diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Profiles.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Profiles.cpp
index 08475235578..c1c83e3dc60 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Profiles.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsEditor/Profiles.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Editor::implementation
             }
             BackgroundImagePath(L"desktopWallpaper");
         }
-        else if (HasBackgroundImagePath())
+        else
         {
             // Restore the path we had previously cached. This might be the
             // empty string.
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Editor::implementation
             }
             StartingDirectory(L"");
         }
-        else if (HasStartingDirectory())
+        else
         {
             // Restore the path we had previously cached as long as it wasn't empty
             // If it was empty, set the starting directory to %USERPROFILE%