diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 530d9d29..eea19ecf 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ cleanup(awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     XSetInputFocus(awesomeconf->display, PointerRoot, RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
     XSync(awesomeconf->display, False);
     p_delete(&awesomeconf->clients);
-    p_delete(&awesomeconf->client_sel);
     p_delete(&awesomeconf);
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +299,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         parse_config(dpy, screen, confpath, &awesomeconf[screen]);
         setup(&awesomeconf[screen]);
         awesomeconf[screen].clients = clients;
-        awesomeconf[screen].client_sel = sel;
         initstatusbar(awesomeconf[screen].display, screen, &awesomeconf[screen].statusbar,
                       awesomeconf[screen].cursor[CurNormal], awesomeconf[screen].font,
                       awesomeconf[screen].layouts, awesomeconf[screen].nlayouts);
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index b1f1d560..6186b88f 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -176,22 +176,27 @@ client_detach(Client **head, Client *c)
 void
 focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
-    Tag *tag;
+    int i;
+    Tag *tag = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags);
 
     /* if c is NULL or invisible, take next client in the stack */
     if((!c && selscreen) || (c && !isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)))
         for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c && !isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags); c = c->next);
 
-    /* if a client was selected but it's not the current client, unfocus it */
-    if(*awesomeconf->client_sel && *awesomeconf->client_sel != c)
-    {
-        window_grabbuttons((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->display,
-                           (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->phys_screen,
-                           (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win,
-                           False, True, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
-        XSetWindowBorder(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, awesomeconf->colors_normal[ColBorder].pixel);
-        window_settrans(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, awesomeconf->opacity_unfocused);
-    }
+    /* XXX unfocus other tags clients, this is a bit too much */
+    for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->ntags; i++)
+        if(awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel)
+        {
+            window_grabbuttons(awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->display,
+                               awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->phys_screen,
+                               awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->win,
+                               False, True, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
+            XSetWindowBorder(awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->display,
+                             awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->win,
+                             awesomeconf->colors_normal[ColBorder].pixel);
+            window_settrans(awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->display,
+                            awesomeconf->tags[i].client_sel->win, awesomeconf->opacity_unfocused);
+        }
     if(c)
     {
         if(c->tab.next || c->tab.prev)
@@ -199,24 +204,20 @@ focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         else
             XSetWindowBorder(awesomeconf->display, c->win, awesomeconf->colors_selected[ColBorder].pixel);
     }
-    if(*awesomeconf->client_sel == c)
-        return;
     if(c)
         window_grabbuttons(c->display, c->phys_screen, c->win,
                            True, True, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
     if(!selscreen)
         return;
-    *awesomeconf->client_sel = c;
-    if((tag = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)))
-        tag->client_sel = c;
+    tag->client_sel = c;
     drawstatusbar(awesomeconf);
-    if(*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(tag->client_sel)
     {
-        XSetInputFocus(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
+        XSetInputFocus(tag->client_sel->display, tag->client_sel->win, RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
         for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c; c = c->next)
-            if(c != *awesomeconf->client_sel)
-                window_settrans(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, awesomeconf->opacity_unfocused);
-        window_settrans(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, -1);
+            if(c != tag->client_sel)
+                window_settrans(awesomeconf->display, tag->client_sel->win, awesomeconf->opacity_unfocused);
+        window_settrans(awesomeconf->display, tag->client_sel->win, -1);
     }
     else
         XSetInputFocus(awesomeconf->display, RootWindow(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->phys_screen), RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@ client_unmanage(Client *c, long state, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     XGrabServer(c->display);
     XConfigureWindow(c->display, c->win, CWBorderWidth, &wc);  /* restore border */
     client_detach(awesomeconf->clients, c);
-    if(*awesomeconf->client_sel == c)
+    if(get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel == c)
         focus(NULL, True, awesomeconf);
     for(tag = 0; tag < awesomeconf->ntags; tag++)
         if(awesomeconf->tags[tag].client_sel == c)
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ updatesizehints(Client *c)
  * \ingroup ui_callback
  */
 void
-uicb_settrans(awesome_config *awesomeconf __attribute__ ((unused)),
+uicb_settrans(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
               const char *arg)
 {
     double delta = 100.0, current_opacity = 100.0;
@@ -593,12 +594,13 @@ uicb_settrans(awesome_config *awesomeconf __attribute__ ((unused)),
     unsigned long n, left;
     unsigned int current_opacity_raw = 0;
     int set_prop = 0;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(!sel)
         return;
 
