diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/lib/XMonad/Layout/SetMasterNTall.hs b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/lib/XMonad/Layout/SetMasterNTall.hs
index a08f7742..a09af1d3 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/lib/XMonad/Layout/SetMasterNTall.hs
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/lib/XMonad/Layout/SetMasterNTall.hs
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ instance LayoutClass SetMasterNTall a where
     let ws' = W.Workspace t (unSetMasterNTall l) s
     in  (fmap . fmap . fmap) SetMasterNTall . runLayout ws'
 
-  handleMessage (SetMasterNTall l@(ResizableTall _n0 d f s)) mess
-      | Just (SetMasterN n) <- fromMessage mess = pure $ Just $ SetMasterNTall $ ResizableTall n d f s
+  handleMessage (SetMasterNTall l@(ResizableTall n0 d f s)) mess
+      | Just (SetMasterN n) <- fromMessage mess  = pure $
+            if n0 /= n then Just $ SetMasterNTall $ ResizableTall n d f s
+            else Nothing
       | otherwise = (fmap . fmap) SetMasterNTall . handleMessage l $ mess
 
   description (SetMasterNTall l) = description l
diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
index e5c8ad57..3a57cc1e 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ setMasterNEventHandleHook ev =
   let adjustMasterCount :: X ()
       adjustMasterCount = do
           count <- gets $ length . W.integrate' . W.stack . W.workspace . W.current . windowset
-          if count <= 3 then sendMessage (SetMasterN 1)
-          else if count <= 5 then sendMessage (SetMasterN 2)
-          else if count <= 7 then sendMessage (SetMasterN 3)
-          else pure ()
+          if count >= 7 then sendMessage (SetMasterN 4)
+          else if count >= 5 then sendMessage (SetMasterN 3)
+          else if count >= 3 then sendMessage (SetMasterN 2)
+          else sendMessage (SetMasterN 1)
   in  do
     case ev of
       MapRequestEvent{} -> adjustMasterCount