diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index a098644b6..f137f14bf 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ uicb_moveresize(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
     unsigned int dui;
     Window dummy;
 
-    if(get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->arrange == layout_floating)
+    if(get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags)->arrange != layout_floating)
         if(!*awesomeconf->client_sel || !(*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfloating || (*awesomeconf->client_sel)->isfixed || !arg)
             return;
     if(sscanf(arg, "%s %s %s %s", x, y, w, h) != 4)
diff --git a/layouts/tile.c b/layouts/tile.c
index e5dcc4510..4c61c1c15 100644
--- a/layouts/tile.c
+++ b/layouts/tile.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ uicb_setnmaster(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
 {
     Layout *curlay = get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags);
 
-    if(!arg || curlay->arrange != layout_tile || curlay->arrange != layout_tileleft)
+    if(!arg || (curlay->arrange != layout_tile && curlay->arrange != layout_tileleft))
         return;
 
     if((awesomeconf->nmaster = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(arg, (double) awesomeconf->nmaster)) < 0)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ uicb_setncol(awesome_config *awesomeconf,
 {
     Layout *curlay = get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags);
 
-    if(!arg || curlay->arrange != layout_tile || curlay->arrange != layout_tileleft)
+    if(!arg || (curlay->arrange != layout_tile && curlay->arrange != layout_tileleft))
         return;
 
     if((awesomeconf->ncol = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(arg, (double) awesomeconf->ncol)) < 1)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ uicb_setmwfact(awesome_config * awesomeconf,
     char *newarg;
     Layout *curlay = get_current_layout(awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags);
 
-    if(!arg || curlay->arrange != layout_tile || curlay->arrange != layout_tileleft)
+    if(!arg || (curlay->arrange != layout_tile && curlay->arrange != layout_tileleft))
         return;
 
     newarg = a_strdup(arg);