diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index fb5c7b02..477c3986 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -146,17 +146,18 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     ((CGradientValueData*)configValues["group:groupbar:col.locked_active"].data.get())->reset(0x66ff5500);
     ((CGradientValueData*)configValues["group:groupbar:col.locked_inactive"].data.get())->reset(0x66775500);
 
-    configValues["debug:int"].intValue                = 0;
-    configValues["debug:log_damage"].intValue         = 0;
-    configValues["debug:overlay"].intValue            = 0;
-    configValues["debug:damage_blink"].intValue       = 0;
-    configValues["debug:disable_logs"].intValue       = 1;
-    configValues["debug:disable_time"].intValue       = 1;
-    configValues["debug:enable_stdout_logs"].intValue = 0;
-    configValues["debug:damage_tracking"].intValue    = DAMAGE_TRACKING_FULL;
-    configValues["debug:manual_crash"].intValue       = 0;
-    configValues["debug:suppress_errors"].intValue    = 0;
-    configValues["debug:watchdog_timeout"].intValue   = 5;
+    configValues["debug:int"].intValue                  = 0;
+    configValues["debug:log_damage"].intValue           = 0;
+    configValues["debug:overlay"].intValue              = 0;
+    configValues["debug:damage_blink"].intValue         = 0;
+    configValues["debug:disable_logs"].intValue         = 1;
+    configValues["debug:disable_time"].intValue         = 1;
+    configValues["debug:enable_stdout_logs"].intValue   = 0;
+    configValues["debug:damage_tracking"].intValue      = DAMAGE_TRACKING_FULL;
+    configValues["debug:manual_crash"].intValue         = 0;
+    configValues["debug:suppress_errors"].intValue      = 0;
+    configValues["debug:watchdog_timeout"].intValue     = 5;
+    configValues["debug:disable_scale_checks"].intValue = 0;
 
     configValues["decoration:rounding"].intValue                 = 0;
     configValues["decoration:blur:enabled"].intValue             = 1;
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 69f9f4b4..d944a3ec 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1679,6 +1679,8 @@ DAMAGETRACKINGMODES CHyprRenderer::damageTrackingModeFromStr(const std::string&
 
 bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorRule, bool force) {
 
+    static auto* const PDISABLESCALECHECKS = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("debug:disable_scale_checks")->intValue;
+
     Debug::log(LOG, "Applying monitor rule for {}", pMonitor->szName);
 
     pMonitor->activeMonitorRule = *pMonitorRule;
@@ -1944,7 +1946,7 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
     pMonitor->vecPixelSize = pMonitor->vecSize;
 
     Vector2D logicalSize = pMonitor->vecPixelSize / pMonitor->scale;
-    if (logicalSize.x != std::round(logicalSize.x) || logicalSize.y != std::round(logicalSize.y)) {
+    if (!*PDISABLESCALECHECKS && (logicalSize.x != std::round(logicalSize.x) || logicalSize.y != std::round(logicalSize.y))) {
         // invalid scale, will produce fractional pixels.
         // find the nearest valid.