diff --git a/src/components/bar.cpp b/src/components/bar.cpp
index b3577cc3..efa6af98 100644
--- a/src/components/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/components/bar.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ bar::bar(connection& conn, signal_emitter& emitter, const config& config, const
   auto monitor_name_fallback = m_conf.get(bs, "monitor-fallback", ""s);
   m_opts.monitor_strict = m_conf.get(bs, "monitor-strict", m_opts.monitor_strict);
   m_opts.monitor_exact = m_conf.get(bs, "monitor-exact", m_opts.monitor_exact);
-  auto monitors = randr_util::get_monitors(m_connection, m_connection.screen()->root, m_opts.monitor_strict);
+  auto monitors = randr_util::get_monitors(m_connection, m_connection.screen()->root, m_opts.monitor_strict, false);
 
   if (monitors.empty()) {
     throw application_error("No monitors found");
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bar::bar(connection& conn, signal_emitter& emitter, const config& config, const
 
   // if still not found (and not strict matching), get first connected monitor
   if (monitor_name.empty() && !m_opts.monitor_strict) {
-    auto connected_monitors = randr_util::get_monitors(m_connection, m_connection.screen()->root, true);
+    auto connected_monitors = randr_util::get_monitors(m_connection, m_connection.screen()->root, true, false);
     if (!connected_monitors.empty()) {
       monitor_name = connected_monitors[0]->name;
       m_log.warn("No monitor specified, using \"%s\"", monitor_name);
diff --git a/src/components/screen.cpp b/src/components/screen.cpp
index a943ec98..a206b539 100644
--- a/src/components/screen.cpp
+++ b/src/components/screen.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void screen::handle(const evt::randr_screen_change_notify& evt) {
   if (screen->width_in_pixels != m_size.w || screen->height_in_pixels != m_size.h) {
     changed = true;
   } else {
-    auto monitors = randr_util::get_monitors(m_connection, m_root, true);
+    auto monitors = randr_util::get_monitors(m_connection, m_root, true, false);
     for (size_t n = 0; n < monitors.size(); n++) {
       if (n < m_monitors.size() && monitors[n]->output != m_monitors[n]->output) {
         changed = true;
diff --git a/src/modules/xbacklight.cpp b/src/modules/xbacklight.cpp
index e9baf5d3..99b388c1 100644
--- a/src/modules/xbacklight.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/xbacklight.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace modules {
       : static_module<xbacklight_module>(bar, move(name_)), m_connection(connection::make()) {
     auto output = m_conf.get(name(), "output", m_bar.monitor->name);
 
-    auto monitors = randr_util::get_monitors(m_connection, m_connection.root(), bar.monitor_strict);
+    auto monitors = randr_util::get_monitors(m_connection, m_connection.root(), bar.monitor_strict, false);
 
     m_output = randr_util::match_monitor(monitors, output, bar.monitor_exact);