diff --git a/backend/meson.build b/backend/meson.build
index dd1f4df3..03f8ea7d 100644
--- a/backend/meson.build
+++ b/backend/meson.build
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ backend_files = files(
 	'session/session.c',
 	'wayland/backend.c',
 	'wayland/output.c',
-	'wayland/registry.c',
 	'wayland/wl_seat.c',
 )
 
diff --git a/backend/wayland/backend.c b/backend/wayland/backend.c
index 28f61863..df1bf431 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/backend.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/backend.c
@@ -1,131 +1,168 @@
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <EGL/egl.h>
-#include <EGL/eglext.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <wlr/config.h>
+
+#include <EGL/egl.h>
+#include <EGL/eglext.h>
 #include <wayland-server.h>
+
 #include <wlr/backend/interface.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_input_device.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h>
 #include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
+
 #include "backend/wayland.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-unstable-v6-client-protocol.h"
 
-struct wlr_wl_backend *get_wl_backend_from_backend(
-		struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend) {
-	assert(wlr_backend_is_wl(wlr_backend));
-	return (struct wlr_wl_backend *)wlr_backend;
+struct wlr_wl_backend *get_wl_backend_from_backend(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
+	assert(wlr_backend_is_wl(backend));
+	return (struct wlr_wl_backend *)backend;
 }
 
 static int dispatch_events(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
-	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = data;
-	int count = 0;
+	struct wlr_wl_backend *wl = data;
 
 	if ((mask & WL_EVENT_HANGUP) || (mask & WL_EVENT_ERROR)) {
-		wl_display_terminate(backend->local_display);
+		wl_display_terminate(wl->local_display);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (mask & WL_EVENT_READABLE) {
-		count = wl_display_dispatch(backend->remote_display);
+		return wl_display_dispatch(wl->remote_display);
+	}
+	if (mask & WL_EVENT_WRITABLE) {
+		wl_display_flush(wl->remote_display);
+		return 0;
 	}
 	if (mask == 0) {
-		count = wl_display_dispatch_pending(backend->remote_display);
-		wl_display_flush(backend->remote_display);
+		int count = wl_display_dispatch_pending(wl->remote_display);
+		wl_display_flush(wl->remote_display);
+		return count;
 	}
-	return count;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
+static void xdg_shell_handle_ping(void *data, struct zxdg_shell_v6 *shell,
+		uint32_t serial) {
+	zxdg_shell_v6_pong(shell, serial);
+}
+
+static const struct zxdg_shell_v6_listener xdg_shell_listener = {
+	xdg_shell_handle_ping,
+};
+
+static void registry_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
+		uint32_t name, const char *iface, uint32_t version) {
+	struct wlr_wl_backend *wl = data;
+
+	wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Remote wayland global: %s v%d", iface, version);
+
+	if (strcmp(iface, wl_compositor_interface.name) == 0) {
+		wl->compositor = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
+			&wl_compositor_interface, 4);
+
+	} else if (strcmp(iface, wl_seat_interface.name) == 0) {
+		wl->seat = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
+			&wl_seat_interface, 2);
+		wl_seat_add_listener(wl->seat, &seat_listener, wl);
+
+	} else if (strcmp(iface, wl_shm_interface.name) == 0) {
+		wl->shm = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
+			&wl_shm_interface, 1);
+
+	} else if (strcmp(iface, zxdg_shell_v6_interface.name) == 0) {
+		wl->shell = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
+			&zxdg_shell_v6_interface, 1);
+		zxdg_shell_v6_add_listener(wl->shell, &xdg_shell_listener, NULL);
+	}
+}
+
+static void registry_global_remove(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
+		uint32_t name) {
+	// TODO
+}
+
+static const struct wl_registry_listener registry_listener = {
+	.global = registry_global,
+	.global_remove = registry_global_remove
+};
+
 /*
  * Initializes the wayland backend. Opens a connection to a remote wayland
  * compositor and creates surfaces for each output, then registers globals on
  * the specified display.
  */
-static bool backend_start(struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend) {
-	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = get_wl_backend_from_backend(wlr_backend);
+static bool backend_start(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
+	struct wlr_wl_backend *wl = get_wl_backend_from_backend(backend);
 	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Initializating wayland backend");
 
-	poll_wl_registry(backend);
-	if (!backend->compositor || !backend->shell) {
-		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Could not obtain retrieve required globals");
-		return false;
+	wl->started = true;
+
+	if (wl->keyboard) {
+		create_wl_keyboard(wl->keyboard, wl);
 	}
 
-	backend->started = true;
-
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < backend->requested_outputs; ++i) {
-		wlr_wl_output_create(&backend->backend);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < wl->requested_outputs; ++i) {
+		wlr_wl_output_create(&wl->backend);
 	}
 
