diff --git a/include/components/x11/randr.hpp b/include/components/x11/randr.hpp
index 63eb5080..9d7b2efa 100644
--- a/include/components/x11/randr.hpp
+++ b/include/components/x11/randr.hpp
@@ -38,26 +38,26 @@ namespace randr_util {
     auto outputs = conn.get_screen_resources(root).outputs();
 
     for (auto it = outputs.begin(); it != outputs.end(); it++) {
-      auto info = conn.get_output_info(*it);
-
-      if (info->connection != XCB_RANDR_CONNECTION_CONNECTED)
-        continue;
-
-      auto crtc = conn.get_crtc_info(info->crtc);
-      string name{info.name().begin(), info.name().end()};
-
-      monitors.emplace_back(make_monitor(name, crtc->width, crtc->height, crtc->x, crtc->y));
+      try {
+        auto info = conn.get_output_info(*it);
+        if (info->connection != XCB_RANDR_CONNECTION_CONNECTED)
+          continue;
+        auto crtc = conn.get_crtc_info(info->crtc);
+        string name{info.name().begin(), info.name().end()};
+        monitors.emplace_back(make_monitor(name, crtc->width, crtc->height, crtc->x, crtc->y));
+      } catch (const xpp::randr::error::bad_crtc&) {
+      } catch (const xpp::randr::error::bad_output&) {
+      }
     }
 
     // use the same sort algo as lemonbar, to match the defaults
-    sort(monitors.begin(), monitors.end(),
-        [](monitor_t& m1, monitor_t& m2) -> bool {
-          if (m1->x < m2->x || m1->y + m1->h <= m2->y)
-            return 1;
-          if (m1->x > m2->x || m1->y + m1->h > m2->y)
-            return -1;
-          return 0;
-        });
+    sort(monitors.begin(), monitors.end(), [](monitor_t& m1, monitor_t& m2) -> bool {
+      if (m1->x < m2->x || m1->y + m1->h <= m2->y)
+        return 1;
+      if (m1->x > m2->x || m1->y + m1->h > m2->y)
+        return -1;
+      return 0;
+    });
 
     return monitors;
   }