diff --git a/lib/app.dart b/lib/app.dart
index be65992a..a942dbc5 100644
--- a/lib/app.dart
+++ b/lib/app.dart
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ class JournalApp extends StatelessWidget {
 
       localGitRepoConfigured = true;
 
-      await pref.setBool("localGitRepoConfigured", localGitRepoConfigured);
-      await pref.setString("localGitRepoPath", localGitRepoPath);
+      pref.setBool("localGitRepoConfigured", localGitRepoConfigured);
+      pref.setString("localGitRepoPath", localGitRepoPath);
     }
 
     var dir = await getGitBaseDirectory();
 
-    await Settings.instance.load();
+    Settings.instance.load(pref);
 
     runApp(StateContainer(
       localGitRepoConfigured: localGitRepoConfigured,
diff --git a/lib/settings.dart b/lib/settings.dart
index 5b220e4c..24b5b143 100644
--- a/lib/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/settings.dart
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ class Settings {
   Settings._internal();
   static Settings get instance => _singleton;
 
-  Future load() async {
-    var pref = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+  void load(SharedPreferences pref) {
     gitAuthor = pref.getString("gitAuthor") ?? gitAuthor;
     gitAuthorEmail = pref.getString("gitAuthorEmail") ?? gitAuthorEmail;
   }