3 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/output.c b/sway/commands/output.c
index 2790bd63..013f17b2 100644
--- a/sway/commands/output.c
+++ b/sway/commands/output.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_output(int argc, char **argv) {
         // If reloading, the output configs will be applied after reading the
         // entire config and before the deferred commands so that an auto generated
         // workspace name is not given to re-enabled outputs.
-        if (!config->reloading) {
+        if (!config->reloading && !config->validating) {
                 apply_output_config_to_outputs(output);
                 if (background) {
                         spawn_swaybg();
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 6d730f46..c20625cf 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static bool load_config(const char *path, struct sway_config *config,
                 sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "Error(s) loading config!");
         }
 
-        return true;
+        return config->active || !config->validating || config_load_success;
 }
 
 bool load_main_config(const char *file, bool is_active, bool validating) {
diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c
index d4585f73..bd6c1ae4 100644
--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         if (debug) {
                 sway_log_init(SWAY_DEBUG, sway_terminate);
                 wlr_log_init(WLR_DEBUG, NULL);
-        } else if (verbose || validate) {
+        } else if (verbose) {
                 sway_log_init(SWAY_INFO, sway_terminate);
                 wlr_log_init(WLR_INFO, NULL);
         } else {