diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 211c1a5..5c51b43 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -791,6 +791,9 @@ commitlayersurfacenotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	struct wlr_layer_surface_v1_state old_state;
 
 	if (l->layer_surface->initial_commit) {
+		wlr_fractional_scale_v1_notify_scale(layer_surface->surface, l->mon->wlr_output->scale);
+		wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_scale(layer_surface->surface, (int32_t)ceilf(l->mon->wlr_output->scale));
+
 		/* Temporarily set the layer's current state to pending
 		 * so that we can easily arrange it */
 		old_state = l->layer_surface->current;
@@ -973,8 +976,6 @@ createlayersurface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 
 	wl_list_insert(&l->mon->layers[layer_surface->pending.layer],&l->link);
 	wlr_surface_send_enter(surface, layer_surface->output);
-	wlr_fractional_scale_v1_notify_scale(surface, l->mon->wlr_output->scale);
-	wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_scale(surface, (int32_t)ceilf(l->mon->wlr_output->scale));
 }
 
 void