diff --git a/src/XMonad/Config/Vanessa.hs b/src/XMonad/Config/Vanessa.hs
--- a/src/XMonad/Config/Vanessa.hs
+++ b/src/XMonad/Config/Vanessa.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import XMonad.Util.MediaKeys
 import XMonad.Util.NamedWindows
 import XMonad.StackSet hiding (filter)
+import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks
 --Monads etc.
 import qualified Data.Map as M
 import Data.Maybe
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@
     where config = myConfig
 
 -- | Custom configuration taking in one pipe to xmobar
-myConfig xmproc = def { terminal   = "alacritty"
-                      , keys       = newKeys
-                      , layoutHook = myLayout
-                      , logHook    = (vLogHook xmproc)
-                      , manageHook = myManageHook }
+myConfig xmproc = docks $ def { terminal   = "alacritty"
+                              , keys       = newKeys
+                              , layoutHook = myLayout
+                              , logHook    = (vLogHook xmproc)
+                              , manageHook = myManageHook }
 
 -- | get the current music playing (assumed to be in number 5)
 musicString :: X String
diff --git a/xmonad-vanessa.cabal b/xmonad-vanessa.cabal
--- a/xmonad-vanessa.cabal
+++ b/xmonad-vanessa.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: xmonad-vanessa
-version: 0.1.0.4
+version: 0.1.0.6
 cabal-version: >=1.10
 build-type: Simple
 license: BSD3
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     main-is: Main.hs
     build-depends:
         base >=4.9.1.0 && <4.10,
-        xmonad-vanessa >=0.1.0.4 && <0.2
+        xmonad-vanessa >=0.1.0.6 && <0.2
     default-language: Haskell2010
     hs-source-dirs: app
     ghc-options: -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N -O3 -fllvm -optlo-O3
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     main-is: ParseKBLayout.hs
     build-depends:
         base >=4.9.1.0 && <4.10,
-        xmonad-vanessa >=0.1.0.4 && <0.2
+        xmonad-vanessa >=0.1.0.6 && <0.2
     default-language: Haskell2010
     hs-source-dirs: app
     ghc-options: -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N -fllvm -O3 -optlo-O3
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     main-is: Spec.hs
     build-depends:
         base >=4.9.1.0 && <4.10,
-        xmonad-vanessa >=0.1.0.4 && <0.2,
+        xmonad-vanessa >=0.1.0.6 && <0.2,
         hspec >=2.4.1 && <2.5,
         xmonad ==0.13.*
     hs-source-dirs: test