1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/kill.c b/sway/commands/kill.c
index 8208bc14..3804f0b0 100644
--- a/sway/commands/kill.c
+++ b/sway/commands/kill.c
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #include "sway/commands.h"
 
 struct cmd_results *cmd_kill(int argc, char **argv) {
+        if (config->reading) {
+                return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "kill",
+                        "Command 'kill' cannot be used in the config file");
+        }
         if (!sway_assert(config->handler_context.current_container,
                                 "cmd_kill called without container context")) {
                 return cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, NULL,