diff --git a/env/sh/bashrc b/env/sh/bashrc
index 647c59a..2919efb 100644
--- a/env/sh/bashrc
+++ b/env/sh/bashrc
@@ -84,10 +84,25 @@ if [ -t 0 ]; then
 		if [[ -f "$BAR_PID_FILE" ]]; then
 			stopbar
 		fi
-		"$BAR_PATH/start.bash"
-		echo $! > "$BAR_PID_FILE"
-		bg
-		disown
+		"$BAR_PATH/start.bash" &
+		BAR_PID=$!
+		echo "$BAR_PID" > "$BAR_PID_FILE"
+		kill -CONT "$BAR_PID"
+		# bg
+		# disown
+
+		# lower the bar's layer so fullscreen windows cover it
+		wid=$(xdo id -a "$BAR_WID")
+		tries=20
+		while [ -z "$wid" -a "$tries" -gt 0 ]; do
+			sleep 0.1
+			wid=$(xdo id -a "$BAR_WID")
+			tries=$((tries - 1))
+			echo "WID $wid"
+		done
+		[ -n "$wid" ] && xdo above -t "$(xdo id -N Bspwm -n root | sort | head -n 1)" "$wid"
+
+		fg
 	}
 	export -f startbar
 
diff --git a/env/wm/bspwm_config b/env/wm/bspwm_config
index eb4c445..c4671ea 100755
--- a/env/wm/bspwm_config
+++ b/env/wm/bspwm_config
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bspc config window_gap "$WINDOW_GAP"
 MONITOR_COUNT=$(bspc query -M | wc -l | awk '{ printf $1 }')
 PER_MONITOR=$((10 / MONITOR_COUNT))
 i=1
-for mon in $(bspc query -M); do
+for mon in ${BSPWM_MONITORS}; do
   echo $mon
   echo $i
   max=$((i + PER_MONITOR - 1))
diff --git a/env/wm/extras/bar/start.bash b/env/wm/extras/bar/start.bash
index 0e368af..140d11e 100755
--- a/env/wm/extras/bar/start.bash
+++ b/env/wm/extras/bar/start.bash
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ export BAR_RUNNING=1
 function killbar() {
   export BAR_RUNNING=0
   if [ $BAR_TOP -eq 1 ]; then
-    bspc config -m $(bspc query -M | head -n 1) top_padding "0"
+		bspc config -m ${BAR_MONITOR} top_padding "0"
   else
-    bspc config -m $(bspc query -M | head -n 1) bottom_padding "0"
+    bspc config -m ${BAR_MONITOR} bottom_padding "0"
   fi
 	for f in $(ls "$BAR_PATH"/modules/*.pid 2>/dev/null); do
 		# echo "KILLING MODULE PROCESS $f WITH PID $(cat "$f")"
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ rm -f "$BAR_FIFO"
 mkfifo "$BAR_FIFO"
 
 if [ $BAR_TOP -eq 1 ]; then
-  bspc config -m $(bspc query -M | head -n 1) top_padding "$BAR_HEIGHT"
+  bspc config -m ${BAR_MONITOR} top_padding "$BAR_HEIGHT"
 else
-  bspc config -m $(bspc query -M | head -n 1) bottom_padding "$BAR_HEIGHT"
+  bspc config -m ${BAR_MONITOR} bottom_padding "$BAR_HEIGHT"
 fi
 
 # get width of our main monitor
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ source "$BAR_PATH/colors.bash"
 cat "$BAR_FIFO" | "$BAR_PATH/formatter.bash" | \
 	lemonbar -a 14 $BAR_B -g "$WIDTH"x"$BAR_HEIGHT"+"$OFFSET"+"$POS_Y" -u "$BAR_BORDER_WIDTH" -f "$BAR_FONT_FAMILY" -F "$COLOR_FOREGROUND" -B"$COLOR_BACKGROUND" -n "$BAR_WID" | \
 	"$BAR_PATH/bar_commands.bash"
-	
+
diff --git a/env/x/xinitrc b/env/x/xinitrc
index 13c2a91..12d2be9 100644
--- a/env/x/xinitrc
+++ b/env/x/xinitrc
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ if [ -d "/usr/lib/nvidia" ]; then
 	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/nvidia
 fi
 
-# fire up wm
-unclutter &
-sxhkd &
-urxvtd &
+export BSPWM_MONITORS=$(bspc query -M)
 
 if [ -f "$HOME/.xinitrc.env" ]; then
 	source "$HOME/.xinitrc.env"
 fi
 
+# fire up wm
+unclutter &
+sxhkd &
+urxvtd &
+
 exec bspwm
 
diff --git a/os/arch_linux/xorg.bash b/os/arch_linux/xorg.bash
index 76d92da..64b1681 100755
--- a/os/arch_linux/xorg.bash
+++ b/os/arch_linux/xorg.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 sudo pacman -S xorg-xinit xorg-server xorg-xrdb --noconfirm
-pacaur -S unclutter-xfixes-git gtk-theme-arc gtk-engine-murrine --noconfirm --noedit
+pacaur -S unclutter-xfixes-git gtk-theme-arc gtk-engine-murrine xorg-server-devel --noconfirm --noedit
 
diff --git a/variables.bash b/variables.bash
index 8400119..5fceef0 100755
--- a/variables.bash
+++ b/variables.bash
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ export BLACKLISTED_BAR_MODULES=""
 export REPOSITORY_PATH="$HOME/../code/open-source"
 export BORDER_WIDTH=1
 export WINDOW_GAP=5
-export BAR_PATH="$DOTFILES_PATH/env/wm/extras/bar"
-export BAR_PID_FILE="$BAR_PATH/wm_bar.pid"
 
 source "$DOTFILES_PATH/scripts/get_x_fonts.sh"
 source "$DOTFILES_PATH/scripts/get_color.sh"
 
+export BAR_PATH="$DOTFILES_PATH/env/wm/extras/bar"
+export BAR_PID_FILE="$BAR_PATH/wm_bar.pid"
 export BAR_ON_XINIT=0
 export BAR_FIFO="$BAR_PATH/wm_bar_fifo.lock"
+export BAR_MONITOR=$(bspc query -M | tail -n 1)
 export BAR_LOG="$BAR_PATH/wm_bar.log"
 export BAR_TOP=0
 export BAR_HEIGHT=30