diff --git a/include/modules/hyprland/backend.hpp b/include/modules/hyprland/backend.hpp
index d9f16526..9ee97f98 100644
--- a/include/modules/hyprland/backend.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/hyprland/backend.hpp
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ class EventHandler {
   virtual ~EventHandler() = default;
 };
 
+/// If you want to use the Hyprland IPC, simply use IPC::inst() to get the singleton instance.
+/// Do not create multiple instances.
 class IPC {
+ protected:
+  IPC();  // use IPC::inst() instead.
+
  public:
-  IPC();
   ~IPC();
   static IPC& inst();
 
@@ -41,10 +45,7 @@ class IPC {
   std::mutex callbackMutex_;
   util::JsonParser parser_;
   std::list<std::pair<std::string, EventHandler*>> callbacks_;
-  int socketfd_;  // the hyprland socket file descriptor
-  bool running_ = true;
+  int socketfd_;         // the hyprland socket file descriptor
+  bool running_ = true;  // the ipcThread will stop running when this is false
 };
-
-inline bool modulesReady = false;
-inline std::unique_ptr<IPC> gIPC;
 };  // namespace waybar::modules::hyprland
diff --git a/include/modules/hyprland/windowcount.hpp b/include/modules/hyprland/windowcount.hpp
index 195e6a34..7c86fb3e 100644
--- a/include/modules/hyprland/windowcount.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/hyprland/windowcount.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "AAppIconLabel.hpp"
 #include "bar.hpp"
 #include "modules/hyprland/backend.hpp"
-#include "util/json.hpp"
 
 namespace waybar::modules::hyprland {
 
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@ class WindowCount : public waybar::AAppIconLabel, public EventHandler {
     static auto parse(const Json::Value& value) -> Workspace;
   };
 
-  static auto getActiveWorkspace(const std::string&) -> Workspace;
-  static auto getActiveWorkspace() -> Workspace;
+  auto getActiveWorkspace(const std::string&) -> Workspace;
+  auto getActiveWorkspace() -> Workspace;
   void onEvent(const std::string& ev) override;
   void queryActiveWorkspace();
   void setClass(const std::string&, bool enable);
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ class WindowCount : public waybar::AAppIconLabel, public EventHandler {
   std::mutex mutex_;
   const Bar& bar_;
   Workspace workspace_;
+  IPC& m_ipc;
 };
 
 }  // namespace waybar::modules::hyprland
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp
index 2bd3b509..cac59f9c 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/backend.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ void IPC::socketListener() {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (!modulesReady) return;
-
   spdlog::info("Hyprland IPC starting");
 
   struct sockaddr_un addr;
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/language.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/language.cpp
index 3f141bbd..25f6789d 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/language.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/language.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ namespace waybar::modules::hyprland {
 
 Language::Language(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config)
     : ALabel(config, "language", id, "{}", 0, true), bar_(bar), m_ipc(IPC::inst()) {
-  modulesReady = true;
-
   // get the active layout when open
   initLanguage();
 
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/submap.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/submap.cpp
index a2b3f460..eb9b1de8 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/submap.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/submap.cpp
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
-#include "util/sanitize_str.hpp"
-
 namespace waybar::modules::hyprland {
 
 Submap::Submap(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config)
     : ALabel(config, "submap", id, "{}", 0, true), bar_(bar), m_ipc(IPC::inst()) {
-  modulesReady = true;
-
   parseConfig(config);
 
   label_.hide();
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
index 815fbad8..23437c5f 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/window.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Window::Window(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config)
     : AAppIconLabel(config, "window", id, "{title}", 0, true), bar_(bar), m_ipc(IPC::inst()) {
   std::unique_lock<std::shared_mutex> windowIpcUniqueLock(windowIpcSmtx);
 
-  modulesReady = true;
   separateOutputs_ = config["separate-outputs"].asBool();
 
   // register for hyprland ipc
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/windowcount.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/windowcount.cpp
index 68f7c3b4..b2721aea 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/windowcount.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/windowcount.cpp
@@ -9,35 +9,29 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "modules/hyprland/backend.hpp"
-#include "util/sanitize_str.hpp"
 
 namespace waybar::modules::hyprland {
 
 WindowCount::WindowCount(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config)
-    : AAppIconLabel(config, "windowcount", id, "{count}", 0, true), bar_(bar) {
-  modulesReady = true;
+    : AAppIconLabel(config, "windowcount", id, "{count}", 0, true), bar_(bar), m_ipc(IPC::inst()) {
   separateOutputs_ =
       config.isMember("separate-outputs") ? config["separate-outputs"].asBool() : true;
 
