diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
index 77723bc0..ea65b923 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void Window::queryActiveWorkspace() {
                    return window["workspace"]["id"] == workspace_.id && window["mapped"].asBool();
                  });
     swallowing_ = std::any_of(workspace_windows.begin(), workspace_windows.end(),
-                              [&](Json::Value window) { return !window["swallowing"].isNull(); });
+                              [&](Json::Value window) { return window["swallowing"].asString() != "0x0"; });
     std::vector<Json::Value> visible_windows;
     std::copy_if(workspace_windows.begin(), workspace_windows.end(),
                  std::back_inserter(visible_windows),