1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/bar.c b/sway/commands/bar.c
index 9c7357dd..28699d7d 100644
--- a/sway/commands/bar.c
+++ b/sway/commands/bar.c
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_bar(int argc, char **argv) {
                 }
                 config->current_bar = bar;
                 ++argv; --argc;
+        } else if (!config->reading && strcmp(argv[0], "mode") != 0 &&
+                        strcmp(argv[0], "hidden_state") != 0) {
+                if (is_subcommand(argv[0])) {
+                        return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, "No bar defined.");
+                } else {
+                        return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID,
+                                        "Unknown/invalid command '%s'", argv[1]);
+                }
         }
 
         if (!config->current_bar) {