diff --git a/include/components/x11/connection.hpp b/include/components/x11/connection.hpp
index 77acf14c..cb2b0f25 100644
--- a/include/components/x11/connection.hpp
+++ b/include/components/x11/connection.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class connection : public xpp_connection {
    */
   auto id(xcb_window_t w) const {
     return string_util::from_stream(
-        std::stringstream() << "0x" << std::hex << std::setw(8) << std::setfill('0') << w);
+        std::stringstream() << "0x" << std::hex << std::setw(7) << std::setfill('0') << w);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/include/components/x11/tray.hpp b/include/components/x11/tray.hpp
index 15ebd4db..5e07ba5f 100644
--- a/include/components/x11/tray.hpp
+++ b/include/components/x11/tray.hpp
@@ -325,12 +325,17 @@ class traymanager
         m_settings.width + m_settings.spacing * 2, m_settings.height + m_settings.spacing * 2, 0,
         XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT, scr->root_visual, mask, values);
 
-    // Put the tray window above the defined sibling in the window stack
-    if (m_settings.sibling != XCB_NONE) {
-      const uint32_t value_mask = XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_SIBLING | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_STACK_MODE;
-      const uint32_t value_list[2]{m_settings.sibling, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE};
-      m_connection.configure_window_checked(m_tray, value_mask, value_list);
-      m_connection.flush();
+    try {
+      // Put the tray window above the defined sibling in the window stack
+      if (m_settings.sibling != XCB_NONE) {
+        const uint32_t value_mask = XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_SIBLING | XCB_CONFIG_WINDOW_STACK_MODE;
+        const uint32_t value_list[2]{m_settings.sibling, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE};
+        m_connection.configure_window_checked(m_tray, value_mask, value_list);
+        m_connection.flush();
+      }
+    } catch (const std::exception& err) {
+      auto id = m_connection.id(m_settings.sibling);
+      m_logger.trace("tray: Failed to put tray above %s in the stack (%s)", id, err.what());
     }
   }