diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bd09938..d61e560 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct Flags {
     tags: bool,
     title: bool,
     urgency: bool,
-    viewstag: bool,
+    viewtags: bool,
     layout: bool,
     mode: bool,
     focused: bool,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ impl Flags {
             tags: false,
             title: false,
             urgency: false,
-            viewstag: false,
+            viewtags: false,
             layout: false,
             mode: false,
             focused: false,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct Env {
     mode: Option<String>,
     tags: Option<HashMap<u32, Tags>>,
     urgency: Option<HashMap<u32, Tags>>,
-    viewstag: Option<HashMap<u32, Vec<u32>>>,
+    viewtags: Option<HashMap<u32, Vec<u32>>>,
     status_manager: Option<Main<ZriverStatusManagerV1>>,
 }
 
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ impl Serialize for Env {
         } else {
             state.skip_field("urgency")?;
         }
-        if let Some(viewstag) = self.viewstag.as_ref() {
-            state.serialize_field("viewstag", &self.translate_output_map(viewstag))?;
+        if let Some(viewtags) = self.viewtags.as_ref() {
+            state.serialize_field("viewtags", &self.translate_output_map(viewtags))?;
         } else {
-            state.skip_field("viewstag")?;
+            state.skip_field("viewtags")?;
         }
         state.end()
     }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl Env {
             focused: None,
             tags: flags.tags.then(Default::default),
             urgency: flags.urgency.then(Default::default),
-            viewstag: flags.viewstag.then(Default::default),
+            viewtags: flags.viewtags.then(Default::default),
             status_manager: None,
             flags,
             output_names: HashMap::default(),
@@ -154,8 +154,9 @@ impl Env {
             || self.tags.is_some()
             || self.mode.is_some()
             || self.urgency.is_some()
-            || self.viewstag.is_some()
+            || self.viewtags.is_some()
             || self.layout.is_some()
+            || self.focused.is_some()
         {
             println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(self).unwrap());
         }
@@ -203,13 +204,15 @@ fn handle_seat_event(
         wl_seat::Event::Name { name } => {
             if let Some(env) = env.get::<Env>() {
                 if (env.flags.title || env.flags.mode || env.flags.focused)
-                    && (env.flags.seat.is_none() || name.eq(env.flags.seat.as_ref().unwrap())) {
-                        if let Some(status_manager) = &env.status_manager {
-                            let seat_status =
-                                status_manager.get_river_seat_status(&seat);
-                            seat_status.quick_assign(handle_river_seat_status);
-                        }
+                    && (env.flags.seat.is_none()
+                        || name.eq(env.flags.seat.as_ref().unwrap()))
+                {
+                    if let Some(status_manager) = &env.status_manager {
+                        let seat_status =
+                            status_manager.get_river_seat_status(&seat);
+                        seat_status.quick_assign(handle_river_seat_status);
                     }
+                }
             }
         }
         _ => {}
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ fn handle_river_output_status(
             zriver_output_status_v1::Event::ViewTags {
                 tags,
             } => {
-                if let Some(viewstag) = &mut env.viewstag {
+                if let Some(viewtags) = &mut env.viewtags {
                     let tags: Vec<u32> = tags[0..]
                         .chunks(4)
                         .map(|s| {
@@ -252,10 +255,10 @@ fn handle_river_output_status(
                             0
                         })
                         .collect();
-                    if let Some(inner_value) = viewstag.get_mut(&output_id) {
+                    if let Some(inner_value) = viewtags.get_mut(&output_id) {
                         (*inner_value) = tags;
                     } else {
-                        viewstag.insert(output_id, tags);
+                        viewtags.insert(output_id, tags);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -273,7 +276,9 @@ fn handle_river_output_status(
             zriver_output_status_v1::Event::LayoutName {
                 name,
             } => {
-                env.layout = Some(name);
+                if env.flags.layout {
+                    env.layout = Some(name);
+                }
             }
             _ => {}
         }
@@ -339,6 +344,46 @@ fn global_manager_callback(
     }
 }
 
+fn configuration() -> Flags {
+    let mut default = Flags::default();
+    let mut args = std::env::args();
+
+    loop {
+        match args.next() {
+            Some(flag) => match flag.as_str() {
+                "--seat" | "-s" => default.seat = args.next(),
+                "--urgency" | "-u" => default.urgency = true,
+                "--title" | "-w" => default.title = true,
+                "--mode" | "-m" => default.mode = true,
+                "--focused" | "-f" => default.focused = true,
+                "--tags" | "-t" => default.tags = true,
+                "--layout" | "-l" => default.layout = true,
+                "--view-tags" | "-vt" => default.viewtags = true,
+                "--help" | "-h" => {
+                    print!("Usage: ristate [option]\n\n");
+                    print!("  --tag | -t                the focused tag of each output\n");
+                    print!("  --title | -w              the title of the focused view\n");
+                    print!("  --mode | -m               the current input mode\n");
+                    print!("  --layout | -l				display the name of the layout\n");
+                    print!("  --focused | -f            the name of the focused output\n");
+                    print!("  --urgency | -u            tags with urgent views on them\n");
+                    print!("  --view-tags | -vt         the tags with views on them\n");
+                    print!("  --seat | -s <string>      select the seat\n");
+                    std::process::exit(0);
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            },
+            None => break,
+        }
+    }
+    if !default.urgency && !default.title && !default.mode && !default.focused
+        && !default.tags && !default.layout && !default.viewtags {
+            println!("error: You must specify at least one thing to listen for!");
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    default
+}
+
 fn main() {
     let mut env = Env::new();
 
@@ -365,38 +410,3 @@ fn main() {
         env.fmt();
     }
 }
-
-fn configuration() -> Flags {
-    let mut default = Flags::default();
-    let mut args = std::env::args();
-
-    loop {
-        match args.next() {
-            Some(flag) => match flag.as_str() {
-                "--seat" | "-s" => default.seat = args.next(),
-                "--urgency" | "-u" => default.urgency = true,
-                "--title" | "-w" => default.title = true,
-                "--mode" | "-m" => default.mode = true,
-                "--focused" | "-f" => default.focused = true,
-                "--tags" | "-t" => default.tags = true,
-                "--layout" | "-l" => default.layout = true,
-                "--views-tag" | "-vt" => default.viewstag = true,
-                "--help" | "-h" => {
-                    print!("Usage: ristate [option]\n\n");
-                    print!("  --tag | -t                the focused tag\n");
-                    print!("  --title | -w              the title of the focused view\n");
-                    print!("  --mode | -m               the current input mode\n");
-                    print!("  --focused | -f            the name of the focused output\n");
-                    print!("  --urgency | -u            urgent tag\n");
-                    print!("  --views-tag | -vt         the tag of all views\n");
-                    print!("  --seat | -s <string>      select the seat\n");
-                    print!("  --layout | -l <string>    display the name of the layout\n");
-                    std::process::exit(0);
-                }
-                _ => {}
-            },
-            None => break,
-        }
-    }
-    default
-}