diff --git a/sway/tree/layout.c b/sway/tree/layout.c
index a060cb85..e91fd5ac 100644
--- a/sway/tree/layout.c
+++ b/sway/tree/layout.c
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ void container_move(struct sway_container *container,
 			int limit = container_limit(sibling, move_dir);
 			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "Reparenting container (paralell)");
 			limit = limit != 0 ? limit + 1 : limit; // Convert to index
-			wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "Reparenting container (paralell) %d", limit);
 			container_remove_child(container);
 			container_insert_child(sibling, container, limit);
 			container->width = container->height = 0;
@@ -431,6 +430,18 @@ void container_move(struct sway_container *container,
 				container_type_to_str(sibling->type));
 		return;
 	}
+
+	struct sway_container *last_ws = old_parent;
+	struct sway_container *next_ws = container->parent;
+	if (last_ws && last_ws->type != C_WORKSPACE) {
+		last_ws = container_parent(last_ws, C_WORKSPACE);
+	}
+	if (next_ws && next_ws->type != C_WORKSPACE) {
+		next_ws = container_parent(next_ws, C_WORKSPACE);
+	}
+	if (last_ws && next_ws && last_ws != next_ws) {
+		ipc_event_workspace(last_ws, container, "focus");
+	}
 }
 
 enum sway_container_layout container_get_default_layout(
diff --git a/swaybar/ipc.c b/swaybar/ipc.c
index 92dbb8ea..e6231bd2 100644
--- a/swaybar/ipc.c
+++ b/swaybar/ipc.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ bool handle_ipc_readable(struct swaybar *bar) {
 	switch (resp->type) {
 	case IPC_EVENT_WORKSPACE:
 		ipc_get_workspaces(bar);
-		break;
+		return true;
 	case IPC_EVENT_MODE: {
 		json_object *result = json_tokener_parse(resp->payload);
 		if (!result) {