diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index f7b87bfa..8e5d1148 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void Workspaces::onEvent(const std::string &ev) {
     for (Json::Value workspace_json : workspaces_json) {
       if (workspace_json["name"].asString() == payload &&
           (all_outputs() || bar_.output->name == workspace_json["monitor"].asString()) &&
-          (show_special() || workspace_json["name"].asString().find("special:") != 0)) {
+          (show_special() || workspace_json["name"].asString().find("special") != 0)) {
         workspaces_to_create_.push_back(workspace_json);
         break;
       }