diff --git a/OptiScaler/nvapi/fakenvapi.cpp b/OptiScaler/nvapi/fakenvapi.cpp
index 6906f01a..2493e242 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/nvapi/fakenvapi.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/nvapi/fakenvapi.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,11 @@ void fakenvapi::reportFGPresent(IDXGISwapChain* pSwapChain, bool fg_state, bool
 
 bool fakenvapi::updateModeAndContext()
 {
-    if (!isUsingFakenvapi() && State::Instance().activeFgOutput == FGOutput::XeFG)
+    if (!isUsingFakenvapi() && State::Instance().activeFgOutput == FGOutput::XeFG &&
+        (!Config::Instance()->OverrideNvapiDll.has_value() || Config::Instance()->OverrideNvapiDll.value()))
+    {
         auto loaded = fakenvapi::loadForNvidia();
+    }
 
     if (!isUsingFakenvapi() && !isUsingFakenvapiOnNvidia())
         return false;
@@ -129,8 +132,11 @@ bool fakenvapi::updateModeAndContext()
 
 bool fakenvapi::setModeAndContext(void* context, Mode mode)
 {
-    if (!isUsingFakenvapi() && State::Instance().activeFgOutput == FGOutput::XeFG)
+    if (!isUsingFakenvapi() && State::Instance().activeFgOutput == FGOutput::XeFG &&
+        (!Config::Instance()->OverrideNvapiDll.has_value() || Config::Instance()->OverrideNvapiDll.value()))
+    {
         auto loaded = fakenvapi::loadForNvidia();
+    }
 
     if (!isUsingFakenvapi() && !isUsingFakenvapiOnNvidia())
         return false;