diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index c8a34dd..20d7043 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -332,9 +332,6 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	if (!wl_list_empty(&wlr_output->modes)) {
 		struct wlr_output_mode *mode = wlr_output_preferred_mode(wlr_output);
 		wlr_output_set_mode(wlr_output, mode);
-		wlr_output_enable(wlr_output, true);
-		if (!wlr_output_commit(wlr_output))
-			return;
 	}
 
 	/* Allocates and configures monitor state using configured rules */
@@ -358,6 +355,10 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	wl_signal_add(&wlr_output->events.frame, &m->frame);
 	wl_list_insert(&mons, &m->link);
 
+	wlr_output_enable(wlr_output, true);
+	if (!wlr_output_commit(wlr_output))
+		return;
+
 	/* Adds this to the output layout. The add_auto function arranges outputs
 	 * from left-to-right in the order they appear. A more sophisticated
 	 * compositor would let the user configure the arrangement of outputs in the