diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
index 5fc0d5190..a23276828 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-core/deskflow-core.cpp
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ App *createApp(const CoreArgParser &parser, EventQueue &events, const QString &p
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-  {
-    // HACK to make sure settings gets the correct qApp path
-    QCoreApplication m(argc, argv);
-  }
-
   ArchMiscWindows::setInstanceWin32(GetModuleHandle(nullptr));
 #endif
 
@@ -126,9 +121,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   const auto processName = QFileInfo(argv[0]).fileName();
 
   App *coreApp = createApp(parser, events, processName);
-
-  QApplication app(argc, argv);
   QApplication::setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("%1 Core").arg(kAppName));
+  QApplication app(argc, argv);
 
   const auto ipcServer = new deskflow::core::ipc::CoreIpcServer(&app); // NOSONAR - Qt managed
   QObject::connect(
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp
index 8133ade89..0b3aba271 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   ArchMiscWindows::setInstanceWin32(GetModuleHandle(nullptr));
 #endif
 
+  QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("%1 Daemon").arg(kAppName));
+  QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+
   Arch arch;
   arch.init();
 
@@ -48,9 +51,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   // Daemon deliberately does not have a parent, as it will be moved to a new thread.
   DaemonApp daemon(events);
 
-  QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
-  QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(QStringLiteral("%1 Daemon").arg(kAppName));
-
   QCommandLineParser parser;
   parser.addHelpOption();
   parser.addVersionOption();