diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 5a8f2bd26fc..657d7aff995 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1299,12 +1299,14 @@ void CConfigManager::dispatchExecOnce() {
                       "dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME PATH XDG_DATA_DIRS");
 
     firstExecDispatched = true;
+    isLaunchingExecOnce = true;
 
     for (auto& c : firstExecRequests) {
         handleRawExec("", c);
     }
 
     firstExecRequests.clear(); // free some kb of memory :P
+    isLaunchingExecOnce = false;
 
     // set input, fixes some certain issues
     g_pInputManager->setKeyboardLayout();
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index b4a49b7a1d1..454a12c0868 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@ class CConfigManager {
     void                      performMonitorReload();
     void                      appendMonitorRule(const SMonitorRule&);
     bool                      replaceMonitorRule(const SMonitorRule&);
-    bool                      m_bWantsMonitorReload = false;
-    bool                      m_bForceReload        = false;
-    bool                      m_bNoMonitorReload    = false;
     void                      ensureMonitorStatus();
     void                      ensureVRR(CMonitor* pMonitor = nullptr);
 
@@ -192,6 +189,11 @@ class CConfigManager {
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::function<CWindowOverridableVar<int>*(PHLWINDOW)>> miWindowProperties = {
         {"rounding", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.rounding; }}, {"bordersize", [](PHLWINDOW pWindow) { return &pWindow->m_sWindowData.borderSize; }}};
 
+    bool m_bWantsMonitorReload = false;
+    bool m_bForceReload        = false;
+    bool m_bNoMonitorReload    = false;
+    bool isLaunchingExecOnce   = false; // For exec-once to skip initial ws tracking
+
   private:
     std::unique_ptr<Hyprlang::CConfig>                        m_pConfig;
 
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index caa2b13792e..22d9c3d755f 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ using namespace Hyprutils::String;
 static std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> getHyprlandLaunchEnv() {
     static auto PINITIALWSTRACKING = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("misc:initial_workspace_tracking");
 
-    if (!*PINITIALWSTRACKING)
+    if (!*PINITIALWSTRACKING || g_pConfigManager->isLaunchingExecOnce)
         return {};
 
     const auto PMONITOR = g_pCompositor->m_pLastMonitor;