diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index ba2e490b..9f395d81 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -1161,6 +1161,8 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::preBlurForCurrentMonitor() {
     m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFBDirty = false;
 
     m_RenderData.renderModif = SAVEDRENDERMODIF;
+
+    m_mMonitorRenderResources[m_RenderData.pMonitor].blurFBShouldRender = false;
 }
 
 void CHyprOpenGLImpl::preWindowPass() {
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 8599f8df..d9e14d40 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(CMonitor* pMonitor, CWorkspace*
     if (!pWorkspace->m_bHasFullscreenWindow || pWorkspace->m_efFullscreenMode != FULLSCREEN_FULL || !PFULLWINDOW || PFULLWINDOW->m_vRealSize.isBeingAnimated() ||
         !PFULLWINDOW->opaque() || pWorkspace->m_vRenderOffset.vec() != Vector2D{}) {
 
-        if (!g_pHyprOpenGL->preBlurQueued())
+        if (!g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.pCurrentMonData->blurFBShouldRender)
             setOccludedForBackLayers(g_pHyprOpenGL->m_RenderData.damage, pWorkspace);
 
         for (auto& ls : pMonitor->m_aLayerSurfaceLayers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND]) {