diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index 118286e..ca642a2 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 #include "Monitor.hpp"
 #include "../Hyprpaper.hpp"
+#include "MiscFunctions.hpp"
 
 void SMonitor::registerListeners() {
-    output->setMode([this](CCWlOutput* r, uint32_t flags, int32_t width, int32_t height, int32_t refresh) { size = Vector2D(width, height); });
+    output->setMode([this](CCWlOutput* r, uint32_t flags, int32_t width, int32_t height, int32_t refresh) {
+        size = Vector2D(width, height);
+
+        //ensures any transforms are also taken care of when setting the mode
+        if (transform & 1)
+            std::swap(size.x, size.y);
+    });
 
     output->setDone([this](CCWlOutput* r) {
         readyForLS = true;
@@ -25,12 +32,12 @@ void SMonitor::registerListeners() {
     output->setGeometry([this](CCWlOutput* r, int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t width_mm, int32_t height_mm, int32_t subpixel, const char* make, const char* model,
                                int32_t transform_) { //
         /*
-        see https://wayland.freedesktop.org/docs/html/apa.html#protocol-spec-wl_output-enum-transform
-        IF { (new transform event IS by 90n degrees) AND (old transform event was NOT by 90n degrees) }
-        THEN { swap the size vector accordingly. }
+         see https://wayland.freedesktop.org/docs/html/apa.html#protocol-spec-wl_output-enum-transform
+         If there is a difference in parity of the old vs new transforms, the size needs to be swapped.
         */
-        if (((transform_ % 4) == 1 || (transform_ % 4) == 3) && ((transform % 4) != 1 || (transform % 4) != 3))
+        if ((transform ^ transform_) & 1)
             std::swap(size.x, size.y);
+
         transform = (wl_output_transform)transform_;
     });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
index ae3c538..c9b5e9d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.hpp
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ struct SMonitor {
     uint32_t                                    configureSerial = 0;
     SPoolBuffer                                 buffer;
 
-    bool                                        wantsReload        = false;
-    bool                                        wantsACK           = false;
-    bool                                        initialized        = false;
-    bool                                        newModeForGeometry = false; //used to ensure mode has been set/changed before handling new geometry events
+    bool                                        wantsReload = false;
+    bool                                        wantsACK    = false;
+    bool                                        initialized = false;
 
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CLayerSurface>> layerSurfaces;
     CLayerSurface*                              pCurrentLayerSurface = nullptr;