diff --git a/include/client.hpp b/include/client.hpp
index 2c982f88..130c42ad 100644
--- a/include/client.hpp
+++ b/include/client.hpp
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ namespace waybar {
     Gtk::Main gtk_main;
 
     Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Display> gdk_display;
-    struct wl_display *wlDisplay;
-    struct wl_registry *registry;
-    struct zwlr_layer_shell_v1 *layer_shell;
-    struct zxdg_output_manager_v1 *xdg_output_manager;
-    struct wl_seat *seat;
+    struct wl_display *wlDisplay = nullptr;
+    struct wl_registry *registry = nullptr;
+    struct zwlr_layer_shell_v1 *layer_shell = nullptr;
+    struct zxdg_output_manager_v1 *xdg_output_manager = nullptr;
+    struct wl_seat *seat = nullptr;
+    struct wl_output *wlOutput = nullptr;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Bar>> bars;
 
     Client(int argc, char* argv[]);
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index d912a7a1..afeaf24e 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ void waybar::Client::_handle_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
     o->layer_shell = (zwlr_layer_shell_v1 *)wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
       &zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface, version);
   } else if (!strcmp(interface, wl_output_interface.name)) {
-    auto output = std::make_unique<struct wl_output *>();
-    *output = (struct wl_output *)wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
+    o->wlOutput = (struct wl_output *)wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
       &wl_output_interface, version);
-    o->bars.emplace_back(std::make_unique<Bar>(*o, std::move(output)));
+    auto output = std::make_unique<struct wl_output *>();
+    *output = o->wlOutput;
+    if (o->xdg_output_manager)
+      o->bars.emplace_back(std::make_unique<Bar>(*o, std::move(output)));
   } else if (!strcmp(interface, wl_seat_interface.name)) {
     o->seat = (struct wl_seat *)wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
       &wl_seat_interface, version);
@@ -58,6 +60,11 @@ void waybar::Client::_handle_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
       o->xdg_output_manager =
         (struct zxdg_output_manager_v1 *)wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
         &zxdg_output_manager_v1_interface, ZXDG_OUTPUT_V1_NAME_SINCE_VERSION);
+      if (o->wlOutput) {
+        auto output = std::make_unique<struct wl_output *>();
+        *output = o->wlOutput;
+        o->bars.emplace_back(std::make_unique<Bar>(*o, std::move(output)));
+      }
     }
 }