diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/background/widgets/AbstractBackgroundWidget.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/background/widgets/AbstractBackgroundWidget.qml
index b24c33aaa..6d8c14598 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/background/widgets/AbstractBackgroundWidget.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/ii/background/widgets/AbstractBackgroundWidget.qml
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ AbstractWidget {
         function onReadyChanged() { refreshPlacementIfNeeded() }
     }
     function refreshPlacementIfNeeded() {
-        if (!Config.ready || (root.placementStrategy === "free" && root.needsColText)) return;
+        if (!Config.ready) return;
+        if (root.placementStrategy === "free" && !root.needsColText) return;
         leastBusyRegionProc.wallpaperPath = root.wallpaperPath;
         leastBusyRegionProc.running = false;
         leastBusyRegionProc.running = true;