diff --git a/functions/global.sh b/functions/global.sh
index 53f2b54d..12953e19 100644
--- a/functions/global.sh
+++ b/functions/global.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ source /app/libexec/prepare_component.sh
 source /app/libexec/presets.sh
 source /app/libexec/configurator_functions.sh
 source /app/libexec/run_game.sh
+source /app/libexec/steam_sync.sh
 
 # Static variables
 rd_conf="/var/config/retrodeck/retrodeck.cfg"                                                            # RetroDECK config file path
diff --git a/functions/other_functions.sh b/functions/other_functions.sh
index 61177835..b72ee124 100644
--- a/functions/other_functions.sh
+++ b/functions/other_functions.sh
@@ -1189,7 +1189,6 @@ quit_retrodeck() {
   # if steam sync is on do the magic
   if [[ $(get_setting_value "$rd_conf" "steam_sync" retrodeck "options") == "true" ]]; then
   (
-  source /app/libexec/steam_sync.sh
   add_to_steam "$(ls "$rdhome/ES-DE/gamelists/")"
   ) |
   rd_zenity --progress \
diff --git a/tools/configurator.sh b/tools/configurator.sh
index 011df723..d4bedb5e 100755
--- a/tools/configurator.sh
+++ b/tools/configurator.sh
@@ -1240,7 +1240,6 @@ enable_steam_sync() {
 
 disable_steam_sync() {
   set_setting_value "$rd_conf" "steam_sync" "false" retrodeck "options"
-  source /app/libexec/steam_sync.sh
   remove_from_steam
   zenity --icon-name=net.retrodeck.retrodeck --info --no-wrap --ok-label="OK" \
       --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" \