diff --git a/sway/commands/output/background.c b/sway/commands/output/background.c
index ddad679d..9e370d43 100644
--- a/sway/commands/output/background.c
+++ b/sway/commands/output/background.c
@@ -61,8 +61,14 @@ struct cmd_results *output_cmd_background(int argc, char **argv) {
 				"Missing background scaling mode.");
 		}
 
-		wordexp_t p;
+		wordexp_t p = {0};
 		char *src = join_args(argv, j);
+		while (strstr(src, "  ")) {
+			src = realloc(src, strlen(src) + 2);
+			char *ptr = strstr(src, "  ") + 1;
+			memmove(ptr + 1, ptr, strlen(ptr) + 1);
+			*ptr = '\\';
+		}
 		if (wordexp(src, &p, 0) != 0 || p.we_wordv[0] == NULL) {
 			struct cmd_results *cmd_res = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "output",
 				"Invalid syntax (%s)", src);
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ struct cmd_results *output_cmd_background(int argc, char **argv) {
 			return cmd_res;
 		}
 		free(src);
-		src = strdup(p.we_wordv[0]);
+		src = join_args(p.we_wordv, p.we_wordc);
 		wordfree(&p);
 		if (!src) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to duplicate string");
@@ -117,6 +123,22 @@ struct cmd_results *output_cmd_background(int argc, char **argv) {
 			}
 			free(src);
 		} else {
+			// Escape spaces and quotes in the final path for swaybg
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen(src); i++) {
+				switch (src[i]) {
+					case ' ':
+					case '\'':
+					case '\"':
+						src = realloc(src, strlen(src) + 2);
+						memmove(src + i + 1, src + i, strlen(src + i) + 1);
+						*(src + i) = '\\';
+						i++;
+						break;
+					default:
+						break;
+				}
+			}
+
 			output->background = src;
 			output->background_option = strdup(mode);
 		}
diff --git a/sway/server.c b/sway/server.c
index 58843944..9440c10f 100644
--- a/sway/server.c
+++ b/sway/server.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_screencopy_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_server_decoration.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xcursor_manager.h>
-#include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_output.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_output_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include "list.h"
 #include "sway/config.h"
diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index d02abf30..78f85de2 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ void view_init(struct sway_view *view, enum sway_view_type type,
 	view->marks = create_list();
 	view->allow_request_urgent = true;
 	wl_signal_init(&view->events.unmap);
-
-	view->container = container_create(view);
 }
 
 void view_destroy(struct sway_view *view) {
diff --git a/swaybar/i3bar.c b/swaybar/i3bar.c
index 1345ee9b..0becae5d 100644
--- a/swaybar/i3bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/i3bar.c
@@ -8,22 +8,19 @@
 #include "swaybar/config.h"
 #include "swaybar/status_line.h"
 
-static void i3bar_block_free(struct i3bar_block *block) {
-	if (!block) {
+void i3bar_block_unref(struct i3bar_block *block) {
+	if (block == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
-	free(block->full_text);
-	free(block->short_text);
-	free(block->align);
-	free(block->name);
-	free(block->instance);
-	free(block->color);
-	free(block);
-}
 
-void i3bar_block_unref(struct i3bar_block *block) {
 	if (--block->ref_count == 0) {
-		i3bar_block_free(block);
+		free(block->full_text);
+		free(block->short_text);
+		free(block->align);
+		free(block->name);
+		free(block->instance);
+		free(block->color);
+		free(block);
 	}
 }