diff --git a/src/commands.c b/src/commands.c
index d84adf45..d1ee5c69 100644
--- a/src/commands.c
+++ b/src/commands.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ void parse_command(xcb_connection_t *conn, const char *command) {
         }
 
         if (*rest == '\0') {
-                /* No rest? This was a tag number, not a times specification */
+                /* No rest? This was a workspace number, not a times specification */
                 show_workspace(conn, times);
                 return;
         }
diff --git a/src/handlers.c b/src/handlers.c
index 250465d1..45cb37c1 100644
--- a/src/handlers.c
+++ b/src/handlers.c
@@ -578,25 +578,30 @@ int handle_unmap_notify_event(void *data, xcb_connection_t *conn, xcb_unmap_noti
 
         /* Let’s see how many clients there are left on the workspace to delete it if it’s empty */
         bool workspace_empty = SLIST_EMPTY(&(client->workspace->focus_stack));
+        bool workspace_active = false;
         Client *to_focus = (!workspace_empty ? SLIST_FIRST(&(client->workspace->focus_stack)) : NULL);
 
         /* If this workspace is currently active, we don’t delete it */
         i3Screen *screen;
         TAILQ_FOREACH(screen, virtual_screens, screens)
                 if (screen->current_workspace == client->workspace->num) {
+                        workspace_active = true;
                         workspace_empty = false;
                         break;
                 }
 
-        if (workspace_empty)
+        if (workspace_empty) {
+                LOG("setting ws to NULL for workspace %d (%p)\n", client->workspace->num,
+                                client->workspace);
                 client->workspace->screen = NULL;
+        }
 
         free(client);
 
         render_layout(conn);
 
         /* Ensure the focus is set to the next client in the focus stack */
-        if (to_focus != NULL)
+        if (workspace_active && to_focus != NULL)
                 set_focus(conn, to_focus, true);
 
         return 1;