diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
index acd52b554f..2e17f693cd 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/main.cc
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ void Nitpicker::Main::_handle_config()
 	configure_reporter(config, _clicked_reporter);
 	configure_reporter(config, _displays_reporter);
 
-	_apply_capture_config();
+	capture_client_appeared_or_disappeared();
 
 	/* update domain registry and session policies */
 	for (Gui_session *s = _session_list.first(); s; s = s->next())