diff --git a/modules/bar/BarLoader.qml b/modules/bar/BarLoader.qml
index dd7a6a3..f26e785 100644
--- a/modules/bar/BarLoader.qml
+++ b/modules/bar/BarLoader.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Item {
             active: true // loads object
             sourceComponent: Bar {
                 screen: modelData
-                visible: !Hyprland.monitorFor(modelData).activeWorkspace.hasFullscreen
+                visible: !Hyprland.monitorFor(modelData).activeWorkspace?.hasFullscreen
             } // creates instance of bar component
         }
     }