diff --git a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
index 0335693..94fb5e6 100644
--- a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
+++ b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
@@ -751,8 +751,7 @@ class Interface(object):
                     value = int(value)
 
                 # if any of the options change, do another refresh
-                if (namespace != self.NAMESPACE and
-                        self._options[namespace][option] != value):
+                if self._options[namespace][option] != value:
                     need_refresh = True
                 self._options[namespace][option] = value