-    XGetWindowProperty(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win,
-                       XInternAtom((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->display, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY", False),
+    XGetWindowProperty(awesomeconf->display, sel->win,
+                       XInternAtom(sel->display, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY", False),
                        0L, 1L, False, XA_CARDINAL, &actual, &format, &n, &left,
                        (unsigned char **) &data);
     if(data)
@@ -621,9 +623,9 @@ uicb_settrans(awesome_config *awesomeconf __attribute__ ((unused)),
     }
 
     if(delta == 100.0 && !set_prop)
-        window_settrans((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, -1);
+        window_settrans(sel->display, sel->win, -1);
     else
-        window_settrans((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, delta);
+        window_settrans(sel->display, sel->win, delta);
 }
 
 
@@ -647,7 +649,7 @@ void
 uicb_swapnext(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
               const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    Client *next, *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel;
+    Client *next, *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
     if(!sel)
         return;
@@ -655,7 +657,7 @@ uicb_swapnext(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
     for(next = sel->next; next && !isvisible(next, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags); next = next->next);
     if(next)
     {
-        client_swap(awesomeconf->clients, *awesomeconf->client_sel, next);
+        client_swap(awesomeconf->clients, sel, next);
         arrange(awesomeconf);
         /* restore focus */
         focus(sel, True, awesomeconf);
@@ -666,7 +668,7 @@ void
 uicb_swapprev(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
               const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    Client *prev, *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel;
+    Client *prev, *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
     if(!sel)
         return;
@@ -674,7 +676,7 @@ uicb_swapprev(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
     for(prev = sel->prev; prev && !isvisible(prev, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags); prev = prev->prev);
     if(prev)
     {
-        client_swap(awesomeconf->clients, prev, *awesomeconf->client_sel);
+        client_swap(awesomeconf->clients, prev, sel);
         arrange(awesomeconf);
         /* restore focus */
         focus(sel, True, awesomeconf);
@@ -690,29 +692,30 @@ uicb_moveresize(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
     int mx, my, dx, dy, nmx, nmy;
     unsigned int dui;
     Window dummy;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
     if(get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->arrange != layout_floating)
-        if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel || !(*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfloating || (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfixed || !arg)
+        if(!sel || !sel->isfloating || sel->isfixed || !arg)
             return;
     if(sscanf(arg, "%s %s %s %s", x, y, w, h) != 4)
         return;
-    nx = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(x, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->x);
-    ny = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(y, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->y);
-    nw = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(w, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->w);
-    nh = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(h, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->h);
+    nx = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(x, sel->x);
+    ny = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(y, sel->y);
+    nw = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(w, sel->w);
+    nh = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(h, sel->h);
 
-    ox = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->x;
-    oy = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->y;
-    ow = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->w;
-    oh = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->h;
+    ox = sel->x;
+    oy = sel->y;
+    ow = sel->w;
+    oh = sel->h;
 
     Bool xqp = XQueryPointer(awesomeconf->display, RootWindow(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->phys_screen), &dummy, &dummy, &mx, &my, &dx, &dy, &dui);
-    client_resize(*awesomeconf->client_sel, nx, ny, nw, nh, awesomeconf, True);
+    client_resize(sel, nx, ny, nw, nh, awesomeconf, True);
     if (xqp && ox <= mx && (ox + ow) >= mx && oy <= my && (oy + oh) >= my)
     {
-        nmx = mx - ox + (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->w - ow - 1 < 0 ? 0 : mx - ox + (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->w - ow - 1;
-        nmy = my - oy + (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->h - oh - 1 < 0 ? 0 : my - oy + (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->h - oh - 1;
-        XWarpPointer(awesomeconf->display, None, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, 0, 0, 0, 0, nmx, nmy);
+        nmx = mx - ox + sel->w - ow - 1 < 0 ? 0 : mx - ox + sel->w - ow - 1;
+        nmy = my - oy + sel->h - oh - 1 < 0 ? 0 : my - oy + sel->h - oh - 1;
+        XWarpPointer(awesomeconf->display, None, sel->win, 0, 0, 0, 0, nmx, nmy);
     }
 }
 
