diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 4498c1117..78354f127 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ consumption to do the same tasks.
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
+0.42.2 [future]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Fix :opt:`remember_window_position` not working because of a stupid typo (:iss:`8646`)
+
 0.42.1 [2025-05-17]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/main.py b/kitty/main.py
index 95df33685..cc4784ad1 100644
--- a/kitty/main.py
+++ b/kitty/main.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def _run_app(opts: Options, args: CLIOptions, bad_lines: Sequence[BadLine] = (),
     with cached_values_for(run_app.cached_values_name) as cached_values:
         if not _is_panel_kitten and not is_wayland():
             if opts.remember_window_position:
-                cached_workarea = cached_values.get('monitor-workarea', ())
+                cached_workarea = tuple(tuple(x) for x in cached_values.get('monitor-workarea', ()))
                 if cached_workarea and glfw_get_monitor_workarea() == tuple(cached_workarea):
                     pos_x, pos_y = cached_values.get('window-pos', (None, None))
             if args.position: