diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 759569f6..49be8a23 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 using namespace polybar;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
-  // std::cout << x << std::Endl;
   // clang-format off
   const command_line::options opts{
       command_line::option{"-h", "--help", "Show help options"},
diff --git a/src/x11/connection.cpp b/src/x11/connection.cpp
index 58351185..383153e9 100644
--- a/src/x11/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/connection.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ connection::connection(Display* dsp) : base_type(XGetXCBConnection(dsp)), m_disp
 }
 
 connection::~connection() {
-  disconnect();
-  std::for_each(m_visual.begin(), m_visual.end(), [=](pair<uint8_t, Visual*> p) { XFree(p.second); });
-  m_visual.clear();
+  if (m_display != nullptr) {
+    XCloseDisplay(m_display);
+  } else {
+    disconnect();
+    std::for_each(m_visual.begin(), m_visual.end(), [=](pair<uint8_t, Visual*> p) { XFree(p.second); });
+    m_visual.clear();
+  }
 }
 
 void connection::pack_values(uint32_t mask, const uint32_t* src, uint32_t* dest) {
diff --git a/src/x11/fonts.cpp b/src/x11/fonts.cpp
index ec1266fd..c6cfab47 100644
--- a/src/x11/fonts.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/fonts.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ font_manager::font_manager(connection& conn, const logger& logger)
     , m_logger(logger)
     , m_display(m_connection)
     , m_visual(m_connection.visual())
-    , m_colormap(XDefaultColormap(m_display, m_connection.default_screen())) {
-  if (!XftInit(nullptr) || !XftInitFtLibrary()) {
-    throw application_error("Could not initialize Xft library");
-  }
-}
+    , m_colormap(XDefaultColormap(m_display, m_connection.default_screen())) {}
 
 font_manager::~font_manager() {
   cleanup();