1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/bar.c b/sway/commands/bar.c
index 88649bab..88580ffb 100644
--- a/sway/commands/bar.c
+++ b/sway/commands/bar.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_bar(int argc, char **argv) {
                 }
                 config->current_bar = bar;
                 ++argv; --argc;
-        } else if (!config->reading) {
+        } 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 {