diff --git a/cmd/wmii.sh.sh b/cmd/wmii.sh.sh
index 1a7394f5..08289765 100755
--- a/cmd/wmii.sh.sh
+++ b/cmd/wmii.sh.sh
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ wi_eventloop() {
 		event=$1; shift
 		[ "$event" = Start -a "$1" = "$wmiiscript" ] &&
 			exit
-		( Event $event "$@" )
+		Event $event "$@"
 	done
 	true
 }
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/main.c b/cmd/wmii/main.c
index e724b45d..53529577 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/main.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/main.c
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ init_screens(void) {
 	screen = screens[0];
 	if(selview)
 		view_update(selview);
+
+	event("ScreenChange %d %d\n", n, nscreens);
 }
 
 static void