diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index c7a859b1..66b5b52a 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ static void enumerate_config_files(std::vector<std::string>& paths) {
 
     paths.push_back(config_dir + mangohud_dir + "MangoHud.conf");
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    paths.push_back("C:\\mangohud\\MangoHud.conf");
-#endif
-
     if (!program_name.empty()) {
         paths.push_back(config_dir + mangohud_dir + program_name + ".conf");
     }
@@ -105,7 +101,9 @@ void parseConfigFile(overlay_params& params) {
         paths.push_back(cfg_file);
     else
         enumerate_config_files(paths);
-
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    paths.push_back("C:\\mangohud\\MangoHud.conf");
+#endif
     std::string line;
     for (auto p = paths.rbegin(); p != paths.rend(); p++) {
         std::ifstream stream(*p);
diff --git a/src/vulkan.cpp b/src/vulkan.cpp
index cd71e1b2..42142222 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan.cpp
@@ -426,11 +426,12 @@ static void snapshot_swapchain_frame(struct swapchain_data *data)
    struct instance_data *instance_data = device_data->instance;
    update_hud_info(data->sw_stats, instance_data->params, device_data->properties.vendorID);
    check_keybinds(data->sw_stats, instance_data->params, device_data->properties.vendorID);
-
+#ifdef __linux__
    if (instance_data->params.control >= 0) {
       control_client_check(device_data);
       process_control_socket(instance_data);
    }
+#endif
 }
 
 static void compute_swapchain_display(struct swapchain_data *data)
diff --git a/src/win/d3d_shared.cpp b/src/win/d3d_shared.cpp
index b473b6b3..c15fc94d 100644
--- a/src/win/d3d_shared.cpp
+++ b/src/win/d3d_shared.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void init_d3d_shared(){
     if (cfg_inited)
         return;
      parse_overlay_config(&params, getenv("MANGOHUD_CONFIG"));
-     _params = params;
+     _params = &params;
      cfg_inited = true;
     //  init_cpu_stats(params);
 }