diff --git a/src/bar/Bar.cpp b/src/bar/Bar.cpp
index 559635a..fd42b36 100644
--- a/src/bar/Bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar/Bar.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,27 @@ int64_t barMainThread() {
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Bar init Phase 1 done.");
 
+    // Init atoms
+    // get atoms
+    for (auto& ATOM : HYPRATOMS) {
+        xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t cookie = xcb_intern_atom(g_pWindowManager->DisplayConnection, 0, ATOM.first.length(), ATOM.first.c_str());
+        xcb_intern_atom_reply_t* reply = xcb_intern_atom_reply(g_pWindowManager->DisplayConnection, cookie, NULL);
+
+        if (!reply) {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "Atom failed: " + ATOM.first);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ATOM.second = reply->atom;
+    }
+
+    Debug::log(LOG, "Atoms done.");
+
+    g_pWindowManager->EWMHConnection = (xcb_ewmh_connection_t*)malloc(sizeof(xcb_ewmh_connection_t));
+    xcb_ewmh_init_atoms_replies(g_pWindowManager->EWMHConnection, xcb_ewmh_init_atoms(g_pWindowManager->DisplayConnection, g_pWindowManager->EWMHConnection), nullptr);
+
+    Debug::log(LOG, "Bar init EWMH done.");
+
     // Init randr for monitors.
     g_pWindowManager->setupRandrMonitors();
 
@@ -140,6 +161,10 @@ void CStatusBar::setup(int MonitorID) {
                       0, XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT, g_pWindowManager->Screen->root_visual,
                       XCB_CW_EVENT_MASK, values);
 
+    // Set the state to dock to avoid some issues
+    xcb_atom_t dockAtom[] = { HYPRATOMS["_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK"] };
+    xcb_ewmh_set_wm_window_type(g_pWindowManager->EWMHConnection, m_iWindowID, 1, dockAtom);
+
     // map
     xcb_map_window(g_pWindowManager->DisplayConnection, m_iWindowID);
 
diff --git a/src/windowManager.hpp b/src/windowManager.hpp
index db8e393..f4543f7 100644
--- a/src/windowManager.hpp
+++ b/src/windowManager.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 
 class CWindowManager {
 public:
-    xcb_connection_t*           DisplayConnection;
-    xcb_screen_t*               Screen;
+    xcb_connection_t*           DisplayConnection = nullptr;
+    xcb_ewmh_connection_t*      EWMHConnection = nullptr; // Bar uses this
+    xcb_screen_t*               Screen = nullptr;
     xcb_drawable_t              Drawable;
     uint32_t                    Values[3];
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ public:
 
 inline std::unique_ptr<CWindowManager> g_pWindowManager = std::make_unique<CWindowManager>();
 
-inline std::map<std::string, int64_t> HYPRATOMS = {
+inline std::map<std::string, xcb_atom_t> HYPRATOMS = {
     HYPRATOM("_NET_SUPPORTED"),
     HYPRATOM("_NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK"),
     HYPRATOM("_NET_WM_NAME"),
@@ -179,5 +180,4 @@ inline std::map<std::string, int64_t> HYPRATOMS = {
     HYPRATOM("_NET_FRAME_EXTENTS"),
     HYPRATOM("_MOTIF_WM_HINTS"),
     HYPRATOM("WM_CHANGE_STATE"),
-    HYPRATOM("MANAGER")
-};
+    HYPRATOM("MANAGER")};