diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 395b81d..4816159 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ arrangelayer(Monitor *m, struct wl_list *list, struct wlr_box *usable_area, int
 	wl_list_for_each(l, list, link) {
 		struct wlr_layer_surface_v1 *layer_surface = l->layer_surface;
 
+		if (!layer_surface->initialized)
+			continue;
+
 		if (exclusive != (layer_surface->current.exclusive_zone > 0))
 			continue;