diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index c429a08f6..c72883043 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ cleanup(DC *drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     {
         XftFontClose(awesomeconf->display, drawcontext->font);
 
-        XUngrabKey(awesomeconf->display, AnyKey, AnyModifier, RootWindow(awesomeconf->display, screen));
+        XUngrabKey(awesomeconf->display, AnyKey, AnyModifier, RootWindow(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf[screen].phys_screen));
 
         XFreePixmap(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf[screen].statusbar.drawable);
         XFreeGC(awesomeconf->display, drawcontext[screen].gc);
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@ setup(DC *drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     initstatusbar(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->screen, drawcontext, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
     drawcontext->gc = XCreateGC(awesomeconf->display, RootWindow(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf->phys_screen), 0, 0);
     XSetLineAttributes(awesomeconf->display, drawcontext->gc, 1, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
-
-    loadawesomeprops(awesomeconf->display, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 /** Startup Error handler to check if another window manager
@@ -321,9 +319,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     xerrorxlib = XSetErrorHandler(xerror);
     XSync(dpy, False);
 
-    netatom[NetSupported] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SUPPORTED", False);
-    netatom[NetWMName] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_NAME", False);
-
     /* allocate stuff */
     dc = p_new(DC, get_screen_count(dpy));
     awesomeconf = p_new(awesome_config, get_screen_count(dpy));
@@ -332,9 +327,18 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     {
         parse_config(dpy, screen, &dc[screen], confpath, &awesomeconf[screen]);
         setup(&dc[screen], &awesomeconf[screen]);
+        drawstatusbar(dpy, &dc[screen], &awesomeconf[screen]);
+    }
+
+    netatom[NetSupported] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_SUPPORTED", False);
+    netatom[NetWMName] = XInternAtom(dpy, "_NET_WM_NAME", False);
+
+    /* do this only for real screen */
+    for(screen = 0; screen < ScreenCount(dpy); screen++)
+    {
+        loadawesomeprops(dpy, &awesomeconf[screen]);
         XChangeProperty(dpy, RootWindow(dpy, screen), netatom[NetSupported],
                         XA_ATOM, 32, PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) netatom, NetLast);
-        drawstatusbar(dpy, &dc[screen], &awesomeconf[screen]);
     }
 
     handler = p_new(event_handler *, LASTEvent);
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 9aa6dcdc1..fb1ef63f3 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ focus(Display *disp, DC *drawcontext, Client * c, Bool selscreen, awesome_config
         setclienttrans(sel, -1);
     }
     else
-        XSetInputFocus(disp, RootWindow(disp, awesomeconf->screen), RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
+        XSetInputFocus(disp, RootWindow(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen), RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
 }
 
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ manage(Display *disp, DC *drawcontext, Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, awesome_
     Window trans;
     Status rettrans;
     XWindowChanges wc;
-    ScreenInfo *si = get_display_info(disp, awesomeconf->screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
+    ScreenInfo *si = get_display_info(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen, &awesomeconf->statusbar);
     ScreenInfo *screen_info;
 
     c = p_new(Client, 1);
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ set_shape(Client *c)
     /* Logic to decide if we have a shaped window cribbed from fvwm-2.5.10. */
     if (XShapeQueryExtents(c->display, c->win, &bounding_shaped, &i, &i,
                            &u, &u, &b, &i, &i, &u, &u) && bounding_shaped)
-        XShapeCombineShape(c->display, RootWindow(c->display, c->screen), ShapeBounding, 0, 0, c->win, ShapeBounding, ShapeSet);
+        XShapeCombineShape(c->display, RootWindow(c->display, c->phys_screen), ShapeBounding, 0, 0, c->win, ShapeBounding, ShapeSet);
 }
 
 /** Set selected client transparency
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ uicb_moveresize(Display *disp __attribute__ ((unused)),
     ow = sel->w;
     oh = sel->h;
 
-    Bool xqp = XQueryPointer(sel->display, RootWindow(sel->display, sel->screen), &dummy, &dummy, &mx, &my, &dx, &dy, &dui);
+    Bool xqp = XQueryPointer(sel->display, RootWindow(sel->display, sel->phys_screen), &dummy, &dummy, &mx, &my, &dx, &dy, &dui);
     resize(sel, nx, ny, nw, nh, awesomeconf, True);
     if (xqp && ox <= mx && (ox + ow) >= mx && oy <= my && (oy + oh) >= my)
     {
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 2d99f2ef1..dc170969e 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ handle_event_unmapnotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     XUnmapEvent *ev = &e->xunmap;
 
     if((c = getclient(ev->window))
-       && ev->event == RootWindow(e->xany.display, c->screen) && (ev->send_event || !c->unmapped))
+       && ev->event == RootWindow(e->xany.display, c->phys_screen) && (ev->send_event || !c->unmapped))
         unmanage(c, &dc[c->screen], WithdrawnState, &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
 }
 
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index ad5a35980..6bbd097f5 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ loadawesomeprops(Display *disp, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
 
     prop = p_new(char, awesomeconf->ntags + 1);
 
-    if(xgettextprop(disp, RootWindow(disp, awesomeconf->screen), AWESOMEPROPS_ATOM(disp), prop, awesomeconf->ntags + 1))
+    if(xgettextprop(disp, RootWindow(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen), AWESOMEPROPS_ATOM(disp), prop, awesomeconf->ntags + 1))
         for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->ntags && prop[i]; i++)
             awesomeconf->tags[i].selected = prop[i] == '1';
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ saveawesomeprops(Display *disp, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->ntags; i++)
         prop[i] = awesomeconf->tags[i].selected ? '1' : '0';
     prop[i] = '\0';
-    XChangeProperty(disp, RootWindow(disp, awesomeconf->screen),
+    XChangeProperty(disp, RootWindow(disp, awesomeconf->phys_screen),
                     AWESOMEPROPS_ATOM(disp), XA_STRING, 8,
                     PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) prop, i);
     p_delete(&prop);