diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index 392f457..0002900 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ 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()) &&
-          (workspace_json["name"].asString().find("special:") != 0 || show_special()))
-        create_workspace(workspace_json);
+          (workspace_json["name"].asString().find("special:") != 0 || show_special())) {
+        workspaces_to_create_.push_back(workspace_json);
+        break;
+      }
     }
 
   } else if (eventName == "focusedmon") {