diff --git a/plugins/VstEffect/VstEffectControlDialog.cpp b/plugins/VstEffect/VstEffectControlDialog.cpp
index 3320b05ce..b571eb1aa 100644
--- a/plugins/VstEffect/VstEffectControlDialog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/VstEffect/VstEffectControlDialog.cpp
@@ -53,12 +53,13 @@ VstEffectControlDialog::VstEffectControlDialog( VstEffectControls * _ctl ) :
 	l->setVerticalSpacing( 2 );
 	l->setHorizontalSpacing( 2 );
 
-	bool embed_vst = ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod() != "none";
+	bool embed_vst = false;
 
 	if( _ctl != NULL && _ctl->m_effect != NULL &&
 					_ctl->m_effect->m_plugin != NULL )
 	{
 		m_plugin = _ctl->m_effect->m_plugin;
+		embed_vst = m_plugin->embedMethod() != "none";
 
 		if (embed_vst) {
 			m_plugin->createUI( nullptr, true );
diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/VstPlugin.cpp b/plugins/vst_base/VstPlugin.cpp
index 518494eab..2b1cbcd09 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/VstPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/VstPlugin.cpp
@@ -85,21 +85,12 @@ public:
 
 
 VstPlugin::VstPlugin( const QString & _plugin ) :
-	RemotePlugin(),
-	JournallingObject(),
 	m_plugin( _plugin ),
-	m_pluginWidget( NULL ),
 	m_pluginWindowID( 0 ),
+	m_embedMethod( ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod() ),
 	m_badDllFormat( false ),
-	m_name(),
 	m_version( 0 ),
-	m_vendorString(),
-	m_productString(),
-	m_currentProgramName(),
-	m_allProgramNames(),
-	p_name(),
-	m_currentProgram(),
-	m_idleTimer()
+	m_currentProgram()
 {
 	setSplittedChannels( true );
 
@@ -139,7 +130,7 @@ VstPlugin::~VstPlugin()
 
 void VstPlugin::tryLoad( const QString &remoteVstPluginExecutable )
 {
-	init( remoteVstPluginExecutable, false, {ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod()} );
+	init( remoteVstPluginExecutable, false, {m_embedMethod} );
 
 	waitForHostInfoGotten();
 	if( failed() )
@@ -246,7 +237,7 @@ void VstPlugin::loadSettings( const QDomElement & _this )
 
 void VstPlugin::saveSettings( QDomDocument & _doc, QDomElement & _this )
 {
-	if ( ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod() != "none" )
+	if ( m_embedMethod != "none" )
 	{
 		if( pluginWidget() != NULL )
 		{
@@ -286,7 +277,7 @@ void VstPlugin::saveSettings( QDomDocument & _doc, QDomElement & _this )
 
 void VstPlugin::toggleUI()
 {
-	if ( ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod() == "none" )
+	if ( m_embedMethod == "none" )
 	{
 		RemotePlugin::toggleUI();
 	}
@@ -369,7 +360,7 @@ void VstPlugin::setParameterDump( const QMap<QString, QString> & _pdump )
 
 QWidget *VstPlugin::pluginWidget(bool _top_widget)
 {
-	if ( ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod() != "none" )
+	if ( m_embedMethod != "none" )
 	{
 		if( _top_widget && m_pluginWidget )
 		{
@@ -576,8 +567,7 @@ void VstPlugin::idleUpdate()
 
 void VstPlugin::showUI()
 {
-	QString embedMethod = ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod();
-	if ( embedMethod == "none" )
+	if ( m_embedMethod == "none" )
 	{
 		RemotePlugin::showUI();
 	}
@@ -598,7 +588,7 @@ void VstPlugin::showUI()
 void VstPlugin::hideUI()
 {
 	RemotePlugin::hideUI();
-	if ( ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod() == "none" )
+	if ( m_embedMethod == "none" )
 	{
 	}
 	else if ( pluginWidget() != nullptr )
@@ -669,8 +659,7 @@ void VstPlugin::createUI( QWidget * parent, bool isEffect )
 	m_pluginSubWindow = new vstSubWin( gui->mainWindow()->workspace() );
 	auto sw = m_pluginSubWindow.data();
 
-	QString embedMethod = ConfigManager::inst()->vstEmbedMethod();
-	if (embedMethod == "qt" )
+	if (m_embedMethod == "qt" )
 	{
 		QWindow* vw = QWindow::fromWinId(m_pluginWindowID);
 		container = QWidget::createWindowContainer(vw, sw );
@@ -680,7 +669,7 @@ void VstPlugin::createUI( QWidget * parent, bool isEffect )
 		// Wait for remote reply
 	}
 #ifdef LMMS_BUILD_LINUX
-	else if (embedMethod == "xembed" )
+	else if (m_embedMethod == "xembed" )
 	{
 		QX11EmbedContainer * embedContainer = new QX11EmbedContainer( sw );
 		connect(embedContainer, SIGNAL(clientIsEmbedded()), this, SLOT(handleClientEmbed()));
@@ -690,7 +679,7 @@ void VstPlugin::createUI( QWidget * parent, bool isEffect )
 #endif
 	else
 	{
-		qCritical() << "Unknown embed method" << embedMethod;
+		qCritical() << "Unknown embed method" << m_embedMethod;
 		delete m_pluginSubWindow;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -718,6 +707,11 @@ void VstPlugin::createUI( QWidget * parent, bool isEffect )
 	container->setFixedSize( m_pluginGeometry );
 }
 
+QString VstPlugin::embedMethod() const
+{
+	return m_embedMethod;
+}
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/VstPlugin.h b/plugins/vst_base/VstPlugin.h
index 09b001579..4984d6849 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/VstPlugin.h
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/VstPlugin.h
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public:
 
 	void createUI( QWidget *parent, bool isEffect );
 
+	QString embedMethod() const;
+
 public slots:
 	void setTempo( bpm_t _bpm );
 	void updateSampleRate();
@@ -132,6 +134,7 @@ private:
 	QPointer<vstSubWin> m_pluginSubWindow;
 	int m_pluginWindowID;
 	QSize m_pluginGeometry;
+	const QString m_embedMethod;
 
 	bool m_badDllFormat;