1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
index c6cf2b4c..6d06a3a1 100644
--- a/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/layout/DwindleLayout.cpp
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ void CHyprDwindleLayout::applyNodeDataToWindow(SDwindleNodeData* pNode, bool for
                 break;
             }
         }
-    } else
-        PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(pNode->workspaceID)->m_pMonitor.lock();
+    } else if (const auto WS = g_pCompositor->getWorkspaceByID(pNode->workspaceID); WS)
+        PMONITOR = WS->m_pMonitor.lock();
 
     if (!PMONITOR) {
         Debug::log(ERR, "Orphaned Node {}!!", pNode);