diff --git a/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp b/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
index 03bc4f3f..c3a3d8f1 100644
--- a/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ void imgui_init()
         return;
 
     init_spdlog();
+    if (is_blacklisted())
+        return;
+
     parse_overlay_config(&params, getenv("MANGOHUD_CONFIG"));
     _params = &params;
 
diff --git a/src/vulkan.cpp b/src/vulkan.cpp
index 53543fd1..1c8eff12 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan.cpp
@@ -1893,6 +1893,9 @@ static VkResult overlay_CreateInstance(
                              &instance_data->vtable);
    instance_data_map_physical_devices(instance_data, true);
 
+   if (is_blacklisted())
+      return result;
+
    parse_overlay_config(&instance_data->params, getenv("MANGOHUD_CONFIG"));
    _params = &instance_data->params;