diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8cc45fd..5976c2a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "backdrop",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "backdrop",
-      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "version": "1.6.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^13.0.1",
diff --git a/src/backdrop.sh b/src/backdrop.sh
index b4ce098..c3c2426 100755
--- a/src/backdrop.sh
+++ b/src/backdrop.sh
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ set_wallpaper_xfce() {
   fi
   all_props="$(xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -l 2>/dev/null)" ||
     die "XFCE: xfconf-query failed"
-  props="$(grep '/last-image$' <<<"$all_props")"
-  [ -z "$props" ] && die "XFCE: no backdrop properties found; open Display settings once to initialise them"
+  props="$(grep '/last-image$' <<<"$all_props" || true)"
+  [ -z "$props" ] && die "XFCE: no backdrop properties found; launch the Desktop app once to initialise the wallpaper properties"
   while IFS= read -r prop; do
     xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p "$prop" --create -t string -s "$file"
     xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p "${prop%last-image}image-style" --create -t int -s "$style"