diff --git a/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-clamshell b/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-clamshell
index 813309ff..df40ce3d 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-clamshell
+++ b/bin/omarchy-hyprland-monitor-clamshell
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ enable_internal() {
 
   [[ -f $MANUAL_DISABLE_FLAG ]] && omarchy-hyprland-monitor-external-active && return 0
   sync_internal_scale
-  dpms_internal enable
+
+  if (( changed )); then
+    dpms_internal enable
+  fi
 }
 
 disable_internal() {