diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 77eabeb7..25f0e34c 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -593,10 +593,10 @@ void CInputManager::setClickMode(eClickBehaviorMode mode) {
 void CInputManager::processMouseDownNormal(wlr_pointer_button_event* e) {
 
     // notify the keybind manager
-    static auto* const PPASSMOUSE      = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("binds:pass_mouse_when_bound")->intValue;
-    const auto         PASS            = g_pKeybindManager->onMouseEvent(e);
-    static auto* const PFOLLOWMOUSE    = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("input:follow_mouse")->intValue;
-    static auto* const PRESIZEONBORDER = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:resize_on_border")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PPASSMOUSE        = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("binds:pass_mouse_when_bound")->intValue;
+    const auto         PASS              = g_pKeybindManager->onMouseEvent(e);
+    static auto* const PFOLLOWMOUSE      = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("input:follow_mouse")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PRESIZEONBORDER   = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:resize_on_border")->intValue;
     static auto* const PBORDERSIZE       = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:border_size")->intValue;
     static auto* const PBORDERGRABEXTEND = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("general:extend_border_grab_area")->intValue;
     const auto         BORDER_GRAB_AREA  = *PRESIZEONBORDER ? *PBORDERSIZE + *PBORDERGRABEXTEND : 0;
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ void CInputManager::applyConfigToKeyboard(SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
         pKeyboard->currentRules.model   = "";
         pKeyboard->currentRules.variant = "";
         pKeyboard->currentRules.options = "";
-        pKeyboard->currentRules.layout  = "";
+        pKeyboard->currentRules.layout  = "us";
 
         KEYMAP = xkb_keymap_new_from_names(CONTEXT, &rules, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
     }