diff --git a/src/gl/imgui_hud.cpp b/src/gl/imgui_hud.cpp
index 5fa7c28c..d5ce4e76 100644
--- a/src/gl/imgui_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/imgui_hud.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void imgui_init()
         return;
 
     parse_overlay_config(&params, getenv("MANGOHUD_CONFIG"));
+    _params = params;
 
    //check for blacklist item in the config file
    for (auto& item : params.blacklist) {
diff --git a/src/keybinds.cpp b/src/keybinds.cpp
index ef73bc72..d141b60e 100644
--- a/src/keybinds.cpp
+++ b/src/keybinds.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void check_keybinds(struct swapchain_stats& sw_stats, struct overlay_params& par
 #endif
       if (pressed){
          parse_overlay_config(&params, getenv("MANGOHUD_CONFIG"));
+         _params = params;
          reload_cfg_press = now;
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index ac176f1e..411750d6 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include "file_utils.h"
+#include "string_utils.h"
 
 string os, cpu, gpu, ram, kernel, driver, cpu_governor;
 bool sysInfoFetched = false;
@@ -134,12 +135,11 @@ string get_log_suffix(){
   return log_name;
 }
 
-void logging(void *params_void){
-  overlay_params *params = reinterpret_cast<overlay_params *>(params_void);
+void logging(){
   logger->wait_until_data_valid();
   while (logger->is_active()){
       logger->try_log();
-      this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(params->log_interval));
+      this_thread::sleep_for(chrono::milliseconds(_params.log_interval));
   }
 }
 
@@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ void Logger::start_logging() {
   m_logging_on = true;
   m_log_start = Clock::now();
   
-  if (m_params->log_name.empty())
-    m_log_files.emplace_back(m_params->output_folder + "/" + get_program_name() + "_" + get_log_suffix());
+  if (_params.log_name.empty())
+    m_log_files.emplace_back(_params.output_folder + "/" + get_program_name() + "_" + get_log_suffix());
   else
-    m_log_files.emplace_back(m_params->output_folder + "/" + m_params->log_name + ".csv");
+    m_log_files.emplace_back(_params.output_folder + "/" + _params.log_name + ".csv");
 
-  if (m_params->autostart_log){
+  if (_params.autostart_log){
     printf("Named log file: %s\n", m_log_files.back().c_str());
     currentLogFile.open(m_log_files.back(), ios::out | ios::app);
     printf("Opened log file\n");
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ void Logger::start_logging() {
     }
     printf("Wrote info to log file\n");
   }
-  if((!m_params->output_folder.empty()) && (m_params->log_interval != 0)){
-    std::thread(logging, m_params).detach();
+  if((!_params.output_folder.empty()) && (_params.log_interval != 0)){
+    std::thread(logging).detach();
   }
 }
 
@@ -193,17 +193,17 @@ void Logger::stop_logging() {
   m_logging_on = false;
   m_log_end = Clock::now();
 
-  std::thread(calculate_benchmark_data, m_params).detach();
+  calculate_benchmark_data();
 
-  if(!m_params->output_folder.empty() && !m_params->autostart_log) {
+  if(!_params.output_folder.empty() && !_params.autostart_log) {
     std::string program = get_wine_exe_name();
     if (program.empty())
         program = get_program_name();
 
-    if (m_params->log_name.empty())
-      m_log_files.emplace_back(m_params->output_folder + "/" + program + "_" + get_log_suffix());
+    if (_params.log_name.empty())
+      m_log_files.emplace_back(_params.output_folder + "/" + program + "_" + get_log_suffix());
     else
-      m_log_files.emplace_back(m_params->output_folder + "/" + m_params->log_name + ".csv");
+      m_log_files.emplace_back(_params.output_folder + "/" + _params.log_name + ".csv");
 
