diff --git a/globalconf.h b/globalconf.h
index 15ed6da7..f57d59dd 100644
--- a/globalconf.h
+++ b/globalconf.h
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ typedef struct
         /** Is awesome the systray owner? */
         bool registered;
     } systray;
+    /** The monitor of startup notifications */
+    SnMonitorContext *snmonitor;
 } awesome_t;
 
 extern awesome_t globalconf;
diff --git a/screen.h b/screen.h
index 1d777c0f..ed6093e3 100644
--- a/screen.h
+++ b/screen.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ struct a_screen
     client_t *prev_client_focus;
     /** Focused client */
     client_t *client_focus;
-    /** The monitor of startup notifications */
-    SnMonitorContext *snmonitor;
     /** The default visual, used to draw */
     xcb_visualtype_t *visual;
     /** The signals emitted by screen objects */
diff --git a/spawn.c b/spawn.c
index 8b1de8e9..329874e8 100644
--- a/spawn.c
+++ b/spawn.c
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ spawn_init(void)
 {
     globalconf.sndisplay = sn_xcb_display_new(globalconf.connection, NULL, NULL);
 
-    globalconf.screens.tab[0].snmonitor = sn_monitor_context_new(globalconf.sndisplay,
-                                                                 globalconf.default_screen,
-                                                                 spawn_monitor_event,
-                                                                 NULL, NULL);
+    globalconf.snmonitor = sn_monitor_context_new(globalconf.sndisplay,
+                                                  globalconf.default_screen,
+                                                  spawn_monitor_event,
+                                                  NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void