diff --git a/kate/session/katesessionmanager.cpp b/kate/session/katesessionmanager.cpp
--- a/kate/session/katesessionmanager.cpp
+++ b/kate/session/katesessionmanager.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@
 void KateSessionManager::loadSession(const KateSession::Ptr &session) const
 {
     // open the new session
-    KSharedConfigPtr sharedConfig = KSharedConfig::openConfig();
     KConfig *sc = session->config();
     const bool loadDocs = !session->isAnonymous(); // do not load docs for new sessions
 
@@ -187,38 +186,38 @@
     }
 
     // window config
-    KConfigGroup c(sharedConfig, "General");
-
-    if (c.readEntry("Restore Window Configuration", true)) {
-        KConfig *cfg = sc;
-        bool delete_cfg = false;
-        // a new, named session, read settings of the default session.
-        if (! sc->hasGroup("Open MainWindows")) {
-            delete_cfg = true;
-            cfg = new KConfig(anonymousSessionFile(), KConfig::SimpleConfig);
-        }
+    const bool restoreWindowConfig = (KConfigGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "General")).readEntry("Restore Window Configuration", true);
 
-        int wCount = cfg->group("Open MainWindows").readEntry("Count", 1);
+    KConfig *cfg = sc;
+    bool delete_cfg = false;
+    // a new, named session, read settings of the default session.
+    if (! sc->hasGroup("Open MainWindows")) {
+        delete_cfg = true;
+        cfg = new KConfig(anonymousSessionFile(), KConfig::SimpleConfig);
+    }
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < wCount; ++i) {
-            if (i >= KateApp::self()->mainWindowsCount()) {
-                KateApp::self()->newMainWindow(cfg, QStringLiteral("MainWindow%1").arg(i));
-            } else {
-                KateApp::self()->mainWindow(i)->readProperties(KConfigGroup(cfg, QStringLiteral("MainWindow%1").arg(i)));
-            }
+    int wCount = cfg->group("Open MainWindows").readEntry("Count", 1);
 
-            KateApp::self()->mainWindow(i)->restoreWindowConfig(KConfigGroup(cfg, QStringLiteral("MainWindow%1 Settings").arg(i)));
+    for (int i = 0; i < wCount; ++i) {
+        if (i >= KateApp::self()->mainWindowsCount()) {
+            KateApp::self()->newMainWindow(cfg, QStringLiteral("MainWindow%1").arg(i));
+        } else {
+            KateApp::self()->mainWindow(i)->readProperties(KConfigGroup(cfg, QStringLiteral("MainWindow%1").arg(i)));
         }
 
-        if (delete_cfg) {
-            delete cfg;
+        if (restoreWindowConfig) {
+            KateApp::self()->mainWindow(i)->restoreWindowConfig(KConfigGroup(cfg, QStringLiteral("MainWindow%1 Settings").arg(i)));
         }
+    }
 
-        // remove mainwindows we need no longer...
-        if (wCount > 0) {
-            while (wCount < KateApp::self()->mainWindowsCount()) {
-                delete KateApp::self()->mainWindow(KateApp::self()->mainWindowsCount() - 1);
-            }
+    if (delete_cfg) {
+        delete cfg;
+    }
+
+    // remove mainwindows we need no longer...
+    if (wCount > 0) {
+        while (wCount < KateApp::self()->mainWindowsCount()) {
+            delete KateApp::self()->mainWindow(KateApp::self()->mainWindowsCount() - 1);
         }
     }
 }