-  if (!gIPC) {
-    gIPC = std::make_unique<IPC>();
-  }
-
   queryActiveWorkspace();
   update();
   dp.emit();
 
   // register for hyprland ipc
-  gIPC->registerForIPC("fullscreen", this);
-  gIPC->registerForIPC("workspace", this);
-  gIPC->registerForIPC("focusedmon", this);
-  gIPC->registerForIPC("openwindow", this);
-  gIPC->registerForIPC("closewindow", this);
-  gIPC->registerForIPC("movewindow", this);
+  m_ipc.registerForIPC("fullscreen", this);
+  m_ipc.registerForIPC("workspace", this);
+  m_ipc.registerForIPC("focusedmon", this);
+  m_ipc.registerForIPC("openwindow", this);
+  m_ipc.registerForIPC("closewindow", this);
+  m_ipc.registerForIPC("movewindow", this);
 }
 
 WindowCount::~WindowCount() {
-  gIPC->unregisterForIPC(this);
+  m_ipc.unregisterForIPC(this);
   // wait for possible event handler to finish
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lg(mutex_);
 }
@@ -70,7 +64,7 @@ auto WindowCount::update() -> void {
 }
 
 auto WindowCount::getActiveWorkspace() -> Workspace {
-  const auto workspace = gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("activeworkspace");
+  const auto workspace = m_ipc.getSocket1JsonReply("activeworkspace");
 
   if (workspace.isObject()) {
     return Workspace::parse(workspace);
@@ -80,24 +74,31 @@ auto WindowCount::getActiveWorkspace() -> Workspace {
 }
 
 auto WindowCount::getActiveWorkspace(const std::string& monitorName) -> Workspace {
-  const auto monitors = gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("monitors");
+  const auto monitors = m_ipc.getSocket1JsonReply("monitors");
   if (monitors.isArray()) {
-    auto monitor = std::find_if(monitors.begin(), monitors.end(), [&](Json::Value monitor) {
-      return monitor["name"] == monitorName;
-    });
+    auto monitor = std::ranges::find_if(
+        monitors, [&](Json::Value monitor) { return monitor["name"] == monitorName; });
     if (monitor == std::end(monitors)) {
       spdlog::warn("Monitor not found: {}", monitorName);
-      return Workspace{-1, 0, false};
+      return Workspace{
+          .id = -1,
+          .windows = 0,
+          .hasfullscreen = false,
+      };
     }
     const int id = (*monitor)["activeWorkspace"]["id"].asInt();
 
-    const auto workspaces = gIPC->getSocket1JsonReply("workspaces");
+    const auto workspaces = m_ipc.getSocket1JsonReply("workspaces");
     if (workspaces.isArray()) {
-      auto workspace = std::find_if(workspaces.begin(), workspaces.end(),
-                                    [&](Json::Value workspace) { return workspace["id"] == id; });
+      auto workspace = std::ranges::find_if(
+          workspaces, [&](Json::Value workspace) { return workspace["id"] == id; });
       if (workspace == std::end(workspaces)) {
         spdlog::warn("No workspace with id {}", id);
-        return Workspace{-1, 0, false};
+        return Workspace{
+            .id = -1,
+            .windows = 0,
+            .hasfullscreen = false,
+        };
       }
       return Workspace::parse(*workspace);
     };
@@ -108,9 +109,9 @@ auto WindowCount::getActiveWorkspace(const std::string& monitorName) -> Workspac
 
 auto WindowCount::Workspace::parse(const Json::Value& value) -> WindowCount::Workspace {
   return Workspace{
-      value["id"].asInt(),
-      value["windows"].asInt(),
-      value["hasfullscreen"].asBool(),
+      .id = value["id"].asInt(),
+      .windows = value["windows"].asInt(),
+      .hasfullscreen = value["hasfullscreen"].asBool(),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index 5d2903dc..4634a999 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Workspaces::Workspaces(const std::string &id, const Bar &bar, const Json::Value
       m_bar(bar),
       m_box(bar.orientation, 0),
       m_ipc(IPC::inst()) {
-  modulesReady = true;
   parseConfig(config);
 
   m_box.set_name("workspaces");