diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index be9984e32..870a23777 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ bool cmd_bindsym(struct sway_config *config, int argc, char **argv) {
 		sway_log(L_ERROR, "Invalid set command (expected 2 arguments, got %d)", argc);
 		return false;
 	}
-	argv[0] = do_var_replacement(config, argv[0]);
 
 	struct sway_binding *binding = malloc(sizeof(struct sway_binding));
 	binding->keys = create_list();
@@ -381,6 +380,12 @@ bool handle_command(struct sway_config *config, char *exec) {
 		int argc;
 		char **argv = split_directive(exec + strlen(handler->command), &argc);
 		int i;
+
+		 //Perform var subs on all parts of the command
+		 for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
+			 argv[i] = do_var_replacement(config, argv[i]);
+		 }
+
 		exec_success = handler->handle(config, argc, argv);
 		for (i = 0; i < argc; ++i) {
 			free(argv[i]);
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index a1689f36b..6fe681f60 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "commands.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
+struct sway_config *config;
+
 bool load_config() {
 	sway_log(L_INFO, "Loading config");
 	// TODO: Allow use of more config file locations
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ _continue:
 	}
 
 	if (is_active) {
-		config->reloading = true;
+		config->reloading = false;
 	}
 
 	return config;
diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c
index f84451de0..a7814364d 100644
--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "handlers.h"
 
-struct sway_config *config;
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	init_log(L_DEBUG); // TODO: Control this with command line arg
@@ -42,8 +41,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	if (!wlc_init(&interface, argc, argv)) {
 		return 1;
 	}
-
 	setenv("DISPLAY", ":1", 1);
+
 	if (!load_config()) {
 		sway_abort("Unable to load config");
 	}