diff --git a/include/modules/sway/ipc/client.hpp b/include/modules/sway/ipc/client.hpp
index 640f0695..a3ef9456 100644
--- a/include/modules/sway/ipc/client.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/sway/ipc/client.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class Ipc {
   int        fd_;
   int        fd_event_;
   std::mutex mutex_;
-  std::mutex mutex_event_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace waybar::modules::sway
diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index dfe01ec2..2cb41644 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -111,15 +111,13 @@ void waybar::Bar::setupAltFormatKeyForModule(const std::string& module_name) {
       if (module.isMember("format-alt-click")) {
         Json::Value& click = module["format-alt-click"];
         if (click.isString()) {
-          std::string str_click = click.asString();
-
-          if (str_click == "click-right") {
+          if (click == "click-right") {
             module["format-alt-click"] = 3U;
-          } else if (str_click == "click-middle") {
+          } else if (click == "click-middle") {
             module["format-alt-click"] = 2U;
-          } else if (str_click == "click-backward") {
+          } else if (click == "click-backward") {
             module["format-alt-click"] = 8U;
-          } else if (str_click == "click-forward") {
+          } else if (click == "click-forward") {
             module["format-alt-click"] = 9U;
           } else {
             module["format-alt-click"] = 1U;  // default click-left
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/ipc/client.cpp b/src/modules/sway/ipc/client.cpp
index b959a8ee..28eb25fc 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/ipc/client.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/ipc/client.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ void Ipc::sendCmd(uint32_t type, const std::string& payload) {
 }
 
 void Ipc::subscribe(const std::string& payload) {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_event_);
   auto res = Ipc::send(fd_event_, IPC_SUBSCRIBE, payload);
   if (res.payload != "{\"success\": true}") {
     throw std::runtime_error("Unable to subscribe ipc event");
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ void Ipc::subscribe(const std::string& payload) {
 }
 
 void Ipc::handleEvent() {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_event_);
   const auto res = Ipc::recv(fd_event_);
   signal_event.emit(res);
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/mode.cpp b/src/modules/sway/mode.cpp
index 6d4a226c..e908d708 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/mode.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/mode.cpp
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ Mode::Mode(const std::string& id, const Json::Value& config) : ALabel(config, "{
 }
 
 void Mode::onEvent(const struct Ipc::ipc_response& res) {
-  auto payload = parser_.parse(res.payload);
-  if (payload["change"] != "default") {
-    mode_ = payload["change"].asString();
-  } else {
-    mode_.clear();
+  try {
+    auto payload = parser_.parse(res.payload);
+    if (payload["change"] != "default") {
+      mode_ = payload["change"].asString();
+    } else {
+      mode_.clear();
+    }
+    dp.emit();
+  } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+    std::cerr << "Mode: " << e.what() << std::endl;
   }
-  dp.emit();
 }
 
 void Mode::worker() {
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/window.cpp b/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
index 8d87093c..2f0287fd 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
@@ -24,27 +24,31 @@ Window::Window(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config)
 void Window::onEvent(const struct Ipc::ipc_response& res) { getTree(); }
 
 void Window::onCmd(const struct Ipc::ipc_response& res) {
-  auto payload = parser_.parse(res.payload);
-  auto [nb, id, name, app_id] = getFocusedNode(payload);
-  if (!app_id_.empty()) {
-    bar_.window.get_style_context()->remove_class(app_id_);
-  }
-  if (nb == 0) {
-    bar_.window.get_style_context()->add_class("empty");
-  } else if (nb == 1) {
-    bar_.window.get_style_context()->add_class("solo");
-    if (!app_id.empty()) {
-      bar_.window.get_style_context()->add_class(app_id);
+  try {
+    auto payload = parser_.parse(res.payload);
+    auto [nb, id, name, app_id] = getFocusedNode(payload);
+    if (!app_id_.empty()) {
+      bar_.window.get_style_context()->remove_class(app_id_);
     }
-  } else {
-    bar_.window.get_style_context()->remove_class("solo");
-    bar_.window.get_style_context()->remove_class("empty");
-  }
-  app_id_ = app_id;
-  if (windowId_ != id || window_ != name) {
-    windowId_ = id;
-    window_ = name;
-    dp.emit();
+    if (nb == 0) {
+      bar_.window.get_style_context()->add_class("empty");
+    } else if (nb == 1) {
+      bar_.window.get_style_context()->add_class("solo");
+      if (!app_id.empty()) {
+        bar_.window.get_style_context()->add_class(app_id);
+      }
+    } else {
+      bar_.window.get_style_context()->remove_class("solo");
+      bar_.window.get_style_context()->remove_class("empty");
+    }
+    app_id_ = app_id;
+    if (windowId_ != id || window_ != name) {
+      windowId_ = id;
+      window_ = name;
+      dp.emit();
+    }
+  } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+    std::cerr << "Window: " << e.what() << std::endl;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
index f53255e9..50be8d94 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
@@ -23,19 +23,23 @@ void Workspaces::onEvent(const struct Ipc::ipc_response &res) { ipc_.sendCmd(IPC
 
 void Workspaces::onCmd(const struct Ipc::ipc_response &res) {
   if (res.type == IPC_GET_WORKSPACES) {
-    auto payload = parser_.parse(res.payload);
-    if (payload.isArray()) {
-      std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
-      workspaces_.clear();
-      std::copy_if(payload.begin(),
-                   payload.end(),
-                   std::back_inserter(workspaces_),
-                   [&](const auto &workspace) {
-                     return !config_["all-outputs"].asBool()
-                                ? workspace["output"].asString() == bar_.output->name
-                                : true;
-                   });
-      dp.emit();
+    try {
+      auto payload = parser_.parse(res.payload);
+      if (payload.isArray()) {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        workspaces_.clear();
+        std::copy_if(payload.begin(),
+                     payload.end(),
+                     std::back_inserter(workspaces_),
+                     [&](const auto &workspace) {
+                       return !config_["all-outputs"].asBool()
+                                  ? workspace["output"].asString() == bar_.output->name
+                                  : true;
+                     });
+        dp.emit();
+      }
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+      std::cerr << "Workspaces: " << e.what() << std::endl;
     }
   } else {
     if (scrolling_) {