2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/swaybar/bar.c b/swaybar/bar.c
index f4dd4405..231c1ad7 100644
--- a/swaybar/bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/bar.c
@@ -413,10 +413,6 @@ bool bar_setup(struct swaybar *bar, const char *socket_path) {
         if (!ipc_initialize(bar)) {
                 return false;
         }
-        if (bar->config->status_command) {
-                bar->status = status_line_init(bar->config->status_command);
-                bar->status->bar = bar;
-        }
 
         bar->display = wl_display_connect(NULL);
         if (!bar->display) {
@@ -445,6 +441,11 @@ bool bar_setup(struct swaybar *bar, const char *socket_path) {
                 assert(pointer->cursor_surface);
         }
 
+        if (bar->config->status_command) {
+                bar->status = status_line_init(bar->config->status_command);
+                bar->status->bar = bar;
+        }
+
 #if HAVE_TRAY
         if (!bar->config->tray_hidden) {
                 bar->tray = create_tray(bar);
diff --git a/swaybar/status_line.c b/swaybar/status_line.c
index fb9271f8..71ceb1d0 100644
--- a/swaybar/status_line.c
+++ b/swaybar/status_line.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <json.h>
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ struct status_line *status_line_init(char *cmd) {
                 exit(1);
         }
 
+        assert(!getenv("WAYLAND_SOCKET") && "display must be initialized before "
+                " starting `status-command`; WAYLAND_SOCKET should not be set");
         status->pid = fork();
         if (status->pid == 0) {
                 dup2(pipe_read_fd[1], STDOUT_FILENO);