diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index d8075ad..0fc328a 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -1876,42 +1876,42 @@ updategeom(void)
 				memcpy(&unique[j++], &info[i], sizeof(XineramaScreenInfo));
 		XFree(info);
 		nn = j;
-		if (n <= nn) { /* new monitors available */
-			for (i = 0; i < (nn - n); i++) {
-				for (m = mons; m && m->next; m = m->next);
-				if (m)
-					m->next = createmon();
-				else
-					mons = createmon();
+
+		/* new monitors if nn > n */
+		for (i = n; i < nn; i++) {
+			for (m = mons; m && m->next; m = m->next);
+			if (m)
+				m->next = createmon();
+			else
+				mons = createmon();
+		}
+		for (i = 0, m = mons; i < nn && m; m = m->next, i++)
+			if (i >= n
+			|| unique[i].x_org != m->mx || unique[i].y_org != m->my
+			|| unique[i].width != m->mw || unique[i].height != m->mh)
+			{
+				dirty = 1;
+				m->num = i;
+				m->mx = m->wx = unique[i].x_org;
+				m->my = m->wy = unique[i].y_org;
+				m->mw = m->ww = unique[i].width;
+				m->mh = m->wh = unique[i].height;
+				updatebarpos(m);
 			}
-			for (i = 0, m = mons; i < nn && m; m = m->next, i++)
-				if (i >= n
-				|| unique[i].x_org != m->mx || unique[i].y_org != m->my
-				|| unique[i].width != m->mw || unique[i].height != m->mh)
-				{
-					dirty = 1;
-					m->num = i;
-					m->mx = m->wx = unique[i].x_org;
-					m->my = m->wy = unique[i].y_org;
-					m->mw = m->ww = unique[i].width;
-					m->mh = m->wh = unique[i].height;
-					updatebarpos(m);
-				}
-		} else { /* less monitors available nn < n */
-			for (i = nn; i < n; i++) {
-				for (m = mons; m && m->next; m = m->next);
-				while ((c = m->clients)) {
-					dirty = 1;
-					m->clients = c->next;
-					detachstack(c);
-					c->mon = mons;
-					attach(c);
-					attachstack(c);
-				}
-				if (m == selmon)
-					selmon = mons;
-				cleanupmon(m);
+		/* removed monitors if n > nn */
+		for (i = nn; i < n; i++) {
+			for (m = mons; m && m->next; m = m->next);
+			while ((c = m->clients)) {
+				dirty = 1;
+				m->clients = c->next;
+				detachstack(c);
+				c->mon = mons;
+				attach(c);
+				attachstack(c);
 			}
+			if (m == selmon)
+				selmon = mons;
+			cleanupmon(m);
 		}
 		free(unique);
 	} else