diff --git a/src/xenia/app/emulator_window.cc b/src/xenia/app/emulator_window.cc
index beacaa11f..7162c4f4b 100644
--- a/src/xenia/app/emulator_window.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/app/emulator_window.cc
@@ -2394,16 +2394,25 @@ void EmulatorWindow::CheckChildProcessStatus() {
 
   // Detect transition from having child to no child
   if (had_child_last_check && !has_child_now) {
-    XELOGI("Child process exited, remounting profiles and reloading GPDs");
+    XELOGI("Child process exited, reloading config and profile state");
 
-    // Remount VFS for all logged-in profiles to pick up file changes from game
-    // process
+    // Reload config from disk to pick up any profile login changes made by
+    // child process
+    config::ReloadConfig();
+    XELOGI("Config reloaded from disk");
+
+    // Sync profile login state with the reloaded config
     if (emulator_ && emulator_->kernel_state() &&
         emulator_->kernel_state()->xam_state()) {
       auto profile_manager =
           emulator_->kernel_state()->xam_state()->profile_manager();
       if (profile_manager) {
-        // Remount VFS for each logged-in profile
+        // Sync profiles with config: logout current profiles and login based on
+        // config cvars
+        profile_manager->SyncProfilesWithConfig();
+        XELOGI("Profile login state synced with config");
+
+        // Remount VFS for all newly logged-in profiles
         for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
           auto profile = profile_manager->GetProfile(i);
           if (profile) {
@@ -2427,6 +2436,7 @@ void EmulatorWindow::CheckChildProcessStatus() {
     // Reload the game list dialog if it's open
     if (game_list_dialog_qt_) {
       game_list_dialog_qt_->LoadGameList();
+      game_list_dialog_qt_->UpdateProfileButtonState();
       XELOGI("Game list dialog refreshed");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/profile_manager.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/profile_manager.cc
index 1035a9351..427d381c8 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xam/profile_manager.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xam/profile_manager.cc
@@ -162,30 +162,46 @@ void ProfileManager::SyncProfilesWithConfig() {
     LoadAccount(account_xuid);
   }
 
-  // Then logout all currently logged in profiles
-  std::vector<uint8_t> slots_to_logout;
-  for (const auto& [slot, profile] : logged_profiles_) {
-    slots_to_logout.push_back(slot);
-  }
-  for (uint8_t slot : slots_to_logout) {
-    Logout(slot, false);
-  }
-
-  // Now login profiles based on the current cvar values
+  // Build desired login state from current cvar values
   const std::string* profile_cvars[4] = {
       &cvars::logged_profile_slot_0_xuid, &cvars::logged_profile_slot_1_xuid,
       &cvars::logged_profile_slot_2_xuid, &cvars::logged_profile_slot_3_xuid};
 
+  std::map<uint8_t, uint64_t> desired_profiles;
   for (uint8_t slot = 0; slot < 4; slot++) {
     if (!profile_cvars[slot]->empty()) {
       uint64_t xuid =
           xe::string_util::from_string<uint64_t>(*profile_cvars[slot], true);
       if (xuid != 0) {
-        Login(xuid, slot, false);
+        desired_profiles[slot] = xuid;
       }
     }
   }
 
+  // Logout profiles that shouldn't be logged in anymore
+  std::vector<uint8_t> slots_to_logout;
+  for (const auto& [slot, profile] : logged_profiles_) {
+    auto desired_it = desired_profiles.find(slot);
+    if (desired_it == desired_profiles.end() ||
+        desired_it->second != profile->xuid()) {
+      // This slot should be logged out (either empty or different profile)
+      slots_to_logout.push_back(slot);
+    }
+  }
+  for (uint8_t slot : slots_to_logout) {
+    Logout(slot, false);
+  }
+
+  // Login profiles that aren't already logged in
+  for (const auto& [slot, xuid] : desired_profiles) {
+    auto current_profile = logged_profiles_.find(slot);
+    if (current_profile == logged_profiles_.end() ||
+        current_profile->second->xuid() != xuid) {
+      // This slot needs to be logged in (either empty or different profile)
+      Login(xuid, slot, false);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Send a single notification after all changes
   kernel_state_->BroadcastNotification(kXNotificationSystemSignInChanged,
                                        GetUsedUserSlots().to_ulong());
diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/game_list_dialog_qt.h b/src/xenia/ui/game_list_dialog_qt.h
index c2d70f836..338d3f591 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/game_list_dialog_qt.h
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/game_list_dialog_qt.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class GameListDialogQt : public QWidget {
 
   void LoadGameList();
   void RefreshIcons();
+  void UpdateProfileButtonState();
 
  private slots:
   void OnFilterTextChanged(const QString& text);
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ class GameListDialogQt : public QWidget {
   void OnProfileContextMenu(const QPoint& pos);
   void OnSelectionChanged();
   void UpdatePlayButtonState();
-  void UpdateProfileButtonState();
 
  protected:
   bool eventFilter(QObject* obj, QEvent* event) override;