diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index 48c1990bc..b2c6ba6f3 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ bool ghostty_config_get(ghostty_config_t, void *, const char *, uintptr_t);
 ghostty_input_trigger_s ghostty_config_trigger(ghostty_config_t, const char *, uintptr_t);
 uint32_t ghostty_config_errors_count(ghostty_config_t);
 ghostty_error_s ghostty_config_get_error(ghostty_config_t, uint32_t);
-bool ghostty_config_render_decoration(ghostty_config_t);
 
 ghostty_app_t ghostty_app_new(const ghostty_runtime_config_s *, ghostty_config_t);
 void ghostty_app_free(ghostty_app_t);
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryWindow.swift b/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryWindow.swift
index 258c7d19b..17632f694 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryWindow.swift	
+++ b/macos/Sources/Features/Primary Window/PrimaryWindow.swift	
@@ -16,19 +16,22 @@ class FocusedSurfaceWrapper {
 class PrimaryWindow: NSWindow {
     var focusedSurfaceWrapper: FocusedSurfaceWrapper = FocusedSurfaceWrapper()
     
-    static func getStyleMask(render_decoration: Bool) -> NSWindow.StyleMask {
+    static func getStyleMask(renderDecoration: Bool) -> NSWindow.StyleMask {
         var mask: NSWindow.StyleMask = [.resizable, .closable, .miniaturizable]
-        if render_decoration {
+        if renderDecoration {
             mask.insert(.titled)
         }
         return mask
     }
     
     static func create(ghostty: Ghostty.AppState, appDelegate: AppDelegate, baseConfig: ghostty_surface_config_s? = nil) -> PrimaryWindow {
-        let decorations = baseConfig?.render_decoration ?? ghostty_config_render_decoration(ghostty.config)
+        var renderDecoration = false;
+        let configString = "window-decoration"
+        _ = ghostty_config_get(ghostty.config, &renderDecoration, configString, UInt(configString.count))
+        
         let window = PrimaryWindow(
             contentRect: NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 800, height: 600),
-            styleMask: getStyleMask(render_decoration: decorations),
+            styleMask: getStyleMask(renderDecoration: baseConfig?.render_decoration ?? renderDecoration),
             backing: .buffered,
             defer: false)
         window.center()
diff --git a/src/config/CAPI.zig b/src/config/CAPI.zig
index 46cc8edad..be2a491e7 100644
--- a/src/config/CAPI.zig
+++ b/src/config/CAPI.zig
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ export fn ghostty_config_get_error(self: *Config, idx: u32) Error {
     return .{ .message = err.message.ptr };
 }
 
-export fn ghostty_config_render_decoration(self: *Config) bool {
-    return self.@"window-decoration";
-}
-
 /// Sync with ghostty_error_s
 const Error = extern struct {
     message: [*:0]const u8 = "",