UpdateLoop', () => {
     const state = reactive({
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export const useUpdateLoopStore = defineStore('UpdateLoop', () => {
         const vrcxUpdaterStore = useVRCXUpdaterStore();
         const uiStore = useUiStore();
         const groupStore = useGroupStore();
+        const vrStore = useVrStore();
         try {
             if (watchState.isLoggedIn) {
                 if (--state.nextCurrentUserRefresh <= 0) {
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ export const useUpdateLoopStore = defineStore('UpdateLoop', () => {
                             await AppApi.IsSteamVRRunning(),
                             false
                         );
+                        vrStore.vrInit(); // TODO: make this event based
                     }
                 }
                 if (--state.nextDatabaseOptimize <= 0) {
diff --git a/src/stores/vr.js b/src/stores/vr.js
index 778a683e..f2fec677 100644
--- a/src/stores/vr.js
+++ b/src/stores/vr.js
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ export const useVrStore = defineStore('Vr', () => {
     const userStore = useUserStore();
     const sharedFeedStore = useSharedFeedStore();
 
-    const state = reactive({
-        overlayActive: false
-    });
+    const state = reactive({});
 
     watch(
         () => watchState.isFriendsLoaded,
@@ -50,8 +48,6 @@ export const useVrStore = defineStore('Vr', () => {
         sharedFeedStore.updateSharedFeed(true);
         friendStore.onlineFriendCount = 0; // force an update
         friendStore.updateOnlineFriendCoutner();
-
-        state.overlayActive = true;
     }
 
     async function saveOpenVROption() {
@@ -177,16 +173,7 @@ export const useVrStore = defineStore('Vr', () => {
                 newState.overlayHand
             );
 
-            if (state.overlayActive !== newState.active) {
-                if (
-                    window.electron.getWristOverlayWindow() ||
-                    window.electron.getHmdOverlayWindow()
-                ) {
-                    vrInit();
-                    state.overlayActive = newState.active;
-                }
-                setTimeout(() => vrInit(), 1000); // give the overlay time to load
-            }
+            vrInit(); // sometimes this runs before the overlay is ready
         }
     }