diff --git a/src/common/settings.h b/src/common/settings.h
index 49ef60f3cc..a40240e835 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.h
+++ b/src/common/settings.h
@@ -388,13 +388,13 @@ struct Values {
                                                   true,
                                                   true};
 
-    SwitchableSetting<std::string> post_shader_chain{linkage,
-                                                     std::string(),
-                                                     "post_shader_chain",
-                                                     Category::Renderer,
-                                                     Specialization::Default,
-                                                     true,
-                                                     true};
+    Setting<std::string> post_shader_chain{linkage,
+                                           std::string(),
+                                           "post_shader_chain",
+                                           Category::Renderer,
+                                           Specialization::Default,
+                                           true,
+                                           true};
 
     SwitchableSetting<bool> frame_gen{linkage, false, "frame_gen", Category::Renderer,
                                       Specialization::Default, true, false};
diff --git a/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.cpp b/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.cpp
index f5207da07e..80cfe378a5 100644
--- a/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.cpp
@@ -252,13 +252,24 @@ void FxChain::ResetValues(size_t index) {
 }
 
 void FxChain::LoadFromSettings() {
-    auto loaded = ParseFxChain(Settings::values.post_shader_chain.GetValue());
+    auto parsed = ParseFxChain(Settings::values.post_shader_chain.GetValue());
 
     std::scoped_lock lock{mutex};
-    entries = std::move(loaded);
+    entries = std::move(parsed);
+    loaded = true;
     generation.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 }
 
+void FxChain::EnsureLoadedFromSettings() {
+    {
+        std::scoped_lock lock{mutex};
+        if (loaded) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    LoadFromSettings();
+}
+
 void FxChain::StoreToSettings() const {
     std::string serialized;
     {
diff --git a/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.h b/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.h
index 08fdce4e5f..7bee523918 100644
--- a/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.h
+++ b/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public:
 
     void LoadFromSettings();
 
+    void EnsureLoadedFromSettings();
+
     void StoreToSettings() const;
 
     void DropUnknownEntries();
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ private:
 
     mutable std::mutex mutex;
     std::vector<FxChainEntry> entries;
+    bool loaded{};
     std::atomic<u64> generation{1};
 };
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_effect.cpp b/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_effect.cpp
index 692fe9bd3e..9807594cf5 100644
--- a/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_effect.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/post_processing/fx_effect.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ constexpr u32 CATALOG_PROBE_HEIGHT = 720;
 constexpr u32 CATALOG_PROBE_DEPTH = 8;
 
 std::vector<FxEffectDesc> catalog;
+bool catalog_scanned = false;
 
 const reshadefx::annotation* FindAnnotation(const std::vector<reshadefx::annotation>& annotations,
                                             std::string_view name) {
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ std::filesystem::path ResolveFxTexturePath(const std::filesystem::path& effect_p
 
 void ReloadFxCatalog() {
     catalog.clear();
+    catalog_scanned = true;
 
     const auto root = GetFxRootDirectory();
     if (!Common::FS::Exists(root)) {
@@ -259,13 +261,17 @@ void ReloadFxCatalog() {
 }
 
 const std::vector<FxEffectDesc>& GetFxCatalog() {
+    if (!catalog_scanned) {
+        ReloadFxCatalog();
+    }
     return catalog;
 }
 
 const FxEffectDesc* FindFxEffect(std::string_view file) {
-    const auto it = std::find_if(catalog.begin(), catalog.end(),
+    const auto& effects = GetFxCatalog();
+    const auto it = std::find_if(effects.begin(), effects.end(),
                                  [&](const FxEffectDesc& d) { return d.file == file; });
-    if (it == catalog.end()) {
+    if (it == effects.end()) {
         return nullptr;
     }
     return &*it;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
index b05b866b4c..1f0b0c640a 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/present/util.h"
 #ifdef HAS_RESHADE
 #include "video_core/post_processing/fx_chain.h"
-#include "video_core/post_processing/fx_effect.h"
 #endif
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_blit_screen.h"
@@ -188,9 +187,7 @@ try
     }
 
 #ifdef HAS_RESHADE
-    VideoCore::ReloadFxCatalog();
-    VideoCore::FxChain::Instance().LoadFromSettings();
-    VideoCore::FxChain::Instance().DropUnknownEntries();
+    VideoCore::FxChain::Instance().EnsureLoadedFromSettings();
 #endif
 
     Report();
diff --git a/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_post_processing.cpp b/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_post_processing.cpp
index f4c15913b0..9f2dee3231 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_post_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/configuration/configure_post_processing.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ ConfigurePostProcessing::ConfigurePostProcessing(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(pare
     connect(buttons, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &QDialog::close);
     root->addWidget(buttons);
 
+    VideoCore::ReloadFxCatalog();
+    VideoCore::FxChain::Instance().DropUnknownEntries();
     RebuildRows();
 }
 
@@ -240,10 +242,9 @@ void ConfigurePostProcessing::BuildUniformWidget(QWidget* parent, QVBoxLayout* l
                     auto next = CurrentValue(index, desc);
                     next[component] = desc.ui_min + static_cast<float>(steps) * desc.ui_step;
                     VideoCore::FxChain::Instance().SetValue(static_cast<size_t>(index), name, next);
+                    VideoCore::FxChain::Instance().StoreToSettings();
                     value_label->setText(FormatValue(desc, next[component]));
                 });
-        connect(slider, &QSlider::sliderReleased, this,
-                []() { VideoCore::FxChain::Instance().StoreToSettings(); });
 
         grid->addWidget(name_label, static_cast<int>(component), 0);
         grid->addWidget(slider, static_cast<int>(component), 1);