diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index c4524072..829b0230 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["general:cursor_inactive_timeout"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["general:no_cursor_warps"].intValue = 0;
 
-    configValues["general:no_direct_scanout"].intValue = 0;
-
     configValues["general:layout"].strValue = "dwindle";
 
     configValues["misc:disable_hyprland_logo"].intValue = 0;
@@ -60,6 +58,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["misc:enable_swallow"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["misc:swallow_regex"].strValue = STRVAL_EMPTY;
     configValues["misc:focus_on_activate"].intValue = 0;
+    configValues["misc:no_direct_scanout"].intValue = 0;
 
     configValues["debug:int"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["debug:log_damage"].intValue = 0;
diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index 2a0cacc5..b2b15136 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void Events::listener_monitorFrame(void* owner, void* data) {
     static auto *const PDAMAGETRACKINGMODE = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("debug:damage_tracking")->intValue;
     static auto *const PDAMAGEBLINK = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("debug:damage_blink")->intValue;
     static auto *const PNOVFR = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:no_vfr")->intValue;
-    static auto *const PNODIRECTSCANOUT = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:no_direct_scanout")->intValue;
+    static auto *const PNODIRECTSCANOUT = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:no_direct_scanout")->intValue;
 
     static int damageBlinkCleanup = 0; // because double-buffered