diff --git a/web/src/woodPanelingInit.ts b/web/src/woodPanelingInit.ts
index a0db7ee..a6e0a97 100644
--- a/web/src/woodPanelingInit.ts
+++ b/web/src/woodPanelingInit.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,11 @@ const WOOD_INIT_STORAGE_KEY = "wood-paneling";
 (function () {
   const woodPaneling = localStorage.getItem(WOOD_INIT_STORAGE_KEY) || "none";
   if (woodPaneling !== "none") {
-    const applyPaneling = () => {
-      const container = document.getElementById("collections-container");
-      if (container) {
-        container.classList.add(`bg-${woodPaneling}`);
-        container.setAttribute("data-wood", woodPaneling);
-
-        document.body.classList.add(`bg-${woodPaneling}`);
-      }
-    };
-
-    // Apply immediately if DOM is ready, otherwise wait
-    if (document.readyState === "loading") {
-      document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", applyPaneling);
-    } else {
-      applyPaneling();
+    const container = document.getElementById("collections-container");
+    if (container) {
+      container.classList.add(`bg-${woodPaneling}`);
+      container.setAttribute("data-wood", woodPaneling);
+      document.body.classList.add(`bg-${woodPaneling}`);
     }
   }
 })();