diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 8e004790..cbef44f3 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ void CConfigManager::ensureDPMS() {
         auto rule = getMonitorRuleFor(rm->szName);
 
         if (rule.disabled == rm->m_bEnabled) {
-	    rm->m_pThisWrap = &rm;
+	        rm->m_pThisWrap = &rm;
             g_pHyprRenderer->applyMonitorRule(rm.get(), &rule);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index c34e0951..18079356 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public:
     void                performMonitorReload();
     bool                m_bWantsMonitorReload = false;
     bool                m_bForceReload = false;
+    void                ensureDPMS();
 
     std::string         parseKeyword(const std::string&, const std::string&, bool dynamic = false);
 
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ private:
     void                setDefaultVars();
     void                setDefaultAnimationVars();
     void                setDeviceDefaultVars(const std::string&);
-    void                ensureDPMS();
 
     void                setAnimForChildren(SAnimationPropertyConfig *const);
 
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index 6422c9d8..24bdf14d 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ void HyprCtl::tickHyprCtl() {
     requestReady = true;
 
     if (g_pConfigManager->m_bWantsMonitorReload) {
-        g_pConfigManager->performMonitorReload(); // will unset
+        g_pConfigManager->ensureDPMS();
     }
 }