diff --git a/EDMarketConnector.py b/EDMarketConnector.py
index b2b7582e..843b076a 100755
--- a/EDMarketConnector.py
+++ b/EDMarketConnector.py
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@ class AppWindow:
 
         logger.info('Done.')
         if restart:
-            return os.execv(sys.executable, ['python'] + sys.argv)
+            os.execv(sys.executable, ['python'] + sys.argv)
 
     def drag_start(self, event) -> None:
         """Initiate dragging the window."""
diff --git a/config/linux.py b/config/linux.py
index 5900fe98..a7a472f4 100644
--- a/config/linux.py
+++ b/config/linux.py
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ class LinuxConfig(AbstractConfig):
         self.app_dir_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
 
         self.default_plugin_dir_path = self.app_dir_path / 'plugins'
-        if (plugdir_str := self.get_str('plugin_dir')) is None or not pathlib.Path(plugdir_str).is_dir():
-            self.set("plugin_dir", str(self.default_plugin_dir_path))
-            plugdir_str = self.default_plugin_dir
-        self.plugin_dir_path = pathlib.Path(plugdir_str)
-        self.plugin_dir_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-
         self.respath_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent
 
         self.internal_plugin_dir_path = self.respath_path / 'plugins'
@@ -66,6 +60,12 @@ class LinuxConfig(AbstractConfig):
 
             self.config.add_section(self.SECTION)
 
+        if (plugdir_str := self.get_str('plugin_dir')) is None or not pathlib.Path(plugdir_str).is_dir():
+            self.set("plugin_dir", str(self.default_plugin_dir_path))
+            plugdir_str = self.default_plugin_dir
+        self.plugin_dir_path = pathlib.Path(plugdir_str)
+        self.plugin_dir_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
         if (outdir := self.get_str('outdir')) is None or not pathlib.Path(outdir).is_dir():
             self.set('outdir', self.home)