diff --git a/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.cpp b/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.cpp
index 24ec55aa..58be1fa6 100644
--- a/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.cpp
+++ b/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.cpp
@@ -561,10 +561,10 @@ void OpenXR::destroy() {
         xrDestroySession(this->session);
     }
 
-    if (this->instance != nullptr) {
+    /*if (this->instance != nullptr) {
         xrDestroyInstance(this->instance);
         this->instance = nullptr;
-    }
+    }*/
 
     this->session = nullptr;
     this->session_ready = false;
diff --git a/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.hpp b/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.hpp
index 5b58c414..2fa3a217 100644
--- a/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.hpp
+++ b/src/mods/vr/runtimes/OpenXR.hpp
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ struct OpenXR final : public VRRuntime {
     std::recursive_mutex event_mtx{};
     std::recursive_mutex swapchain_mtx{};
 
-    XrInstance instance{XR_NULL_HANDLE};
+    // Making it static because for some reason destroying it doesn't actually completely destroy everything.
+    // So we must make sure it always exists if we ever re-initialize OpenXR.
+    static inline XrInstance instance{XR_NULL_HANDLE};
+
     XrSession session{XR_NULL_HANDLE};
     XrSpace stage_space{XR_NULL_HANDLE};
     XrSpace view_space{XR_NULL_HANDLE}; // for generating view matrices