diff --git a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
index 80cd36b62..b17282f18 100644
--- a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
+++ b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/window.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static bool test() {
     OK(getFromSocket("/keyword windowrule[wr-kitty-stuff]:opacity 0.5 0.5 override"));
 
     {
-        auto str = getFromSocket("/getprop active active_opacity");
+        auto str = getFromSocket("/getprop active opacity");
         EXPECT_CONTAINS(str, "0.5");
     }
 
diff --git a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/workspaces.cpp b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/workspaces.cpp
index def35d088..9d3802816 100644
--- a/hyprtester/src/tests/main/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/hyprtester/src/tests/main/workspaces.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static bool test() {
 
     // test on workspace "window"
     NLog::log("{}Switching to workspace 1", Colors::YELLOW);
-    OK(getFromSocket("/dispatch workspace 1"));
+    getFromSocket("/dispatch workspace 1");
 
     NLog::log("{}Checking persistent no-mon", Colors::YELLOW);
     OK(getFromSocket("r/keyword workspace 966,persistent:1"));
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 88243824e..06a829a1a 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "../desktop/rule/Engine.hpp"
 #include "../desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRule.hpp"
 #include "../desktop/rule/layerRule/LayerRule.hpp"
+#include "../debug/HyprCtl.hpp"
 #include "defaultConfig.hpp"
 
 #include "../render/Renderer.hpp"
@@ -2859,6 +2860,8 @@ std::optional<std::string> CConfigManager::handleWindowrule(const std::string& c
     }
 
     m_keywordRules.emplace_back(std::move(rule));
+    if (g_pHyprCtl->m_currentRequestParams.isDynamicKeyword)
+        Desktop::Rule::ruleEngine()->registerRule(SP<Desktop::Rule::IRule>{m_keywordRules.back()});
 
     return std::nullopt;
 }
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index e88d3d6e0..82a697157 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -1273,8 +1273,12 @@ static std::string dispatchKeyword(eHyprCtlOutputFormat format, std::string in)
     if (COMMAND.empty())
         return "Invalid input: command is empty";
 
+    g_pHyprCtl->m_currentRequestParams.isDynamicKeyword = true;
+
     std::string retval = g_pConfigManager->parseKeyword(COMMAND, VALUE);
 
+    g_pHyprCtl->m_currentRequestParams.isDynamicKeyword = false;
+
     // if we are executing a dynamic source we have to reload everything, so every if will have a check for source.
     if (COMMAND == "monitor" || COMMAND == "source")
         g_pConfigManager->m_wantsMonitorReload = true; // for monitor keywords
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.hpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.hpp
index 95bb65b8c..d4f7aa149 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.hpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.hpp
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ class CHyprCtl {
     Hyprutils::OS::CFileDescriptor m_socketFD;
 
     struct {
-        bool                      all           = false;
-        bool                      sysInfoConfig = false;
-        pid_t                     pid           = 0;
+        bool                      all              = false;
+        bool                      sysInfoConfig    = false;
+        bool                      isDynamicKeyword = false;
+        pid_t                     pid              = 0;
         SP<CPromise<std::string>> pendingPromise;
     } m_currentRequestParams;
 
diff --git a/src/desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRuleApplicator.cpp b/src/desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRuleApplicator.cpp
index 469b7dd22..03c71dda8 100644
--- a/src/desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRuleApplicator.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/rule/windowRule/WindowRuleApplicator.cpp
@@ -424,19 +424,19 @@ CWindowRuleApplicator::SRuleResult CWindowRuleApplicator::applyStaticRule(const
             }
 
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_FLOAT: {
-                static_.floating = true;
+                static_.floating = truthy(effect);
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_TILE: {
-                static_.floating = false;
+                static_.floating = !truthy(effect);
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_FULLSCREEN: {
-                static_.fullscreen = true;
+                static_.fullscreen = truthy(effect);
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_MAXIMIZE: {
-                static_.maximize = true;
+                static_.maximize = truthy(effect);
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_FULLSCREENSTATE: {
@@ -457,11 +457,11 @@ CWindowRuleApplicator::SRuleResult CWindowRuleApplicator::applyStaticRule(const
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_CENTER: {
-                static_.center = true;
+                static_.center = truthy(effect);
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_PSEUDO: {
-                static_.pseudo = true;
+                static_.pseudo = truthy(effect);
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_MONITOR: {
@@ -473,11 +473,11 @@ CWindowRuleApplicator::SRuleResult CWindowRuleApplicator::applyStaticRule(const
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_NOINITIALFOCUS: {
-                static_.noInitialFocus = true;
+                static_.noInitialFocus = truthy(effect);
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_PIN: {
-                static_.pin = true;
+                static_.pin = truthy(effect);
                 break;
             }
             case WINDOW_RULE_EFFECT_GROUP: {