diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 75336f5a..be9e19b2 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -813,18 +813,13 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::renderSnapshot(CWindow** pWindow) {
 
     wlr_box windowBox;
     // some mafs to figure out the correct box
-    Vector2D scaleXY = Vector2D((PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.vec().x / PWINDOW->m_vOriginalClosedSize.x), (PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.vec().y / PWINDOW->m_vOriginalClosedSize.y));
+    Vector2D scaleXY = Vector2D((PMONITOR->scale * PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.vec().x / PWINDOW->m_vOriginalClosedSize.x), (PMONITOR->scale * PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.vec().y / PWINDOW->m_vOriginalClosedSize.y));
 
     windowBox.width = PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x * scaleXY.x;
     windowBox.height = PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y * scaleXY.y;
     windowBox.x = (PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.vec().x * PMONITOR->scale - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x) - ((PWINDOW->m_vOriginalClosedPos.x - PMONITOR->vecPosition.x) * scaleXY.x);
     windowBox.y = (PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.vec().y * PMONITOR->scale - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y) - ((PWINDOW->m_vOriginalClosedPos.y - PMONITOR->vecPosition.y) * scaleXY.y);
 
-    if (scaleXY != Vector2D(1, 1) && PMONITOR->scale != 1) { // TODO: this is completely wrong but I suck at math.
-        windowBox.width /= PMONITOR->scale;
-        windowBox.height /= PMONITOR->scale;
-    }
-
     pixman_region32_t fakeDamage;
     pixman_region32_init_rect(&fakeDamage, 0, 0, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.x, PMONITOR->vecPixelSize.y);