diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 3636706de..17bf2750b 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -418,8 +418,7 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         PWINDOW->m_swallowed->m_currentlySwallowed = true;
 
     // emit the IPC event before the layout might focus the window to avoid a focus event first
-    g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{
-        "openwindow", std::format("{:x},{},{},{}", PWINDOW, !requestedWorkspace.empty() ? requestedWorkspace : PWORKSPACE->m_name, PWINDOW->m_class, PWINDOW->m_title)});
+    g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"openwindow", std::format("{:x},{},{},{}", PWINDOW, PWORKSPACE->m_name, PWINDOW->m_class, PWINDOW->m_title)});
 
     if (PWINDOW->m_isFloating) {
         g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->onWindowCreated(PWINDOW);