diff --git a/app/src/lib/get-title-bar-config.ts b/app/src/lib/get-title-bar-config.ts
index 67472271035..d9e7e7344dc 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/get-title-bar-config.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/get-title-bar-config.ts
@@ -20,22 +20,24 @@ export function readTitleBarConfigFileSync(): TitleBarConfig {
   const titleBarConfigPath = getTitleBarConfigPath()
 
   if (existsSync(titleBarConfigPath)) {
-    const titleBarConfig = JSON.parse(
-      readFileSync(getTitleBarConfigPath(), 'utf8')
+    const storedTitleBarConfig = JSON.parse(
+      readFileSync(titleBarConfigPath, 'utf8')
     )
 
-    // Return if we found valid values
     if (
-      titleBarConfig.titleBarStyle === 'native' ||
-      titleBarConfig.titleBarStyle === 'custom'
+      storedTitleBarConfig.titleBarStyle === 'native' ||
+      storedTitleBarConfig.titleBarStyle === 'custom'
     ) {
-      cachedTitleBarConfig = titleBarConfig
-      return titleBarConfig
+      cachedTitleBarConfig = storedTitleBarConfig
     }
   }
 
-  // Return the default value if the config file is not found, or if it contains an invalid value.
-  return { titleBarStyle: 'native' }
+  // Cache the default value if the config file is not found, or if it contains an invalid value.
+  if (cachedTitleBarConfig === null) {
+    cachedTitleBarConfig = { titleBarStyle: 'native' }
+  }
+
+  return cachedTitleBarConfig
 }
 
 export function saveTitleBarConfigFile(config: TitleBarConfig) {