     std::thread(writeFile, m_log_files.back()).detach();
   }
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ void Logger::try_log() {
   currentLogData.current_watt = Battery_Stats.current_watt;
 #endif
   m_log_array.push_back(currentLogData);
-  if (m_params->autostart_log)
+  if (_params.autostart_log)
     writeFileContinuous(currentLogFile);
-  if(m_params->log_duration && (elapsedLog >= std::chrono::seconds(m_params->log_duration))){
+  if(_params.log_duration && (elapsedLog >= std::chrono::seconds(_params.log_duration))){
     stop_logging();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/overlay.cpp b/src/overlay.cpp
index 9e1d646f..05bd9784 100644
--- a/src/overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/overlay.cpp
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ void update_hud_info(struct swapchain_stats& sw_stats, struct overlay_params& pa
    gpuvis_trace_printf("[MH] ram_used: %d", memused);
 }
 
-void calculate_benchmark_data(void *params_void){
-   overlay_params *params = reinterpret_cast<overlay_params *>(params_void);
-
+void calculate_benchmark_data(){
    vector<float> sorted = benchmark.fps_data;
    std::sort(sorted.begin(), sorted.end());
    benchmark.percentile_data.clear();
@@ -160,7 +158,7 @@ void calculate_benchmark_data(void *params_void){
 
    size_t max_label_size = 0;
 
-   for (std::string percentile : params->benchmark_percentiles) {
+   for (std::string percentile : _params.benchmark_percentiles) {
       float result;
 
       // special case handling for a mean-based average
diff --git a/src/overlay.h b/src/overlay.h
index dea4683d..5b3f5a64 100644
--- a/src/overlay.h
+++ b/src/overlay.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ extern struct benchmark_stats benchmark;
 extern ImVec2 real_font_size;
 extern std::string wineVersion;
 extern std::vector<logData> graph_data;
+extern overlay_params _params;
 
 void position_layer(struct swapchain_stats& data, struct overlay_params& params, ImVec2 window_size);
 void render_imgui(swapchain_stats& data, struct overlay_params& params, ImVec2& window_size, bool is_vulkan);
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ void check_keybinds(struct swapchain_stats& sw_stats, struct overlay_params& par
 void init_system_info(void);
 void FpsLimiter(struct fps_limit& stats);
 void get_device_name(int32_t vendorID, int32_t deviceID, struct swapchain_stats& sw_stats);
-void calculate_benchmark_data(void *params_void);
+void calculate_benchmark_data();
 void create_fonts(const overlay_params& params, ImFont*& small_font, ImFont*& text_font);
 void right_aligned_text(ImVec4& col, float off_x, const char *fmt, ...);
 void center_text(std::string& text);
diff --git a/src/vulkan.cpp b/src/vulkan.cpp
index adee90d4..f337fda4 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ float offset_x, offset_y, hudSpacing;
 int hudFirstRow, hudSecondRow;
 VkPhysicalDeviceDriverProperties driverProps = {};
 int32_t deviceID;
+overlay_params _params {};
+
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+namespace MangoHud { namespace GL {
+   extern swapchain_stats sw_stats;
+}}
+#endif
 
 /* Mapped from VkInstace/VkPhysicalDevice */
 struct instance_data {
@@ -2248,6 +2255,7 @@ static VkResult overlay_CreateInstance(
    instance_data_map_physical_devices(instance_data, true);
 
    parse_overlay_config(&instance_data->params, getenv("MANGOHUD_CONFIG"));
+   _params = instance_data->params;
 
    //check for blacklist item in the config file
    for (auto& item : instance_data->params.blacklist) {
diff --git a/src/win/d3d_shared.cpp b/src/win/d3d_shared.cpp
index 4185a850..b473b6b3 100644
--- a/src/win/d3d_shared.cpp
+++ b/src/win/d3d_shared.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ void init_d3d_shared(){
     if (cfg_inited)
         return;
      parse_overlay_config(&params, getenv("MANGOHUD_CONFIG"));
+     _params = params;
      cfg_inited = true;
     //  init_cpu_stats(params);
 }