diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index ddd3f1fb..dbbd72fc 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderTextureWithBlur(const CTexture& tex, wlr_box* pBox,
     }
 
         //                                                                        vvv TODO: layered blur fbs?
-    const bool USENEWOPTIMIZE = (*PBLURNEWOPTIMIZE && m_pCurrentWindow && !m_pCurrentWindow->m_bIsFloating && m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFB.m_cTex.m_iTexID);
+    const bool USENEWOPTIMIZE = (*PBLURNEWOPTIMIZE && m_pCurrentWindow && !m_pCurrentWindow->m_bIsFloating && m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFB.m_cTex.m_iTexID && m_pCurrentWindow->m_iWorkspaceID != SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_ID);
 
     const auto POUTFB = USENEWOPTIMIZE ? &m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFB : blurMainFramebufferWithDamage(a, pBox, &inverseOpaque);