diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarsettings.cpp
index 090d5209fa3..6683036d5ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarsettings.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ BazaarSettings::BazaarSettings()
             st
         };
     });
+
+    readSettings();
 }
 
 // BazaarSettingsPage
diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs/cvssettings.cpp b/src/plugins/cvs/cvssettings.cpp
index 775a393df3e..a03e8a74089 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs/cvssettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs/cvssettings.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ CvsSettings::CvsSettings()
             st
         };
     });
+
+    readSettings();
 }
 
 QStringList CvsSettings::addOptions(const QStringList &args) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/fossil/fossilsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/fossil/fossilsettings.cpp
index 1a2960a0e5c..2443e61c8f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fossil/fossilsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fossil/fossilsettings.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ FossilSettings::FossilSettings()
             st
         };
     });
+
+    readSettings();
 }
 
 // FossilSettingsPage
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
index f10dd3d9638..b0cedb300c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ GitSettings::GitSettings()
     });
     connect(&binaryPath, &BaseAspect::changed, this, [this] { tryResolve = true; });
     connect(&path, &BaseAspect::changed, this, [this] { tryResolve = true; });
+
+    readSettings();
 }
 
 FilePath GitSettings::gitExecutable(bool *ok, QString *errorMessage) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialsettings.cpp
index 048d7345813..05c96672f90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mercurial/mercurialsettings.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ MercurialSettings::MercurialSettings()
             st
         };
     });
+
+    readSettings();
 }
 
 // MercurialSettingsPage
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsettings.cpp
index c22f847f89e..6fb5a83ff57 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionsettings.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ SubversionSettings::SubversionSettings()
             st
         };
     });
+
+    readSettings();
 }
 
 bool SubversionSettings::hasAuthentication() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
index de3565dd531..b58524209d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseclient.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace VcsBase {
 VcsBaseClientImpl::VcsBaseClientImpl(VcsBaseSettings *baseSettings)
     : m_baseSettings(baseSettings)
 {
-    m_baseSettings->readSettings();
     connect(ICore::instance(), &ICore::saveSettingsRequested,
             this, &VcsBaseClientImpl::saveSettings);
 }