diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index d322cee5..823066ac 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
     }
 
     m_bEnabled = true;
-    
-    wlr_xcursor_manager_load(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr, monitorRule.scale);
 
     // create it in the arr
     vecPosition = monitorRule.offset;
@@ -110,6 +108,8 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
     if (!noRule)
         g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(this, &monitorRule, true);
 
+    wlr_xcursor_manager_load(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRXCursorMgr, scale);
+
     Debug::log(LOG, "Added new monitor with name %s at %i,%i with size %ix%i, pointer %x", output->name, (int)vecPosition.x, (int)vecPosition.y, (int)vecPixelSize.x, (int)vecPixelSize.y, output);
 
     damage = wlr_output_damage_create(output);
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
index b5fea7a9..75cdb969 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public:
 
     uint64_t    ID              = -1;
     int         activeWorkspace = -1;
-    float       scale = 1;
+    float       scale           = 1;
 
     std::string szName          = "";
 
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 20e77afe..90dfaa71 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1410,6 +1410,8 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
         pMonitor->vecPosition = pMonitorRule->offset;
     }
 
+    wlr_output_enable(pMonitor->output, 1);
+
     // update renderer (here because it will call rollback, so we cannot do this before committing)
     g_pHyprOpenGL->destroyMonitorResources(pMonitor);