diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan_swapchain.cpp b/vulkan/vulkan_swapchain.cpp
index 39301a65..b4d2734c 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan_swapchain.cpp
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan_swapchain.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@ Swapchain::~Swapchain()
 {
 }
 
-bool Swapchain::set_vsync(bool new_setting)
+void Swapchain::set_vsync(bool new_setting)
 {
-    if (new_setting == vsync)
-        return false;
-
     vsync = new_setting;
-    return true;
 }
 
 void Swapchain::on_render_pass_end(std::function<void ()> function)
@@ -104,14 +100,14 @@ static bool vector_find(std::vector<T> haystack, T&& needle)
 
 vk::PresentModeKHR Swapchain::get_present_mode() {
     auto present_mode = vk::PresentModeKHR::eFifo;
-    if (supports_relaxed)
-        present_mode = vk::PresentModeKHR::eFifoRelaxed;
+
     if (!vsync) {
         if (supports_mailbox)
             present_mode = vk::PresentModeKHR::eMailbox;
         if (supports_immediate)
             present_mode = vk::PresentModeKHR::eImmediate;
     }
+
     return present_mode;
 }
 
diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan_swapchain.hpp b/vulkan/vulkan_swapchain.hpp
index 974b4f9f..ad271e83 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan_swapchain.hpp
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan_swapchain.hpp
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ class Swapchain
     void end_frame_without_swap();
     bool swap();
     void wait_on_frames();
-    // Returns true if vsync setting was changed, false if it was the same
-    bool set_vsync(bool on);
+    void set_vsync(bool on);
     void on_render_pass_end(std::function<void()> function);
     int get_num_frames() { return num_swapchain_images; }
     vk::PresentModeKHR get_present_mode();
diff --git a/win32/CVulkan.cpp b/win32/CVulkan.cpp
index bbde45b8..08b408b1 100644
--- a/win32/CVulkan.cpp
+++ b/win32/CVulkan.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ bool CVulkan::Initialize(HWND hWnd)
         return false;
     }
 
+    context->swapchain->set_vsync(GUI.Vsync);
+
     if (!Settings.AutoDisplayMessages)
     {
         Settings.DisplayIndicators = true;
@@ -91,11 +93,6 @@ bool CVulkan::Initialize(HWND hWnd)
         }
     }
 
-    if (context->swapchain->set_vsync(GUI.Vsync))
-    {
-        context->recreate_swapchain();
-    }
-
     simple_output = std::make_unique<Vulkan::SimpleOutput>(context.get(), vk::Format::eR5G6B5UnormPack16);
 
     return true;
@@ -181,8 +178,6 @@ bool CVulkan::ChangeRenderSize(unsigned int newWidth, unsigned int newHeight)
     if (!context)
         return false;
 
-    bool vsync_changed = context->swapchain->set_vsync(GUI.Vsync);
-
     if (newWidth != current_width || newHeight != current_height || vsync_changed)
     {
         context->recreate_swapchain(newWidth, newHeight);
@@ -218,10 +213,7 @@ bool CVulkan::ApplyDisplayChanges(void)
         current_shadername = shadername;
     }
 
-    if (context->swapchain->set_vsync(GUI.Vsync))
-    {
-        context->recreate_swapchain();
-    }
+    context->swapchain->set_vsync(GUI.Vsync);
 
     return true;
 }