diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 281b1de9..b8b76039 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1591,6 +1591,9 @@ bool CCompositor::workspaceIDOutOfBounds(const int& id) {
     int highestID = -99999;
 
     for (auto& w : m_vWorkspaces) {
+        if (w->m_iID == SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_ID)
+            continue;
+
         if (w->m_iID < lowestID)
             lowestID = w->m_iID;
         
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index 405a53d8..2775e0b4 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ int getWorkspaceIDFromString(const std::string& in, std::string& outName) {
                     int highestID = -99999;
 
                     for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
+                        if (w->m_iID == SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_ID)
+                            continue;
+
                         if (w->m_iID < lowestID)
                             lowestID = w->m_iID;
 
diff --git a/src/managers/input/Swipe.cpp b/src/managers/input/Swipe.cpp
index fe78145d..30303680 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/Swipe.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/Swipe.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void CInputManager::onSwipeBegin(wlr_pointer_swipe_begin_event* e) {
 
     int onMonitor = 0;
     for (auto& w : g_pCompositor->m_vWorkspaces) {
-        if (w->m_iMonitorID == g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->ID) {
+        if (w->m_iMonitorID == g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor->ID && w->m_iID != SPECIAL_WORKSPACE_ID) {
             onMonitor++;
         }
     }
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ void CInputManager::onSwipeUpdate(wlr_pointer_swipe_update_event* e) {
     auto workspaceIDLeft = getWorkspaceIDFromString("m-1", wsname);
     auto workspaceIDRight = getWorkspaceIDFromString("m+1", wsname);
 
-    if (workspaceIDLeft == INT_MAX || workspaceIDRight == INT_MAX || workspaceIDLeft == m_sActiveSwipe.pWorkspaceBegin->m_iID)
+    if (workspaceIDLeft == INT_MAX || workspaceIDRight == INT_MAX || workspaceIDLeft == m_sActiveSwipe.pWorkspaceBegin->m_iID) {
+        m_sActiveSwipe.pWorkspaceBegin = nullptr; // invalidate the swipe
         return;
+    }
 
     m_sActiveSwipe.pWorkspaceBegin->m_bForceRendering = true;