diff --git a/src/client/client.h b/src/client/client.h
index 90be17e..fd73730 100644
--- a/src/client/client.h
+++ b/src/client/client.h
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static inline void client_set_tiled(Client *c, uint32_t edges) {
 		wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_tiled(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, edges);
 	}
 
-	if (!c->ignore_maximize && c->force_maximize) {
+	if (c->force_maximize) {
 		wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_maximized(toplevel, edges != WLR_EDGE_NONE);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/mango.c b/src/mango.c
index 2e29017..1431274 100644
--- a/src/mango.c
+++ b/src/mango.c
@@ -3517,7 +3517,7 @@ void init_client_properties(Client *c) {
 	c->no_force_center = 0;
 	c->isnoborder = 0;
 	c->isnosizehint = 0;
-	c->ignore_maximize = 0;
+	c->ignore_maximize = 1;
 	c->ignore_minimize = 1;
 	c->iscustomsize = 0;
 	c->master_mfact_per = 0.0f;