diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index c46833f6e0..bfe342d1e4 100644
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
         self._open_file_queue = []  # Files to open when plug-ins are loaded.
 
+        # Need to do this before ContainerRegistry tries to load the machines
+        SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("global_only", DefinitionPropertyType.Function, default = False)
+
         super().__init__(name = "cura", version = CuraVersion)
 
         self.setWindowIcon(QIcon(Resources.getPath(Resources.Images, "cura-icon.png")))
@@ -119,8 +122,6 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         Resources.addType(self.ResourceTypes.QmlFiles, "qml")
         Resources.addType(self.ResourceTypes.Firmware, "firmware")
 
-        SettingDefinition.addSupportedProperty("global_only", DefinitionPropertyType.String, default = "False")
-
         ## Add the 4 types of profiles to storage.
         Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.QualityInstanceContainer, "quality")
         Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.VariantInstanceContainer, "variants")
@@ -715,4 +716,4 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
     def _addProfileReader(self, profile_reader):
         # TODO: Add the profile reader to the list of plug-ins that can be used when importing profiles.
-        pass
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+        pass