diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf23d65e..fb004e67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ### Unreleased
 
 
-### 0.9.0-master
+### 0.9.1
 
+My bad everyone, `0.9.0` wasn't loading the cache, so I am publishing this quick
+fix.
 
 ### 0.9.0
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ac534177..bb9b88e3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ checksum = "5ee073c9e4cd00e28217186dbe12796d692868f432bf2e97ee73bed0c56dfa01"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "swww"
-version = "0.9.0-master"
+version = "0.9.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "clap",
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "swww-daemon"
-version = "0.9.0-master"
+version = "0.9.1"
 dependencies = [
  "keyframe",
  "log",
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ checksum = "711b9620af191e0cdc7468a8d14e709c3dcdb115b36f838e601583af800a370a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "utils"
-version = "0.9.0-master"
+version = "0.9.1"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "pkg-config",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fa7082e8..56f6b1cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ default-members = [".", "daemon"]
 
 [package]
 name = "swww"
-version = "0.9.0-master"
+version = "0.9.1"
 authors = ["Leonardo Gibrowski Faé <leonardo.fae44@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.74"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ image = "0.25"
 fast_image_resize = "3.0"
 clap = { version = "4.5", features = ["derive", "wrap_help", "env"] }
 rand = "0.8"
-utils = { version = "0.9.0-master", path = "utils" }
+utils = { version = "0.9.1", path = "utils" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 assert_cmd = "2.0"
diff --git a/daemon/Cargo.toml b/daemon/Cargo.toml
index 6eb8f1d2..d0e02c82 100644
--- a/daemon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/daemon/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "swww-daemon"
-version = "0.9.0-master"
+version = "0.9.1"
 authors = ["Leonardo Gibrowski Faé <leonardo.fae44@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ spin_sleep = "1.2"
 
 sd-notify = { version = "0.4.1" }
 
-utils = { version = "0.9.0-master", path = "../utils" }
+utils = { version = "0.9.1", path = "../utils" }
 [dev-dependencies]
 rand = "0.8"
diff --git a/daemon/src/main.rs b/daemon/src/main.rs
index d77d8281..c36ee837 100644
--- a/daemon/src/main.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/main.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ struct Daemon {
     // swww stuff
     wallpapers: Vec<Arc<Wallpaper>>,
     animator: Animator,
-    initializing: bool,
 }
 
 impl Daemon {
@@ -305,7 +304,6 @@ impl Daemon {
 
             wallpapers: Vec::new(),
             animator: Animator::new(),
-            initializing: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -328,7 +326,6 @@ impl Daemon {
                 self.animator.animate(bytes, wallpapers)
             }
             ArchivedRequest::Clear(clear) => {
-                self.initializing = false;
                 let wallpapers = self.find_wallpapers_by_names(&clear.outputs);
                 let color = clear.color;
                 match std::thread::Builder::new()
@@ -360,7 +357,6 @@ impl Daemon {
             }
             ArchivedRequest::Query => Answer::Info(self.wallpapers_info()),
             ArchivedRequest::Img((_, imgs)) => {
-                self.initializing = false;
                 let mut used_wallpapers = Vec::new();
                 for img in imgs.iter() {
                     let mut wallpapers = self.find_wallpapers_by_names(&img.1);
@@ -500,23 +496,21 @@ impl OutputHandler for Daemon {
                 Some(&output),
             );
 
-            if !self.initializing {
-                if let Some(name) = &output_info.name {
-                    let name = name.to_owned();
-                    if let Err(e) = std::thread::Builder::new()
-                        .name("cache loader".to_string())
-                        .stack_size(1 << 14)
-                        .spawn(move || {
-                            // Wait for a bit for the output to be properly configured and stuff
-                            // this is obviously not ideal, but it solves the vast majority of problems
-                            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
-                            if let Err(e) = utils::cache::load(&name) {
-                                warn!("failed to load cache: {e}");
-                            }
-                        })
-                    {
-                        warn!("failed to spawn `cache loader` thread: {e}");
-                    }
+            if let Some(name) = &output_info.name {
+                let name = name.to_owned();
+                if let Err(e) = std::thread::Builder::new()
+                    .name("cache loader".to_string())
+                    .stack_size(1 << 14)
+                    .spawn(move || {
+                        // Wait for a bit for the output to be properly configured and stuff
+                        // this is obviously not ideal, but it solves the vast majority of problems
+                        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+                        if let Err(e) = utils::cache::load(&name) {
+                            warn!("failed to load cache: {e}");
+                        }
+                    })
+                {
+                    warn!("failed to spawn `cache loader` thread: {e}");
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/utils/Cargo.toml b/utils/Cargo.toml
index c4be066b..d32b0038 100644
--- a/utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "utils"
-version = "0.9.0-master"
+version = "0.9.1"
 authors = ["Leonardo Gibrowski Faé <leonardo.fae44@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "../LICENSE"