diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 22ee927..632f3f3 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ client_init(Window win, struct screen_ctx *sc, int mapped)
 
 	if (win == None)
 		return (NULL);
+	if (!XGetWindowAttributes(X_Dpy, win, &wattr))
+		return (NULL);
+	if (sc == NULL)
+		sc = screen_fromroot(wattr.root);
 
 	cc = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*cc));
 
@@ -86,7 +90,6 @@ client_init(Window win, struct screen_ctx *sc, int mapped)
 	cc->ptr.x = -1;
 	cc->ptr.y = -1;
 
-	XGetWindowAttributes(X_Dpy, cc->win, &wattr);
 	cc->geom.x = wattr.x;
 	cc->geom.y = wattr.y;
 	cc->geom.w = wattr.width;
diff --git a/xevents.c b/xevents.c
index 89d7a63..06551e8 100644
--- a/xevents.c
+++ b/xevents.c
@@ -75,17 +75,14 @@ xev_handle_maprequest(XEvent *ee)
 {
 	XMapRequestEvent	*e = &ee->xmaprequest;
 	struct client_ctx	*cc = NULL, *old_cc;
-	XWindowAttributes	 xattr;
 
 	if ((old_cc = client_current()))
 		client_ptrsave(old_cc);
 
-	if ((cc = client_find(e->window)) == NULL) {
-		XGetWindowAttributes(X_Dpy, e->window, &xattr);
-		cc = client_init(e->window, screen_fromroot(xattr.root), 1);
-	}
+	if ((cc = client_find(e->window)) == NULL)
+		cc = client_init(e->window, NULL, 1);
 
-	if ((cc->flags & CLIENT_IGNORE) == 0)
+	if ((cc != NULL) && ((cc->flags & CLIENT_IGNORE) == 0))
 		client_ptrwarp(cc);
 }