diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9278729..5d3f9ca 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -52,50 +52,53 @@ func RestoreWindowPositions(client *hypr.Client) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, window := range windows {
+		// ignore all special workspaces because they can't be moved between monitors
 		if window.Workspace.ID < 0 {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		//monitor := monitorByID[window.MonitorID]
-
 		windowBounds := image.Rect(
 			window.At[0],
 			window.At[1],
 			window.At[0]+window.Size[0],
 			window.At[1]+window.Size[1])
 
-		shouldMonitorBounds := monitorBoundsByID[window.MonitorID]
-
-		if windowBounds.In(shouldMonitorBounds) {
+		monitorBounds := monitorBoundsByID[window.MonitorID]
+		if windowBounds.In(monitorBounds) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// fmt.Println("IMPOSSIBLE WINDOW POSITION DETECTED", window.Title, window.Address)
-		// fmt.Println("workspace:", window.Workspace.ID)
-		// fmt.Println("monitor:", shouldMonitorBounds)
-		// fmt.Println("window:", windowBounds)
-
-		isMonitorBounds := image.Rect(-1, -1, -1, -1)
+		// retrieve the bounds of the monitor in which the window is actually drawn.
+		// This can be the default value of Rect(-1, -1, -1, -1)
+		// if the windows is out of bounds for any monitor
+		boundsOfActualMonitor := image.Rect(-1, -1, -1, -1)
 		for _, monitorBounds := range monitorBoundsByID {
 			if windowBounds.In(monitorBounds) {
-				isMonitorBounds = monitorBounds
+				boundsOfActualMonitor = monitorBounds
 				break
 			}
 		}
 
-		diff := windowBounds.Min.Sub(isMonitorBounds.Min)
-		shouldPos := shouldMonitorBounds.Min.Add(diff)
+		// calculate new position based on the position of the window and its actual monitor
+		diff := windowBounds.Min.Sub(boundsOfActualMonitor.Min)
+		shouldPos := monitorBounds.Min.Add(diff)
 
-		if isMonitorBounds == image.Rect(-1, -1, -1, -1) {
-			shouldPos = shouldMonitorBounds.Min
+		// use coords [0,0] respective to the wanted monitor
+		// if window is completely OOB
+		if boundsOfActualMonitor == image.Rect(-1, -1, -1, -1) {
+			shouldPos = monitorBounds.Min
 		}
 
-		client.DispatchExpectOK(fmt.Sprintf(
+		cmd := fmt.Sprintf(
 			"movewindowpixel exact %d %d,address:%s",
 			shouldPos.X,
 			shouldPos.Y,
-			window.Address,
-		))
+			window.Address)
+
+		if err := client.DispatchExpectOK(cmd); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("invalid position could NOT be restored successfully for window (class: '%s' | title: '%s')\n", window.Class, window.Title)
+			continue
+		}
 
 		log.Printf("invalid position restored for window (class: '%s' | title: '%s')\n", window.Class, window.Title)
 	}