diff --git a/packages/frontend/electron/renderer/index.tsx b/packages/frontend/electron/renderer/index.tsx
index e92fb2b15d84..043b0eb6bef6 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/electron/renderer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/electron/renderer/index.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ const performanceMainLogger = performanceLogger.namespace('main');
 function main() {
   performanceMainLogger.info('start');
 
+  // load persistent config for electron
+  // TODO: should be sync, but it's not necessary for now
+  appConfigProxy
+    .getSync()
+    .catch(() => console.error('failed to load app config'));
+
   // skip bootstrap setup for desktop onboarding
   if (window.appInfo?.windowName === 'onboarding') {
     performanceMainLogger.info('skip setup');
@@ -60,11 +66,7 @@ function main() {
         apis?.ui.handleNetworkChange(true);
       });
     }
-    // load persistent config for electron
-    // TODO: should be sync, but it's not necessary for now
-    appConfigProxy
-      .getSync()
-      .catch(() => console.error('failed to load app config'));
+
     const handleMaximized = (maximized: boolean | undefined) => {
       document.documentElement.dataset.maximized = String(maximized);
     };