diff --git a/gnome/gnome-extensions.sh b/gnome/gnome-extensions.sh
index 337af76..9d3421b 100755
--- a/gnome/gnome-extensions.sh
+++ b/gnome/gnome-extensions.sh
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ for ext in "${EXTENSIONS[@]}"; do
   echo "  Installed and enabled: $ext"
 done
 
-# Load settings from dconf file
-dconf load /org/gnome/shell/extensions/ < "$SCRIPT_DIR/gnome-settings.dconf"
\ No newline at end of file
+# The extensions' settings (gnome-settings.dconf) are loaded by
+# apply-gnome-settings.sh, which install.sh runs later, and only when the file
+# has changed. Loading them here too reset users' own changes on every refresh.