diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e509c8..e79aaff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 ### Deprecated
 ### Removed
 ### Fixed
+
+* Crash when a client is created while all outputs are disabled.
+
 ### Security
 ### Contributors
 
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index a2711f6..def2562 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -803,8 +803,10 @@ commitnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 		 * a wrong monitor.
 		 */
 		applyrules(c);
-		wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_scale(client_surface(c), (int)ceilf(c->mon->wlr_output->scale));
-		wlr_fractional_scale_v1_notify_scale(client_surface(c), c->mon->wlr_output->scale);
+		if (c->mon) {
+			wlr_surface_set_preferred_buffer_scale(client_surface(c), (int)ceilf(c->mon->wlr_output->scale));
+			wlr_fractional_scale_v1_notify_scale(client_surface(c), c->mon->wlr_output->scale);
+		}
 		setmon(c, NULL, 0); /* Make sure to reapply rules in mapnotify() */
 
 		wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_wm_capabilities(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, WLR_XDG_TOPLEVEL_WM_CAPABILITIES_FULLSCREEN);