diff --git a/src/tractor/db.py b/src/tractor/db.py
index 6f39bc4..22fbdd2 100644
--- a/src/tractor/db.py
+++ b/src/tractor/db.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def dconf() -> Gio.Settings:
     """
     schema = "org.tractor"
     schemas = Gio.SettingsSchemaSource.get_default()
-    if not Gio.SettingsSchemaSource.lookup(schemas, schema, False):
+    if not Gio.SettingsSchemaSource.lookup(schemas, schema, recursive=True):
         gschema_dir = "/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/"
         for directory in GLib.get_system_data_dirs():
             gdir = f"{directory}/glib-2.0/schemas/"