2 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/seat.c b/sway/commands/seat.c
index 3e7ffed9..b8db862b 100644
--- a/sway/commands/seat.c
+++ b/sway/commands/seat.c
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_seat(int argc, char **argv) {
 
         struct seat_config *sc =
                 store_seat_config(config->handler_context.seat_config);
-        input_manager_apply_seat_config(sc);
+        if (!config->reading) {
+                input_manager_apply_seat_config(sc);
+        }
 
         config->handler_context.seat_config = NULL;
         return cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 8a0b293c..dfbe4cb9 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -463,7 +463,11 @@ bool load_main_config(const char *file, bool is_active, bool validating) {
                 if (config->swaynag_config_errors.pid > 0) {
                         swaynag_show(&config->swaynag_config_errors);
                 }
+
                 input_manager_verify_fallback_seat();
+                for (int i = 0; i < config->seat_configs->length; i++) {
+                        input_manager_apply_seat_config(config->seat_configs->items[i]);
+                }
         }
 
         if (old_config) {