diff --git a/pj_plugins/src/detail/library_loader.hpp b/pj_plugins/src/detail/library_loader.hpp
index 0c528e3d..f8a972f1 100644
--- a/pj_plugins/src/detail/library_loader.hpp
+++ b/pj_plugins/src/detail/library_loader.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ inline Expected<void*> loadLibraryHandle(std::string_view path) {
   }
   return reinterpret_cast<void*>(module);
 #else
-  void* handle = dlopen(std::string(path).c_str(), RTLD_NOW | RTLD_LOCAL);
+  void* handle = dlopen(std::string(path).c_str(), RTLD_NOW | RTLD_LOCAL | RTLD_DEEPBIND);
   if (handle == nullptr) {
     return unexpected(std::string(dlerror()));
   }
diff --git a/pj_proto_app/src/main_window.cpp b/pj_proto_app/src/main_window.cpp
index 1d2c5b99..d977fe1b 100644
--- a/pj_proto_app/src/main_window.cpp
+++ b/pj_proto_app/src/main_window.cpp
@@ -354,10 +354,9 @@ void MainWindow::onStartStream() {
   // Bind runtime host early so the dialog can call listAvailableEncodings()
   session->bindRuntimeHostForDialog();
 
-  // Restore saved config so the dialog remembers previous choices
-  if (!saved_config.empty()) {
-    (void)session->handle().loadConfig(saved_config);
-  }
+  // Always call loadConfig() so the plugin can initialize (e.g., populate encodings list)
+  // even if there's no saved config yet
+  (void)session->handle().loadConfig(saved_config);
 
   // Dialog flow — use the session's own handle, not a temp handle
   std::string config = saved_config;