diff --git a/include/aquamarine/output/Output.hpp b/include/aquamarine/output/Output.hpp
index d6d6723..957ff41 100644
--- a/include/aquamarine/output/Output.hpp
+++ b/include/aquamarine/output/Output.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace Aquamarine {
         void                  setBuffer(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<IBuffer> buffer);
         void                  setExplicitInFence(int64_t fenceFD);  // -1 removes
         void                  setExplicitOutFence(int64_t fenceFD); // -1 removes
+        void                  resetExplicitFences();
 
       private:
         SInternalState internalState;
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/impl/Atomic.cpp b/src/backend/drm/impl/Atomic.cpp
index 6869956..724cd5c 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/impl/Atomic.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/drm/impl/Atomic.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ void Aquamarine::CDRMAtomicRequest::addConnector(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPoint
     add(connector->crtc->id, connector->crtc->props.active, enable);
 
     if (enable) {
-        if (connector->output->supportsExplicit && STATE.explicitOutFence >= 0)
-            add(connector->crtc->id, connector->crtc->props.out_fence_ptr, STATE.explicitOutFence);
+        if (connector->output->supportsExplicit && STATE.committed & COutputState::AQ_OUTPUT_STATE_EXPLICIT_OUT_FENCE)
+            add(connector->crtc->id, connector->crtc->props.out_fence_ptr, (uintptr_t)&STATE.explicitOutFence);
 
         if (connector->crtc->props.gamma_lut && data.atomic.gammad)
             add(connector->crtc->id, connector->crtc->props.gamma_lut, data.atomic.gammaLut);
diff --git a/src/output/Output.cpp b/src/output/Output.cpp
index bad45ea..20e39ce 100644
--- a/src/output/Output.cpp
+++ b/src/output/Output.cpp
@@ -101,15 +101,17 @@ void Aquamarine::COutputState::setExplicitInFence(int64_t fenceFD) {
 }
 
 void Aquamarine::COutputState::setExplicitOutFence(int64_t fenceFD) {
-    internalState.explicitOutFence = fenceFD;
+    // internalState.explicitOutFence = fenceFD;
     internalState.committed |= AQ_OUTPUT_STATE_EXPLICIT_OUT_FENCE;
 }
 
+void Aquamarine::COutputState::resetExplicitFences() {
+    // fences are now used, let's reset them to not confuse ourselves later.
+    internalState.explicitInFence  = -1;
+    internalState.explicitOutFence = -1;
+}
+
 void Aquamarine::COutputState::onCommit() {
     internalState.committed = 0;
     internalState.damage.clear();
-
-    // fences are now used, let's reset them to not confuse ourselves later.
-    internalState.explicitInFence  = -1;
-    internalState.explicitOutFence = -1;
 }