diff --git a/i3bar/src/xcb.c b/i3bar/src/xcb.c
index 24f91642..3bd5677a 100644
--- a/i3bar/src/xcb.c
+++ b/i3bar/src/xcb.c
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ void xcb_chk_cb(struct ev_loop *loop, ev_check *watcher, int revents) {
             case XCB_CONFIGURE_REQUEST:
                 /* ConfigureRequest, sent by a tray child */
                 handle_configure_request((xcb_configure_request_event_t *)event);
+                break;
             case XCB_RESIZE_REQUEST:
                 /* ResizeRequest sent by a tray child using override_redirect. */
                 handle_resize_request((xcb_resize_request_event_t *)event);
diff --git a/testcases/t/171-config-migrate.t b/testcases/t/171-config-migrate.t
index 5bd21128..d855e818 100644
--- a/testcases/t/171-config-migrate.t
+++ b/testcases/t/171-config-migrate.t
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ ok(line_exists($output, qr|^bindsym Mod1\+s restart$|), 'restart unchanged');
 ok(line_exists($output, qr|^bindsym Mod1\+s reload$|), 'reload unchanged');
 ok(line_exists($output, qr|^bindsym Mod1\+s exit$|), 'exit unchanged');
 ok(line_exists($output, qr|^bindcode Mod1\+c exec /usr/bin/urxvt$|), 'bind changed to bindcode');
-ok(line_exists($output, qr|^mode "asdf" {$|), 'mode asdf unchanged');
+ok(line_exists($output, qr|^mode "asdf" \{$|), 'mode asdf unchanged');
 ok(line_exists($output, qr|^bindcode 36 mode \"default\"$|), 'mode default unchanged');
 ok(line_exists($output, qr|^}$|), 'closing mode bracket still there');
 
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ ok(line_exists($output, qr|^bindsym Mod1\+3 move container to workspace work|),
 #####################################################################
 
 $output = migrate_config('');
-ok(line_exists($output, qr|bar {|), 'i3bar added');
+ok(line_exists($output, qr|bar \{|), 'i3bar added');
 
 $output = migrate_config('workspace_bar enable');
-ok(line_exists($output, qr|bar {|), 'i3bar added');
+ok(line_exists($output, qr|bar \{|), 'i3bar added');
 
 $output = migrate_config('workspace_bar no');
-ok(!line_exists($output, qr|bar {|), 'no i3bar added');
+ok(!line_exists($output, qr|bar \{|), 'no i3bar added');
 
 #####################################################################
 # check whether the mode command gets quotes