@@ -726,9 +729,9 @@ uicb_killclient(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                 const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     XEvent ev;
-    Client *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(!sel)
         return;
     if(isprotodel(sel->display, sel->win))
     {
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index b8757d4a..f08863e6 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ struct awesome_config
     XftFont *font;
     /** Clients list */
     Client **clients;
-    /** Focused client */
-    Client **client_sel;
 };
 
 void parse_config(Display *, int, const char *, awesome_config *);
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index de6a9821..1bd14abe 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         else if(ev->button == Button5)
             uicb_settrans(&awesomeconf[c->screen], "-5");
     }
-    else if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    else if(!get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel)
         for(screen = 0; screen < ScreenCount(e->xany.display); screen++)
             if(RootWindow(e->xany.display, screen) == ev->window
                && XQueryPointer(e->xany.display, ev->window, &wdummy, &wdummy, &x, &y, &i, &i, &udummy))
@@ -355,18 +355,12 @@ handle_event_enternotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         return;
     if((c = get_client_bywin(*awesomeconf->clients, ev->window)))
     {
-        if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel || *awesomeconf->client_sel != c)
-        {
-            focus(c, ev->same_screen, &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
-            if (*awesomeconf->client_sel
-                && ((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfloating
-                    || get_current_layout(awesomeconf[(*awesomeconf->client_sel)->screen].tags,
-                                         awesomeconf[(*awesomeconf->client_sel)->screen].ntags)->arrange == layout_floating))
-                window_grabbuttons((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->display,
-                                   (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->phys_screen,
-                                   (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win,
-                                   True, False, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
-        }
+        focus(c, ev->same_screen, &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
+        if (c->isfloating
+                || get_current_layout(awesomeconf[c->screen].tags,
+                                    awesomeconf[c->screen].ntags)->arrange == layout_floating)
+            window_grabbuttons(c->display, c->phys_screen, c->win,
+                               True, False, awesomeconf->modkey, awesomeconf->numlockmask);
     }
     else
         for(screen = 0; screen < ScreenCount(e->xany.display); screen++)
@@ -493,7 +487,7 @@ handle_event_propertynotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         if(ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME || ev->atom == XInternAtom(c->display, "_NET_WM_NAME", False))
         {
             updatetitle(c);
-            if(c == *awesomeconf->client_sel)
+            if(c == get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel)
                 drawstatusbar(&awesomeconf[c->screen]);
         }
     }
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index 1c3a89bb..a4910e5c 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void
 arrange(awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
     Client *c;
-    Tag *curtag;
+    Tag *curtag = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags);
 
     for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c; c = c->next)
     {
@@ -64,13 +64,9 @@ arrange(awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         else if(c->screen == awesomeconf->screen)
             client_ban(c);
     }
-    if ((curtag = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)))
-    {
-        curtag->layout->arrange(awesomeconf);
-        focus(curtag->client_sel, True, awesomeconf);
-    }
-    else
-        focus(NULL, True, awesomeconf);
+
+    curtag->layout->arrange(awesomeconf);
+    focus(curtag->client_sel, True, awesomeconf);
     restack(awesomeconf);
 }
 
@@ -89,11 +85,11 @@ void
 uicb_focusnext(awesome_config * awesomeconf,
                const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    Client *c;
+    Client *c, *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(!sel)
         return;
-    for(c = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->next; c && !isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags); c = c->next);
+    for(c = sel->next; c && !isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags); c = c->next);
     if(!c)
         for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c && !isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags); c = c->next);
     if(c)
@@ -107,11 +103,11 @@ void
 uicb_focusprev(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    Client *c;
+    Client *c, *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(!sel)
         return;
-    for(c = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->prev; c && !isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags); c = c->prev);
+    for(c = sel->prev; c && !isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags); c = c->prev);
     if(!c)
     {
         for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c && c->next; c = c->next);
@@ -146,32 +142,32 @@ loadawesomeprops(awesome_config * awesomeconf)
 void
 restack(awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
-    Client *c;
+    Client *c, *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
     XEvent ev;
     XWindowChanges wc;
 
