diff --git a/common/log.c b/common/log.c
index ef791becf..56c3834ab 100644
--- a/common/log.c
+++ b/common/log.c
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stringop.h>
 
-int colored = 1;
-log_importance_t loglevel_default = L_ERROR;
-log_importance_t v = L_SILENT;
+static int colored = 1;
+static log_importance_t loglevel_default = L_ERROR;
+static log_importance_t v = L_SILENT;
 
 static const char *verbosity_colors[] = {
 	[L_SILENT] = "",
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ void set_log_level(log_importance_t verbosity) {
 	v = verbosity;
 }
 
+log_importance_t get_log_level(void) {
+        return v;
+}
+
 void reset_log_level(void) {
 	v = loglevel_default;
 }
diff --git a/include/log.h b/include/log.h
index efacf90f9..ca8c1fe36 100644
--- a/include/log.h
+++ b/include/log.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 void init_log(log_importance_t verbosity);
 void set_log_level(log_importance_t verbosity);
+log_importance_t get_log_level(void);
 void reset_log_level(void);
 // returns whether debug logging is on after switching.
 bool toggle_debug_logging(void);
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 4009997b8..55f46f793 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_bindsym(int argc, char **argv) {
 		} else {
 			free_sway_binding(binding);
 			return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "bindsym",
-				"Invalid bindsym command"
+				"Invalid bindsym command "
 				"(expected more than 2 arguments, got %d)", argc);
 		}
 	}
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_bindcode(int argc, char **argv) {
 		} else {
 			free_sway_binding(binding);
 			return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "bindcode",
-				"Invalid bindcode command"
+				"Invalid bindcode command "
 				"(expected more than 2 arguments, got %d)", argc);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sway/container.c b/sway/container.c
index 159750647..21538ab44 100644
--- a/sway/container.c
+++ b/sway/container.c
@@ -853,12 +853,12 @@ swayc_t *swayc_tabbed_stacked_parent(swayc_t *view) {
 	if (!ASSERT_NONNULL(view)) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	do {
+	while (view->type != C_WORKSPACE && view->parent) {
 		view = view->parent;
 		if (view->layout == L_TABBED || view->layout == L_STACKED) {
 			parent = view;
 		}
-	} while (view && view->type != C_WORKSPACE);
+	}
 
 	return parent;
 }
diff --git a/sway/debug_log.c b/sway/debug_log.c
index f804a5415..7c9884647 100644
--- a/sway/debug_log.c
+++ b/sway/debug_log.c
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include <stringop.h>
 #include "workspace.h"
 
-extern log_importance_t v;
-
 /* XXX:DEBUG:XXX */
 static void container_log(const swayc_t *c, int depth) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "focus:%c",
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ static void container_log(const swayc_t *c, int depth) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "name:%.16s\n", c->name);
 }
 void layout_log(const swayc_t *c, int depth) {
-	if (L_DEBUG > v) return;
+	if (L_DEBUG > get_log_level()) return;
 	int i, d;
 	int e = c->children ? c->children->length : 0;
 	container_log(c, depth);
diff --git a/sway/handlers.c b/sway/handlers.c
index b38f05a63..53dbeb87e 100644
--- a/sway/handlers.c
+++ b/sway/handlers.c
@@ -198,11 +198,12 @@ static bool handle_view_created(wlc_handle handle) {
 		if (pid) {
 			// using newview as a temp storage location here,
 			// rather than adding yet another workspace var
-			if ((newview = workspace_for_pid(pid))) {
+			newview = workspace_for_pid(pid);
+			if (newview && newview != current_ws) {
 				focused = newview;
-				newview = NULL;
 				return_to_workspace = true;
 			}
+			newview = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -234,8 +235,12 @@ static bool handle_view_created(wlc_handle handle) {
 	switch (wlc_view_get_type(handle)) {
 	// regular view created regularly
 	case 0:
-		newview = new_view(focused, handle);
-		wlc_view_set_state(handle, WLC_BIT_MAXIMIZED, true);
+		if (parent) {
+			newview = new_floating_view(handle);
+		} else {
+			newview = new_view(focused, handle);
+			wlc_view_set_state(handle, WLC_BIT_MAXIMIZED, true);
+		}
 		break;
 
 	// Dmenu keeps viewfocus, but others with this flag don't, for now simulate
diff --git a/swaylock/main.c b/swaylock/main.c
index b5ce63ef4..a0a2f1cb5 100644
--- a/swaylock/main.c
+++ b/swaylock/main.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "client/window.h"
 #include "client/registry.h"