diff --git a/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.cpp b/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.cpp
index 3ed90106..a237c43b 100644
--- a/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.cpp
+++ b/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ void OpenXR::on_system_properties_acquired(const XrSystemProperties& system_prop
     spdlog::info("[OpenXR] OpenXR system orientation: {}", system_properties.trackingProperties.orientationTracking);
     spdlog::info("[OpenXR] OpenXR system position: {}", system_properties.trackingProperties.positionTracking);
 
-    if (std::string_view{system_properties.systemName}.find("SteamVR/OpenXR") != std::string_view::npos) try {
+    const auto should_check_vd = !this->ignore_vd_checks->value();
+
+    if (should_check_vd && std::string_view{system_properties.systemName}.find("SteamVR/OpenXR") != std::string_view::npos) try {
         spdlog::info("[OpenXR] Detected SteamVR/OpenXR, checking for Virtual Desktop Streamer...");
 
         // Now double check that the Virtual Desktop streamer executable is running
@@ -1637,8 +1639,7 @@ XrResult OpenXR::end_frame(const std::vector<XrCompositionLayerBaseHeader*>& qua
     // Dummy projection layers for Virtual Desktop. If we don't do this, timewarp does not work correctly on VD.
     // the reasoning from ggodin (VD dev) is that VD composites all layers using the top layer's pose (apparently)
     // I am actually not sure why this fixes the issue, but it does. and even makes the SteamVR overlay work completely fine.
-    const auto should_push_dummy = !this->ignore_vd_checks->value() &&
-                                   this->push_dummy_projection == true && 
+    const auto should_push_dummy = this->push_dummy_projection == true && 
                                    !pipelined_stage_views.empty() && 
                                    this->ever_submitted == true;