diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 2d6e7856..68db0091 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -2808,6 +2808,8 @@ void CCompositor::enterUnsafeState() {
         m_pUnsafeOutput->onConnect(false);
 
     m_bUnsafeState = true;
+
+    setActiveMonitor(m_pUnsafeOutput);
 }
 
 void CCompositor::leaveUnsafeState() {
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index d1cf9552..0d1665b7 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     static auto PNEWTAKESOVERFS = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:new_window_takes_over_fullscreen");
 
     auto        PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor;
+    if (!g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor) {
+        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(g_pCompositor->getMonitorFromVector({}));
+        PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor;
+    }
     auto PWORKSPACE = PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID ? g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID) : g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(PMONITOR->activeWorkspace);
     PWINDOW->m_iMonitorID     = PMONITOR->ID;
     PWINDOW->m_iWorkspaceID   = PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID ? PMONITOR->specialWorkspaceID : PMONITOR->activeWorkspace;
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index 3edb7ca4..219257b9 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void CMonitor::onDisconnect(bool destroy) {
         Debug::log(WARN, "wlr_output_commit_state failed in CMonitor::onDisconnect");
 
     if (g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor == this)
-        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(BACKUPMON);
+        g_pCompositor->setActiveMonitor(BACKUPMON ? BACKUPMON : g_pCompositor->m_pUnsafeOutput);
 
     if (g_pHyprRenderer->m_pMostHzMonitor == this) {
         int       mostHz         = 0;