diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
index 2a443e8ed..3cae47b1d 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/QuickTerminal/QuickTerminalController.swift
@@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ class QuickTerminalController: BaseTerminalController {
         // Update our derived config
         self.derivedConfig = DerivedConfig(config)
 
-        syncAppearance()
-
         // Update window.collectionBehavior
         self.window?.collectionBehavior = derivedConfig.quickTerminalSpaceBehavior.collectionBehavior
+
+        syncAppearance()
     }
 
     private struct DerivedConfig {