diff --git a/astal/app.ts b/astal/app.ts
index b7daa24..20076c2 100644
--- a/astal/app.ts
+++ b/astal/app.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,29 @@
-import { App } from "astal/gtk3";
+import { App, Gdk } from "astal/gtk3";
 import style from "./style.scss";
 import Bar from "./widget/Bar";
+import { GLib } from "astal";
 
 App.start({
   css: style,
   icons: "icons",
-  main() {
-    App.get_monitors().map(Bar);
-  },
+  main() {},
+});
+
+let knownMonitors = new Set();
+
+function checkMonitors() {
+  const currentMonitors = App.get_monitors();
+  currentMonitors.forEach((monitor) => {
+    if (!knownMonitors.has(monitor.model)) {
+      knownMonitors.add(monitor.model);
+      Bar(monitor);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+checkMonitors();
+
+GLib.timeout_add_seconds(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 10, () => {
+  checkMonitors();
+  return true;
 });