-	struct wl_event_loop *loop = wl_display_get_event_loop(backend->local_display);
-	int fd = wl_display_get_fd(backend->remote_display);
-	int events = WL_EVENT_READABLE | WL_EVENT_ERROR | WL_EVENT_HANGUP;
-	backend->remote_display_src = wl_event_loop_add_fd(loop, fd, events,
-		dispatch_events, backend);
-	wl_event_source_check(backend->remote_display_src);
-
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend) {
-	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = get_wl_backend_from_backend(wlr_backend);
-	if (backend == NULL) {
+static void backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
+	if (!backend) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	struct wlr_wl_backend *wl = get_wl_backend_from_backend(backend);
+
 	struct wlr_wl_output *output, *tmp_output;
-	wl_list_for_each_safe(output, tmp_output, &backend->outputs, link) {
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(output, tmp_output, &wl->outputs, link) {
 		wlr_output_destroy(&output->wlr_output);
 	}
 
 	struct wlr_input_device *input_device, *tmp_input_device;
-	wl_list_for_each_safe(input_device, tmp_input_device, &backend->devices, link) {
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(input_device, tmp_input_device, &wl->devices, link) {
 		wlr_input_device_destroy(input_device);
 	}
 
-	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&wlr_backend->events.destroy, wlr_backend);
+	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&wl->backend.events.destroy, &wl->backend);
 
-	wl_list_remove(&backend->local_display_destroy.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&wl->local_display_destroy.link);
 
-	free(backend->seat_name);
+	free(wl->seat_name);
 
-	if (backend->remote_display_src) {
-		wl_event_source_remove(backend->remote_display_src);
+	wl_event_source_remove(wl->remote_display_src);
+
+	wlr_renderer_destroy(wl->renderer);
+	wlr_egl_finish(&wl->egl);
+
+	if (wl->pointer) {
+		wl_pointer_destroy(wl->pointer);
 	}
-	wlr_renderer_destroy(backend->renderer);
-	wlr_egl_finish(&backend->egl);
-	if (backend->pointer) {
-		wl_pointer_destroy(backend->pointer);
+	if (wl->seat) {
+		wl_seat_destroy(wl->seat);
 	}
-	if (backend->seat) {
-		wl_seat_destroy(backend->seat);
+	if (wl->shm) {
+		wl_shm_destroy(wl->shm);
 	}
-	if (backend->shm) {
-		wl_shm_destroy(backend->shm);
-	}
-	if (backend->shell) {
-		zxdg_shell_v6_destroy(backend->shell);
-	}
-	if (backend->compositor) {
-		wl_compositor_destroy(backend->compositor);
-	}
-	if (backend->registry) {
-		wl_registry_destroy(backend->registry);
-	}
-	if (backend->remote_display) {
-		wl_display_disconnect(backend->remote_display);
-	}
-	free(backend);
+	zxdg_shell_v6_destroy(wl->shell);
+	wl_compositor_destroy(wl->compositor);
+	wl_registry_destroy(wl->registry);
+	wl_display_disconnect(wl->remote_display);
+	free(wl);
 }
 
-static struct wlr_renderer *backend_get_renderer(
-		struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend) {
-	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = get_wl_backend_from_backend(wlr_backend);
-	return backend->renderer;
+static struct wlr_renderer *backend_get_renderer(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
+	struct wlr_wl_backend *wl = get_wl_backend_from_backend(backend);
+	return wl->renderer;
 }
 
 static struct wlr_backend_impl backend_impl = {
@@ -139,38 +176,64 @@ bool wlr_backend_is_wl(struct wlr_backend *b) {
 }
 
 static void handle_display_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend =
-		wl_container_of(listener, backend, local_display_destroy);
-	backend_destroy(&backend->backend);
+	struct wlr_wl_backend *wl =
+		wl_container_of(listener, wl, local_display_destroy);
+	backend_destroy(&wl->backend);
 }
 
 struct wlr_backend *wlr_wl_backend_create(struct wl_display *display,
 		const char *remote, wlr_renderer_create_func_t create_renderer_func) {
 	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "Creating wayland backend");
 
-	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_wl_backend));
-	if (!backend) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+	struct wlr_wl_backend *wl = calloc(1, sizeof(*wl));
+	if (!wl) {
+		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	wlr_backend_init(&backend->backend, &backend_impl);
 
-	wl_list_init(&backend->devices);
-	wl_list_init(&backend->outputs);
+	wlr_backend_init(&wl->backend, &backend_impl);
 
-	backend->local_display = display;
+	wl->local_display = display;
+	wl_list_init(&wl->devices);
+	wl_list_init(&wl->outputs);
 
-	backend->remote_display = wl_display_connect(remote);
-	if (!backend->remote_display) {
+	wl->remote_display = wl_display_connect(remote);
+	if (!wl->remote_display) {
 		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Could not connect to remote display");
-		goto error_connect;
+		goto error_wl;
 	}
 
