diff --git a/src/modules/SwitcherTheme.js b/src/modules/SwitcherTheme.js
index 0a26292..502c513 100644
--- a/src/modules/SwitcherTheme.js
+++ b/src/modules/SwitcherTheme.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 const { Gio } = imports.gi;
 const { extensionUtils } = imports.misc;
+const { extensionManager } = imports.ui.main;
 
 const Me = extensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ var SwitcherTheme = class extends Switcher {
         super.disable();
     }
 
+    set systemSettings(settings) {
+        this.#systemSettings = settings;
+    }
+
     #connectSettings() {
         console.debug(`Connecting ${this.#name} switcher to settings...`);
         this.#settingsConnections.push({
@@ -186,6 +191,7 @@ var SwitcherThemeShell = class extends SwitcherTheme {
             themeKey: 'name',
             noSettingsUpdateSystemThemeCallback: time => this.#noSettingsUpdateSystemThemeCallback(time),
         });
+        extensionManager.connect('extension-state-changed', this.#onExtensionStateChanged.bind(this));
         this.#settings = settings;
     }
 
@@ -194,4 +200,8 @@ var SwitcherThemeShell = class extends SwitcherTheme {
         const stylesheet = utils.getShellThemeStylesheet(shellTheme);
         utils.applyShellStylesheet(stylesheet);
     }
+
+    #onExtensionStateChanged() {
+        this.systemSettings = utils.getUserthemesSettings();
+    }
 };
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 8888d1b..17138a1 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ const Me = extensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 const Gettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']);
 const _ = Gettext.gettext;
 
+const { ExtensionState } = extensionUtils;
+
 
 /**
  * Build the full settings schema from a subschema.
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ function getUserthemesExtension() {
  */
 function getUserthemesSettings() {
     let extension = getUserthemesExtension();
-    if (!extension)
+    if (!extension || extension.state !== ExtensionState.ENABLED)
         return null;
     const schemaDir = extension.dir.get_child('schemas');
     const GioSSS = Gio.SettingsSchemaSource;