diff --git a/xed/xed-app.c b/xed/xed-app.c
index 1ccf033b..85809f2d 100644
--- a/xed/xed-app.c
+++ b/xed/xed-app.c
@@ -266,6 +266,20 @@ setup_theme_extensions (void)
     theme_changed (settings, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+load_accels (void)
+{
+    gchar *filename;
+
+    filename = g_build_filename (xed_dirs_get_user_config_dir (), "accels", NULL);
+    if (filename != NULL)
+    {
+        xed_debug_message (DEBUG_APP, "Loading keybindings from %s\n", filename);
+        gtk_accel_map_load (filename);
+        g_free (filename);
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 xed_app_startup (GApplication *application)
 {
@@ -282,6 +296,7 @@ xed_app_startup (GApplication *application)
     GtkCssProvider *provider;
 
     G_APPLICATION_CLASS (xed_app_parent_class)->startup (application);
+    load_accels ();
 
     /* Setup debugging */
     xed_debug_init ();
@@ -893,20 +908,6 @@ xed_app_class_init (XedAppClass *klass)
     app_class->shutdown = xed_app_shutdown;
 }
 
-static void
-load_accels (void)
-{
-    gchar *filename;
-
-    filename = g_build_filename (xed_dirs_get_user_config_dir (), "accels", NULL);
-    if (filename != NULL)
-    {
-        xed_debug_message (DEBUG_APP, "Loading keybindings from %s\n", filename);
-        gtk_accel_map_load (filename);
-        g_free (filename);
-    }
-}
-
 static void
 load_page_setup (XedApp *app)
 {
@@ -994,8 +995,6 @@ xed_app_init (XedApp *app)
     g_application_add_option_group (G_APPLICATION (app), g_irepository_get_option_group ());
 #endif
 
-    load_accels ();
-
     setup_actions (app);
 }