-	backend->registry = wl_display_get_registry(backend->remote_display);
-	if (backend->registry == NULL) {
+	wl->registry = wl_display_get_registry(wl->remote_display);
+	if (!wl->registry) {
 		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Could not obtain reference to remote registry");
+		goto error_display;
+	}
+
+	wl_registry_add_listener(wl->registry, &registry_listener, wl);
+	wl_display_dispatch(wl->remote_display);
+	wl_display_roundtrip(wl->remote_display);
+
+	if (!wl->compositor) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR,
+			"Remote Wayland compositor does not support wl_compositor");
 		goto error_registry;
 	}
+	if (!wl->shell) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR,
+			"Remote Wayland compositor does not support zxdg_shell_v6");
+		goto error_registry;
+	}
+
+	struct wl_event_loop *loop = wl_display_get_event_loop(wl->local_display);
+	int fd = wl_display_get_fd(wl->remote_display);
+	int events = WL_EVENT_READABLE | WL_EVENT_ERROR | WL_EVENT_HANGUP;
+	wl->remote_display_src = wl_event_loop_add_fd(loop, fd, events,
+		dispatch_events, wl);
+	if (!wl->remote_display_src) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create event source");
+		goto error_registry;
+	}
+	wl_event_source_check(wl->remote_display_src);
 
 	static EGLint config_attribs[] = {
 		EGL_SURFACE_TYPE, EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
@@ -185,24 +248,32 @@ struct wlr_backend *wlr_wl_backend_create(struct wl_display *display,
 		create_renderer_func = wlr_renderer_autocreate;
 	}
 
-	backend->renderer = create_renderer_func(&backend->egl, EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_EXT,
-		backend->remote_display, config_attribs, WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888);
+	wl->renderer = create_renderer_func(&wl->egl, EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_EXT,
+		wl->remote_display, config_attribs, WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888);
 
-	if (backend->renderer == NULL) {
+	if (!wl->renderer) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Could not create renderer");
-		goto error_renderer;
+		goto error_event;
 	}
 
-	backend->local_display_destroy.notify = handle_display_destroy;
-	wl_display_add_destroy_listener(display, &backend->local_display_destroy);
+	wl->local_display_destroy.notify = handle_display_destroy;
+	wl_display_add_destroy_listener(display, &wl->local_display_destroy);
 
-	return &backend->backend;
+	return &wl->backend;
 
-error_renderer:
-	wl_registry_destroy(backend->registry);
+error_event:
+	wl_event_source_remove(wl->remote_display_src);
 error_registry:
-	wl_display_disconnect(backend->remote_display);
-error_connect:
-	free(backend);
+	if (wl->compositor) {
+		wl_compositor_destroy(wl->compositor);
+	}
+	if (wl->shell) {
+		zxdg_shell_v6_destroy(wl->shell);
+	}
+	wl_registry_destroy(wl->registry);
+error_display:
+	wl_display_disconnect(wl->remote_display);
+error_wl:
+	free(wl);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/backend/wayland/output.c b/backend/wayland/output.c
index f90c6009..03322678 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/output.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/output.c
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+
 #include <wayland-client.h>
+
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
+
 #include "backend/wayland.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-unstable-v6-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/backend/wayland/registry.c b/backend/wayland/registry.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b154750..00000000
--- a/backend/wayland/registry.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <wayland-client.h>
-#include <wlr/util/log.h>
-#include "backend/wayland.h"
-#include "xdg-shell-unstable-v6-client-protocol.h"
-
-static void xdg_shell_handle_ping(void *data, struct zxdg_shell_v6 *shell,
-		uint32_t serial) {
-	zxdg_shell_v6_pong(shell, serial);
-}
-
-static const struct zxdg_shell_v6_listener xdg_shell_listener = {
-	xdg_shell_handle_ping,
-};
-
-
-static void registry_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
-		uint32_t name, const char *interface, uint32_t version) {
-	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = data;
-	wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Remote wayland global: %s v%d", interface, version);
-
-	if (strcmp(interface, wl_compositor_interface.name) == 0) {
-		backend->compositor = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
-				&wl_compositor_interface, version);
-	} else if (strcmp(interface, zxdg_shell_v6_interface.name) == 0) {
-		backend->shell = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
-				&zxdg_shell_v6_interface, version);
-		zxdg_shell_v6_add_listener(backend->shell, &xdg_shell_listener, NULL);
-	} else if (strcmp(interface, wl_shm_interface.name) == 0) {
-		backend->shm = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
-				&wl_shm_interface, version);
-	} else if (strcmp(interface, wl_seat_interface.name) == 0) {
-		backend->seat = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
-				&wl_seat_interface, version);
-		wl_seat_add_listener(backend->seat, &seat_listener, backend);
-	}
-}
-
-static void registry_global_remove(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
-		uint32_t name) {
-	// TODO
-}
-
-static const struct wl_registry_listener registry_listener = {
-	.global = registry_global,
-	.global_remove = registry_global_remove
-};
-
-void poll_wl_registry(struct wlr_wl_backend *backend) {
-	wl_registry_add_listener(backend->registry, &registry_listener, backend);
-	wl_display_dispatch(backend->remote_display);
-	wl_display_roundtrip(backend->remote_display);
-}
diff --git a/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c b/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
index 562d9431..c4098987 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
+
 #include <wayland-client.h>
+
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_input_device.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_keyboard.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_pointer.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_touch.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
+
 #include "backend/wayland.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 
@@ -321,8 +325,7 @@ static void pointer_handle_output_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	wlr_input_device_destroy(&pointer->input_device->wlr_input_device);
 }
 
