diff --git a/src/appSettings.js b/src/appSettings.js
index 509014a..fcde384 100644
--- a/src/appSettings.js
+++ b/src/appSettings.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-const Settings = require('./utils/Settings');
-const paths = require('./paths');
+let settings;
 
-const settings = new Settings(paths.getUserData());
-
-exports.getSettings = () => settings;
-exports.init = () => {}; // Stub as we setup on require
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+exports.getSettings = () => {
+  if (!settings) settings = new (require('./utils/Settings'))(require('./paths').getUserData());
+  return settings;
+};
+exports.init = () => {};
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