diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 5a857920..452ab3ec 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "borders.h"
 #include "buttons.h"
 #include "conf.h"
+#include "cursors.h"
 #include "file.h"
 #include "iclass.h"
 #include "menus.h"
@@ -337,6 +338,11 @@ ConfigFileRead(FILE * fs)
 		    case CONFIG_CLOSE:
 		       goto done;
 
+		    case CONFIG_CURSOR:
+		       err = ECursorConfigLoad(fs);
+		       if (err)
+			  ConfigAlertLoad("Cursor");
+		       break;
 		    case CONFIG_IMAGECLASS:
 		       err = ImageclassConfigLoad(fs);
 		       if (err)
@@ -545,6 +551,7 @@ ThemeConfigLoad(void)
 {
    static const char  *const config_files[] = {
       "init.cfg",
+      "cursors.cfg",
       "textclasses.cfg",
       "imageclasses.cfg",
       "desktops.cfg",
diff --git a/src/cursors.c b/src/cursors.c
index 88a1cebd..5ed63df4 100644
--- a/src/cursors.c
+++ b/src/cursors.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ ECursorFree(ECursor * ec)
       ec->ref_count--;
 }
 
-static int
+int
 ECursorConfigLoad(FILE * fs)
 {
    int                 err = 0;
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ static const ECDataRec ECData[ECSR_COUNT] = {
    {"RESIZE_BR", "RESIZE_TL", XC_bottom_right_corner},
 };
 
-static Cursor       ECsrs[ECSR_COUNT];
+static Cursor       ECsrs[ECSR_COUNT] = {
+   1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
+};
 
 Cursor
 ECsrGet(int which)
@@ -382,34 +384,6 @@ ECsrApply(int which, Window win)
    XDefineCursor(disp, win, ECsrGet(which));
 }
 
-/*
- * Set up some basic cursors
- */
-static void
-CursorsInit(void)
-{
-   int                 i;
-
-   for (i = 0; i < ECSR_COUNT; i++)
-      ECsrs[i] = 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * Cursor module
- */
-
-static void
-CursorSighan(int sig, void *prm __UNUSED__)
-{
-   switch (sig)
-     {
-     case ESIGNAL_INIT:
-	ConfigFileLoad("cursors.cfg", Mode.theme.path, ECursorConfigLoad, 1);
-	CursorsInit();
-	break;
-     }
-}
-
 static void
 CursorsIpc(const char *params)
 {
@@ -448,7 +422,7 @@ static const IpcItem CursorIpcArray[] = {
 extern const EModule ModCursors;
 const EModule       ModCursors = {
    "cursor", "csr",
-   CursorSighan,
+   NULL,
    {N_IPC_FUNCS, CursorIpcArray}
    ,
    {0, NULL}
diff --git a/src/cursors.h b/src/cursors.h
index e49b851d..edb75c15 100644
--- a/src/cursors.h
+++ b/src/cursors.h
@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ void                ECursorApply(ECursor * ec, Win win);
 Cursor              ECsrGet(int which);
 void                ECsrApply(int which, Window win);
 
+int                 ECursorConfigLoad(FILE * fs);
+
 #endif /* _CURSORS_H_ */