     drawstatusbar(awesomeconf);
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(!sel)
         return;
     if(awesomeconf->allow_lower_floats)
-        XRaiseWindow(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win);
+        XRaiseWindow(awesomeconf->display, sel->win);
     else
     {
-        if((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfloating ||
-           (get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->arrange == layout_floating))
-            XRaiseWindow(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win);
+        if(sel->isfloating ||
+           get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->arrange == layout_floating)
+            XRaiseWindow(sel->display, sel->win);
         if(!(get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->arrange == layout_floating))
         {
             wc.stack_mode = Below;
             wc.sibling = awesomeconf->statusbar.window;
-            if(!(*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfloating)
+            if(!sel->isfloating)
             {
-                XConfigureWindow(awesomeconf->display, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, CWSibling | CWStackMode, &wc);
-                wc.sibling = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win;
+                XConfigureWindow(sel->display, sel->win, CWSibling | CWStackMode, &wc);
+                wc.sibling = sel->win;
             }
             for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c; c = c->next)
             {
-                if(!IS_TILED(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags) || c == *awesomeconf->client_sel)
+                if(!IS_TILED(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags) || c == sel)
                     continue;
                 XConfigureWindow(awesomeconf->display, c->win, CWSibling | CWStackMode, &wc);
                 wc.sibling = c->win;
@@ -179,7 +175,7 @@ restack(awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         }
     }
     if(awesomeconf->focus_move_pointer)
-        XWarpPointer(awesomeconf->display, None, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->win, 0, 0, 0, 0, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->w / 2, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->h / 2);
+        XWarpPointer(awesomeconf->display, None, sel->win, 0, 0, 0, 0, sel->w / 2, sel->h / 2);
     XSync(awesomeconf->display, False);
     while(XCheckMaskEvent(awesomeconf->display, EnterWindowMask, &ev));
 }
@@ -224,7 +220,7 @@ uicb_setlayout(awesome_config * awesomeconf,
         if (awesomeconf->tags[j].selected)
             awesomeconf->tags[j].layout = &awesomeconf->layouts[i];
 
-    if(*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel)
         arrange(awesomeconf);
     else
         drawstatusbar(awesomeconf);
@@ -235,7 +231,7 @@ uicb_setlayout(awesome_config * awesomeconf,
 static void
 maximize(int x, int y, int w, int h, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
-    Client *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
     if(!sel)
         return;
@@ -275,12 +271,13 @@ void
 uicb_toggleverticalmax(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                        const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
     ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
 
-    if(*awesomeconf->client_sel)
-        maximize((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->x,
+    if(sel)
+        maximize(sel->x,
                  si[awesomeconf->screen].y_org,
-                 (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->w,
+                 sel->w,
                  si[awesomeconf->screen].height - 2 * awesomeconf->borderpx,
                  awesomeconf);
     p_delete(&si);
@@ -291,13 +288,14 @@ void
 uicb_togglehorizontalmax(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                          const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
     ScreenInfo *si = get_screen_info(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
 
-    if(*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(sel)
         maximize(si[awesomeconf->screen].x_org,
-                 (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->y,
+                 sel->y,
                  si[awesomeconf->screen].height - 2 * awesomeconf->borderpx,
-                 (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->h,
+                 sel->h,
                  awesomeconf);
     p_delete(&si);
 }
@@ -306,9 +304,9 @@ void
 uicb_zoom(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
           const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    Client *c, *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel;
+    Client *c, *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(!sel)
         return;
 
     client_detach(awesomeconf->clients, sel);
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index 83b5d5e0..60f8d578 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -253,22 +253,23 @@ uicb_movetoscreen(awesome_config * awesomeconf,
                   const char *arg)
 {
     int new_screen, prev_screen;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel || !XineramaIsActive(awesomeconf->display))
+    if(!sel || !XineramaIsActive(awesomeconf->display))
         return;
 
     if(arg)
-        new_screen = compute_new_value_from_arg(arg, (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->screen);
+        new_screen = compute_new_value_from_arg(arg, sel->screen);
     else
-        new_screen = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->screen + 1;
+        new_screen = sel->screen + 1;
 
     if(new_screen >= get_screen_count(awesomeconf->display))
         new_screen = 0;
     else if(new_screen < 0)
         new_screen = get_screen_count(awesomeconf->display) - 1;
 
