diff --git a/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp b/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp
index 6a0c2634..dde564df 100644
--- a/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/hyprland/workspaces.hpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Workspaces : public AModule, public EventHandler {
                                                   {"DEFAULT", SORT_METHOD::DEFAULT}};
 
   void fill_persistent_workspaces();
-  void create_persistent_workspaces(const Json::Value& clients_data);
+  void create_persistent_workspaces();
   std::vector<std::string> persistent_workspaces_to_create_;
   bool persistent_created_ = false;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index 6ffdf237..42e112d2 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void Workspaces::fill_persistent_workspaces() {
   }
 }
 
-void Workspaces::create_persistent_workspaces(const Json::Value &clients_data) {
+void Workspaces::create_persistent_workspaces() {
   for (const std::string &workspace_name : persistent_workspaces_to_create_) {
     Json::Value new_workspace;
     try {
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ void Workspaces::create_persistent_workspaces(const Json::Value &clients_data) {
     new_workspace["windows"] = 0;
     new_workspace["persistent"] = true;
 
-    create_workspace(new_workspace, clients_data);
+    create_workspace(new_workspace);
   }
 }
 
@@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ void Workspaces::init() {
     monitor_id_ = (*current_monitor)["id"].asInt();
   }
 
+  fill_persistent_workspaces();
+  create_persistent_workspaces();
+
   const Json::Value workspaces_json = gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("workspaces");
   const Json::Value clients_json = gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("clients");
 
-  fill_persistent_workspaces();
-  create_persistent_workspaces(clients_json);
-
   for (Json::Value workspace_json : workspaces_json) {
     std::string workspace_name = workspace_json["name"].asString();
     if ((all_outputs() || bar_.output->name == workspace_json["monitor"].asString()) &&