diff --git a/scripts/reshctl.sh b/scripts/reshctl.sh
index a3b0775..6e85bfd 100644
--- a/scripts/reshctl.sh
+++ b/scripts/reshctl.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ __resh_nop() {
 }
 
 __resh_bind_control_R() {
+    bindfunc --revert '\C-r' __resh_widget_control_R_compat
     if [ "${__RESH_control_R_bind_enabled-0}" != 0 ]; then
-        echo "RESH SEARCH app Ctrl+R binding is already enabled!"
-        return 1 
+        # Re-binding is a valid usecase but it shouldn't happen much
+        # so this is a warning
+        echo "Re-binding RESH SEARCH app to Ctrl+R ..."
+    else
+        # Only save original binding if resh binding was not enabled
+        __RESH_bindfunc_revert_control_R_bind=$_bindfunc_revert
     fi
-    bindfunc --revert '\C-r' __resh_widget_control_R_compat
-    __RESH_bindfunc_revert_control_R_bind=$_bindfunc_revert
     __RESH_control_R_bind_enabled=1
     if [ -n "${BASH_VERSION-}" ]; then
         # fuck bash
diff --git a/scripts/shellrc.sh b/scripts/shellrc.sh
index 3a78610..c21f335 100644
--- a/scripts/shellrc.sh
+++ b/scripts/shellrc.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ __resh_set_xdg_home_paths
 
 __resh_run_daemon
 
+[ "$(resh-config --key BindControlR)" = true ] && __resh_bind_control_R
+
 # block for anything we only want to do once per session
 # NOTE: nested shells are still the same session
 if [ -z "${__RESH_SESSION_ID+x}" ]; then
@@ -90,7 +92,5 @@ if [ -z "${__RESH_INIT_DONE+x}" ]; then
 
     __resh_reset_variables
 
-    [ "$(resh-config --key BindControlR)" = true ] && __resh_bind_control_R
-
     __RESH_INIT_DONE=1
-fi
+fi
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