diff --git a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
index 3ab54e6..56611b7 100644
--- a/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
+++ b/lib/AppInfo/Application.php
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ use OCP\AppFramework\App;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IBootContext;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IBootstrap;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Bootstrap\IRegistrationContext;
-use OCP\Server;
-use OCP\Util;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
 
 class Application extends App implements IBootstrap
 {
 	public const APP_ID = 'repod';
 	private const GPODDERSYNC_ID = 'gpoddersync';
-	private const GPODDERSYNC_MIN_VERSION = '3.8.1';
 
 	public function __construct() {
 		parent::__construct(self::APP_ID);
@@ -30,6 +28,9 @@ class Application extends App implements IBootstrap
 		/** @var IAppManager $appManager */
 		$appManager = $appContainer->get(IAppManager::class);
 
+		/** @var IInitialState $initialState */
+		$initialState = $appContainer->get(IInitialState::class);
+
 		$gpoddersync = $appManager->isEnabledForUser(self::GPODDERSYNC_ID);
 		if (!$gpoddersync) {
 			try {
@@ -38,24 +39,9 @@ class Application extends App implements IBootstrap
 			}
 		}
 
-		/** @psalm-suppress DeprecatedMethod */
-		Util::connectHook('\OCP\Config', 'js', $this, 'extendJsConfig');
+		$gpoddersync = $appManager->isEnabledForUser(self::GPODDERSYNC_ID);
+		$initialState->provideInitialState('gpodder', $gpoddersync);
 	}
 
 	public function register(IRegistrationContext $context): void {}
-
-	public static function extendJsConfig(array $settings): void {
-		/** @var IAppManager $appManager */
-		$appManager = Server::get(IAppManager::class);
-
-		if (is_array($settings['array']) && array_key_exists('oc_appconfig', $settings['array'])) {
-			/** @var array $appConfig */
-			$appConfig = json_decode((string) $settings['array']['oc_appconfig'], true);
-			$appConfig['repod'] = [
-				'gpodder' => $appManager->isEnabledForUser(self::GPODDERSYNC_ID)
-					&& version_compare($appManager->getAppVersion(self::GPODDERSYNC_ID), self::GPODDERSYNC_MIN_VERSION) >= 0,
-			];
-			$settings['array']['oc_appconfig'] = json_encode($appConfig);
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5720f15..77a60c1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@nextcloud/axios": "^2.4.0",
         "@nextcloud/dialogs": "^5.0.3",
+        "@nextcloud/initial-state": "^2.1.0",
         "@nextcloud/l10n": "^2.2.0",
         "@nextcloud/moment": "^1.2.2",
         "@nextcloud/router": "^2.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b9d6bb..feaeb91 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@nextcloud/axios": "^2.4.0",
     "@nextcloud/dialogs": "^5.0.3",
+    "@nextcloud/initial-state": "^2.1.0",
     "@nextcloud/l10n": "^2.2.0",
     "@nextcloud/moment": "^1.2.2",
     "@nextcloud/router": "^2.2.0",
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 0d733be..43c61ad 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <template>
 	<NcContent app-name="repod">
-		<GPodder v-if="!AppConfig.repod.gpodder" />
-		<Subscriptions v-if="AppConfig.repod.gpodder" />
-		<router-view v-if="AppConfig.repod.gpodder" :key="$route.path" />
+		<GPodder v-if="!gpodder" />
+		<Subscriptions v-if="gpodder" />
+		<router-view v-if="gpodder" :key="$route.path" />
 		<Bar />
 	</NcContent>
 </template>
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Bar from './components/Player/Bar.vue'
 import GPodder from './views/GPodder.vue'
 import { NcContent } from '@nextcloud/vue'
 import Subscriptions from './components/Sidebar/Subscriptions.vue'
+import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'App',
@@ -22,5 +23,10 @@ export default {
 		NcContent,
 		Subscriptions,
 	},
+	computed: {
+		gpodder() {
+			return loadState('repod', 'gpodder', false)
+		},
+	},
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 214866f..c48ca10 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ const n = (...args) => translatePlural('repod', ...args)
 
 Vue.mixin({ methods: { t, n } })
 
-Vue.prototype.AppConfig = window.oc_appconfig
-
 Vue.filter('stripHTML', (value) => {
 	const div = document.createElement('div')
 	div.innerHTML = value