diff --git a/src/Window.cpp b/src/Window.cpp
index 997aa3f4..335010c8 100644
--- a/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/Window.cpp
@@ -239,13 +239,12 @@ bool CWindow::checkInputOnDecos(const eInputType type, const Vector2D& mouseCoor
 pid_t CWindow::getPID() {
     pid_t PID = -1;
     if (!m_bIsX11) {
-
-        if (!m_bIsMapped)
+        if (!m_uSurface.xdg)
             return -1;
 
         wl_client_get_credentials(wl_resource_get_client(m_uSurface.xdg->resource), &PID, nullptr, nullptr);
     } else {
-        if (!m_bIsMapped)
+        if (!m_uSurface.xwayland)
             return -1;
 
         PID = m_uSurface.xwayland->pid;
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 2fd5aa28..4ae62392 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ SWorkspaceRule CConfigManager::getWorkspaceRuleFor(CWorkspace* pWorkspace) {
     return *IT;
 }
 
-std::vector<SWindowRule> CConfigManager::getMatchingRules(CWindow* pWindow, bool dynamic) {
+std::vector<SWindowRule> CConfigManager::getMatchingRules(CWindow* pWindow, bool dynamic, bool shadowExec) {
     if (!g_pCompositor->windowExists(pWindow))
         return std::vector<SWindowRule>();
 
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ std::vector<SWindowRule> CConfigManager::getMatchingRules(CWindow* pWindow, bool
         }
     }
 
-    if (anyExecFound) // remove exec rules to unclog searches in the future, why have the garbage here.
+    if (anyExecFound && !shadowExec) // remove exec rules to unclog searches in the future, why have the garbage here.
         execRequestedRules.erase(std::remove_if(execRequestedRules.begin(), execRequestedRules.end(),
                                                 [&](const SExecRequestedRule& other) { return std::ranges::any_of(PIDs, [&](const auto& pid) { return pid == other.iPid; }); }));
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index fbc61059..2effb644 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class CConfigManager {
     std::string                                                     getBoundMonitorStringForWS(const std::string&);
     const std::deque<SWorkspaceRule>&                               getAllWorkspaceRules();
 
-    std::vector<SWindowRule>                                        getMatchingRules(CWindow*, bool dynamic = true);
+    std::vector<SWindowRule>                                        getMatchingRules(CWindow*, bool dynamic = true, bool shadowExec = false);
     std::vector<SLayerRule>                                         getMatchingRules(SLayerSurface*);
 
     std::unordered_map<std::string, SMonitorAdditionalReservedArea> m_mAdditionalReservedAreas;
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 6209b77b..83a37ec3 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -808,8 +808,8 @@ void Events::listener_commitWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         if ((maxSize.x > 0 && maxSize.x < predSize.x) || (maxSize.y > 0 && maxSize.y < predSize.y))
             predSize = {};
 
-        for (auto& r : g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(PWINDOW)) {
-            if (r.szRule == "float") {
+        for (auto& r : g_pConfigManager->getMatchingRules(PWINDOW, true, true)) {
+            if (r.szRule.starts_with("float")) {
                 predSize = {};
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index fda93e97..a08dfa9e 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -1124,12 +1124,9 @@ Vector2D CHyprDwindleLayout::predictSizeForNewWindow() {
         static auto* const PPRESERVESPLIT = (Hyprlang::INT* const*)g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("dwindle:preserve_split");
         static auto* const PFLMULT        = (Hyprlang::FLOAT* const*)g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("dwindle:split_width_multiplier");
 
-        bool               splitTop = false;
+        bool               splitTop = box.h * **PFLMULT > box.w;
 
-        if (**PPRESERVESPLIT == 0 && **PSMARTSPLIT == 0)
-            splitTop = box.h * **PFLMULT > box.w;
-
-        const auto SPLITSIDE = !splitTop;
+        const auto         SPLITSIDE = !splitTop;
 
         if (SPLITSIDE)
             node.box = {{}, {box.w / 2.0, box.h}};