-void create_wl_pointer(struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
-		struct wlr_wl_output *output) {
+void create_wl_pointer(struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, struct wlr_wl_output *output) {
 	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = output->backend;
 
 	struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev;
@@ -364,6 +367,28 @@ void create_wl_pointer(struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&backend->backend.events.new_input, wlr_dev);
 }
 
+void create_wl_keyboard(struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, struct wlr_wl_backend *wl) {
+	struct wlr_wl_input_device *dev =
+		create_wl_input_device(wl, WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_KEYBOARD);
+	if (!dev) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev = &dev->wlr_input_device;
+
+	wlr_dev->keyboard = calloc(1, sizeof(*wlr_dev->keyboard));
+	if (!wlr_dev->keyboard) {
+		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed");
+		free(dev);
+		return;
+	}
+	wlr_keyboard_init(wlr_dev->keyboard, NULL);
+
+	wl_keyboard_add_listener(wl_keyboard, &keyboard_listener, wlr_dev);
+	dev->resource = wl_keyboard;
+	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&wl->backend.events.new_input, wlr_dev);
+}
+
 static void seat_handle_capabilities(void *data, struct wl_seat *wl_seat,
 		enum wl_seat_capability caps) {
 	struct wlr_wl_backend *backend = data;
@@ -384,25 +409,13 @@ static void seat_handle_capabilities(void *data, struct wl_seat *wl_seat,
 	}
 	if ((caps & WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_KEYBOARD)) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "seat %p offered keyboard", (void*) wl_seat);
-		struct wlr_wl_input_device *dev = create_wl_input_device(backend,
-			WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_KEYBOARD);
-		if (dev == NULL) {
-			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed");
-			return;
-		}
-		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev = &dev->wlr_input_device;
-		wlr_dev->keyboard = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_keyboard));
-		if (!wlr_dev->keyboard) {
-			free(dev);
-			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed");
-			return;
-		}
-		wlr_keyboard_init(wlr_dev->keyboard, NULL);
 
 		struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard = wl_seat_get_keyboard(wl_seat);
-		wl_keyboard_add_listener(wl_keyboard, &keyboard_listener, wlr_dev);
-		dev->resource = wl_keyboard;
-		wlr_signal_emit_safe(&backend->backend.events.new_input, wlr_dev);
+		backend->keyboard = wl_keyboard;
+
+		if (backend->started) {
+			create_wl_keyboard(wl_keyboard, backend);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/backend/wayland.h b/include/backend/wayland.h
index 47585d9e..dbc309ca 100644
--- a/include/backend/wayland.h
+++ b/include/backend/wayland.h
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 #define BACKEND_WAYLAND_H
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+
 #include <wayland-client.h>
 #include <wayland-egl.h>
 #include <wayland-server.h>
 #include <wayland-util.h>
+
 #include <wlr/backend/wayland.h>
 #include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ struct wlr_wl_backend {
 	struct wl_shm *shm;
 	struct wl_seat *seat;
 	struct wl_pointer *pointer;
+	struct wl_keyboard *keyboard;
 	struct wlr_wl_pointer *current_pointer;
 	char *seat_name;
 };
@@ -78,13 +81,11 @@ struct wlr_wl_pointer {
 	struct wl_listener output_destroy;
 };
 
-struct wlr_wl_backend *get_wl_backend_from_backend(
-	struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend);
-void poll_wl_registry(struct wlr_wl_backend *backend);
+struct wlr_wl_backend *get_wl_backend_from_backend(struct wlr_backend *backend);
 void update_wl_output_cursor(struct wlr_wl_output *output);
 struct wlr_wl_pointer *pointer_get_wl(struct wlr_pointer *wlr_pointer);
-void create_wl_pointer(struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
-	struct wlr_wl_output *output);
+void create_wl_pointer(struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, struct wlr_wl_output *output);
+void create_wl_keyboard(struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, struct wlr_wl_backend *wl);
 
 extern const struct wl_seat_listener seat_listener;