-    prev_screen = (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->screen;
-    move_client_to_screen(*awesomeconf->client_sel, &awesomeconf[new_screen - awesomeconf->screen], True);
+    prev_screen = sel->screen;
+    move_client_to_screen(sel, &awesomeconf[new_screen - awesomeconf->screen], True);
     move_mouse_pointer_to_screen(awesomeconf->display, new_screen);
     arrange(&awesomeconf[prev_screen - awesomeconf->screen]);
     arrange(&awesomeconf[new_screen - awesomeconf->screen]);
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 0c5b9c31..4826d552 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void
 drawstatusbar(awesome_config * awesomeconf)
 {
     int z, i, x = 0, y = 0, w;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
     for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->ntags; i++)
     {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ drawstatusbar(awesome_config * awesomeconf)
                               awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
                               awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
                               awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
-                              *awesomeconf->client_sel && (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->tags[i],
+                              sel && sel->tags[i],
                               awesomeconf->colors_selected[ColFG]);
         }
         else
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ drawstatusbar(awesome_config * awesomeconf)
                               awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
                               awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
                               awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
-                              *awesomeconf->client_sel && (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->tags[i],
+                              sel && sel->tags[i],
                               awesomeconf->colors_normal[ColFG]);
         }
         x += w;
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ drawstatusbar(awesome_config * awesomeconf)
     if((w = x - z) > awesomeconf->statusbar.height)
     {
         x = z;
-        if(*awesomeconf->client_sel && (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->screen == awesomeconf->screen)
+        if(sel && sel->screen == awesomeconf->screen)
         {
             drawtext(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
                      x, y, w,
@@ -135,15 +136,15 @@ drawstatusbar(awesome_config * awesomeconf)
                      awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
                      awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
                      awesomeconf->font,
-                     (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->name, awesomeconf->colors_selected);
-            if((*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfloating)
+                     sel->name, awesomeconf->colors_selected);
+            if(sel->isfloating)
                 drawcircle(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->phys_screen,
                            x, y,
                            (awesomeconf->font->height + 2) / 4,
                            awesomeconf->statusbar.drawable,
                            awesomeconf->statusbar.width,
                            awesomeconf->statusbar.height,
-                           (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->ismax,
+                           sel->ismax,
                            awesomeconf->colors_selected[ColFG]);
         }
         else
diff --git a/tab.c b/tab.c
index 01bed771..60fe0240 100644
--- a/tab.c
+++ b/tab.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ uicb_tab(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
     int x1, y1, di;
     unsigned int dui;
     XEvent ev;
-    Client *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel, *c = NULL, *tmp;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel, *c = NULL, *tmp;
 
     if(XGrabPointer(awesomeconf->display, RootWindow(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->phys_screen),
                     False, ButtonPressMask, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync, None,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void
 uicb_untab(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
            const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    Client *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
     if(!sel)
         return;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void
 uicb_viewnexttab(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                  const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    Client *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
     if(!sel || !sel->tab.next)
         return;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void
 uicb_viewprevtab(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                  const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    Client *sel = *awesomeconf->client_sel;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
     if(!sel || !sel->tab.prev)
         return;
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 9d5833e9..8b8eb894 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -149,15 +149,16 @@ uicb_tag(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
          const char *arg)
 {
     int i;
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
 
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(!sel)
         return;
     for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->ntags; i++)
-        (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->tags[i] = arg == NULL;
+        sel->tags[i] = arg == NULL;
     i = idxoftag(arg, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags);
     if(i >= 0 && i < awesomeconf->ntags)
-        (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->tags[i] = True;
-    saveprops(*awesomeconf->client_sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
+        sel->tags[i] = True;
+    saveprops(sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
     arrange(awesomeconf);
 }
 
@@ -169,20 +170,17 @@ void
 uicb_togglefloating(awesome_config * awesomeconf,
                     const char *arg __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
+
+    if(!sel)
         return;
 
-    (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfloating = !(*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfloating;
+    sel->isfloating = !sel->isfloating;
 
-    client_resize(*awesomeconf->client_sel,
-                  (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->rx,
-                  (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->ry,
-                  (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->rw,
-                  (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->rh,
-                  awesomeconf, True);
+    client_resize(sel, sel->rx, sel->ry, sel->rw, sel->rh, awesomeconf, True);
 
-    client_untab(*awesomeconf->client_sel);
-    saveprops(*awesomeconf->client_sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
+    client_untab(sel);
+    saveprops(sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
     arrange(awesomeconf);
 }
 
@@ -194,17 +192,18 @@ void
 uicb_toggletag(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
                const char *arg)
 {
+    Client *sel = get_current_tag(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->client_sel;
     unsigned int i;
     int j;
 
-    if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel)
+    if(!sel)
         return;
     i = idxoftag(arg, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags);
-    (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->tags[i] = !(*awesomeconf->client_sel)->tags[i];
-    for(j = 0; j < awesomeconf->ntags && !(*awesomeconf->client_sel)->tags[j]; j++);
+    sel->tags[i] = !sel->tags[i];
+    for(j = 0; j < awesomeconf->ntags && !sel->tags[j]; j++);
     if(j == awesomeconf->ntags)
-        (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->tags[i] = True;
-    saveprops(*awesomeconf->client_sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
+        sel->tags[i] = True;
+    saveprops(sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
     arrange(awesomeconf);
 }