diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/displaywidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/displaywidget.cpp
index 0a1f665a2..f9e5be2e1 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/displaywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/displaywidget.cpp
@@ -138,21 +138,21 @@ void DisplayWidget::updateCursor(bool hidden)
 
 void DisplayWidget::handleCloseEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
 {
+  event->ignore();
+
   // Closing the separate widget will either cancel the close, or trigger shutdown.
   // In the latter case, it's going to destroy us, so don't let Qt do it first.
   // Treat a close event while fullscreen as an exit, that way ALT+F4 closes DuckStation,
   // rather than just the game.
   if (QtHost::IsSystemValid() && !isActuallyFullscreen())
   {
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(g_main_window, "requestShutdown", Q_ARG(bool, true), Q_ARG(bool, true),
-                              Q_ARG(bool, false));
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(g_main_window, "requestShutdown", Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(bool, true),
+                              Q_ARG(bool, true), Q_ARG(bool, false));
   }
   else
   {
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(g_main_window, "requestExit");
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(g_main_window, "requestExit", Qt::QueuedConnection);
   }
-
-  event->ignore();
 }
 
 void DisplayWidget::destroy()
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/logwindow.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/logwindow.cpp
index 67dafb862..03944fe44 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/logwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/logwindow.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ LogWindow::~LogWindow() = default;
 
 void LogWindow::updateSettings()
 {
-  const bool new_enabled = Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("Logging", "LogToWindow", false);
-  const bool attach_to_main = Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("Logging", "AttachLogWindowToMainWindow", true);
+  const bool new_enabled = Host::GetBoolSettingValue("Logging", "LogToWindow", false);
+  const bool attach_to_main = Host::GetBoolSettingValue("Logging", "AttachLogWindowToMainWindow", true);
   const bool curr_enabled = (g_log_window != nullptr);
   if (new_enabled == curr_enabled)
   {
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 2056d3555..719e51b5c 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ bool MainWindow::shouldHideMouseCursor() const
 
 bool MainWindow::shouldHideMainWindow() const
 {
-  return Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("Main", "HideMainWindowWhenRunning", false) ||
+  return Host::GetBoolSettingValue("Main", "HideMainWindowWhenRunning", false) ||
          (g_emu_thread->shouldRenderToMain() && !isRenderingToMain()) || QtHost::InNoGUIMode();
 }
 
@@ -2872,7 +2872,7 @@ bool MainWindow::requestShutdown(bool allow_confirm /* = true */, bool allow_sav
   save_state &= allow_save_to_state;
 
   // Only confirm on UI thread because we need to display a msgbox.
-  if (!m_is_closing && allow_confirm && Host::GetBaseBoolSettingValue("Main", "ConfirmPowerOff", true))
+  if (!m_is_closing && allow_confirm && Host::GetBoolSettingValue("Main", "ConfirmPowerOff", true))
   {
     SystemLock lock(pauseAndLockSystem());
 
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
index b00449c60..47c472749 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
@@ -632,14 +632,12 @@ void EmuThread::checkForSettingsChanges(const Settings& old_settings)
       updatePerformanceCounters();
   }
 
-  if (g_gpu_device)
+  const bool render_to_main = shouldRenderToMain();
+  if (m_is_rendering_to_main != render_to_main)
   {
-    const bool render_to_main = shouldRenderToMain();
-    if (m_is_rendering_to_main != render_to_main)
-    {
-      m_is_rendering_to_main = render_to_main;
+    m_is_rendering_to_main = render_to_main;
+    if (g_gpu_device)
       g_gpu_device->UpdateWindow();
-    }
   }
 }