diff --git a/src/AModule.cpp b/src/AModule.cpp
index 1a73ea6a..353d0dea 100644
--- a/src/AModule.cpp
+++ b/src/AModule.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ AModule::AModule(const Json::Value& config, const std::string& name, const std::
 
   // Respect user configuration of cursor
   if (config_.isMember("cursor")) {
-    if (config_["cursor"].isBool() && config_["cursor"].asBool()) {
-      setCursor(Gdk::HAND2);
+    if (config_["cursor"].isBool()) {
+      if (config_["cursor"].asBool()) {
+        setCursor(Gdk::HAND2);
+      } else {
+        setCursor(Gdk::ARROW);
+      }
     } else if (config_["cursor"].isInt()) {
       setCursor(Gdk::CursorType(config_["cursor"].asInt()));
     } else {
diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index c9fffc97..3fa92920 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -327,6 +327,10 @@ void Workspaces::loadPersistentWorkspacesFromWorkspaceRules(const Json::Value& c
     // 2. the rule's monitor is the current monitor
     // 3. no monitor is specified in the rule => assume it needs to be persistent on every monitor
     if (allOutputs() || m_bar.output->name == monitor || monitor.empty()) {
+      // => skip ignore-workspaces even if its a persistent
+      if(isWorkspaceIgnored(workspace)) {
+        continue;
+      }
       // => persistent workspace should be shown on this monitor
       auto workspaceData = createMonitorWorkspaceData(workspace, m_bar.output->name);
       workspaceData["persistent-rule"] = true;