diff --git a/toot/cli/base.py b/toot/cli/base.py
index b16cb34..630c8a5 100644
--- a/toot/cli/base.py
+++ b/toot/cli/base.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import typing as t
 from click.testing import Result
 from functools import wraps
 from toot import App, User, config, __version__
-from toot.settings import load_settings
+from toot.settings import get_settings
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     import typing_extensions as te
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def get_default_visibility() -> str:
 
 
 def get_default_map():
-    settings = load_settings()
+    settings = get_settings()
     common = settings.get("common", {})
     commands = settings.get("commands", {})
     return {**common, **commands}
diff --git a/toot/settings.py b/toot/settings.py
index 90d4443..3862c8f 100644
--- a/toot/settings.py
+++ b/toot/settings.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def get_settings_path():
     return join(get_config_dir(), TOOT_SETTINGS_FILE_NAME)
 
 
-def load_settings() -> dict:
+def _load_settings() -> dict:
     # Used for testing without config file
     if DISABLE_SETTINGS:
         return {}
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def load_settings() -> dict:
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=None)
 def get_settings():
-    return load_settings()
+    return _load_settings()
 
 
 T = TypeVar("T")