diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 67df5bf4..bdce573f 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -716,20 +716,24 @@ std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::generateConfig(std::string configPath
 }
 
 std::string CConfigManager::getMainConfigPath() {
-    if (!g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath.empty())
-        return g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath;
+    static std::string CONFIG_PATH = [this]() -> std::string {
+        if (!g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath.empty())
+            return g_pCompositor->explicitConfigPath;
 
-    if (const auto CFG_ENV = getenv("HYPRLAND_CONFIG"); CFG_ENV)
-        return CFG_ENV;
+        if (const auto CFG_ENV = getenv("HYPRLAND_CONFIG"); CFG_ENV)
+            return CFG_ENV;
 
-    const auto PATHS = Hyprutils::Path::findConfig(ISDEBUG ? "hyprlandd" : "hyprland");
-    if (PATHS.first.has_value()) {
-        return PATHS.first.value();
-    } else if (PATHS.second.has_value()) {
-        const auto CONFIGPATH = Hyprutils::Path::fullConfigPath(PATHS.second.value(), ISDEBUG ? "hyprlandd" : "hyprland");
-        return generateConfig(CONFIGPATH).value();
-    } else
-        throw std::runtime_error("Neither HOME nor XDG_CONFIG_HOME are set in the environment. Could not find config in XDG_CONFIG_DIRS or /etc/xdg.");
+        const auto PATHS = Hyprutils::Path::findConfig(ISDEBUG ? "hyprlandd" : "hyprland");
+        if (PATHS.first.has_value()) {
+            return PATHS.first.value();
+        } else if (PATHS.second.has_value()) {
+            const auto CONFIGPATH = Hyprutils::Path::fullConfigPath(PATHS.second.value(), ISDEBUG ? "hyprlandd" : "hyprland");
+            return generateConfig(CONFIGPATH).value();
+        } else
+            throw std::runtime_error("Neither HOME nor XDG_CONFIG_HOME are set in the environment. Could not find config in XDG_CONFIG_DIRS or /etc/xdg.");
+    }();
+
+    return CONFIG_PATH;
 }
 
 std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::verifyConfigExists() {
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index b1e7e7fd..0cd0a0a4 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class CConfigManager {
 
     void* const*                                                    getConfigValuePtr(const std::string&);
     Hyprlang::CConfigValue*                                         getHyprlangConfigValuePtr(const std::string& name, const std::string& specialCat = "");
-    static std::string                                              getMainConfigPath();
+    std::string                                                     getMainConfigPath();
     std::string                                                     getConfigString();
 
     SMonitorRule                                                    getMonitorRuleFor(const PHLMONITOR);
@@ -300,15 +300,15 @@ class CConfigManager {
     std::string                                               m_szConfigErrors = "";
 
     // internal methods
-    void                              setAnimForChildren(SAnimationPropertyConfig* const);
-    void                              updateBlurredLS(const std::string&, const bool);
-    void                              setDefaultAnimationVars();
-    std::optional<std::string>        resetHLConfig();
-    static std::optional<std::string> generateConfig(std::string configPath);
-    static std::optional<std::string> verifyConfigExists();
-    void                              postConfigReload(const Hyprlang::CParseResult& result);
-    void                              reload();
-    SWorkspaceRule                    mergeWorkspaceRules(const SWorkspaceRule&, const SWorkspaceRule&);
+    void                       setAnimForChildren(SAnimationPropertyConfig* const);
+    void                       updateBlurredLS(const std::string&, const bool);
+    void                       setDefaultAnimationVars();
+    std::optional<std::string> resetHLConfig();
+    std::optional<std::string> generateConfig(std::string configPath);
+    std::optional<std::string> verifyConfigExists();
+    void                       postConfigReload(const Hyprlang::CParseResult& result);
+    void                       reload();
+    SWorkspaceRule             mergeWorkspaceRules(const SWorkspaceRule&, const SWorkspaceRule&);
 };
 
 inline std::unique_ptr<CConfigManager> g_pConfigManager;