diff --git a/watchers/src/report_client.rs b/watchers/src/report_client.rs
index 24d8eb6..6f5edd3 100644
--- a/watchers/src/report_client.rs
+++ b/watchers/src/report_client.rs
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ impl ReportClient {
         Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, E>>,
         E: std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
     {
-        for (attempt, &secs) in [1, 2].iter().enumerate() {
+        for (attempt, secs) in [0.01, 0.1, 1., 2.].iter().enumerate() {
             match f().await {
-                Ok(val) => return Ok(val),
-                Err(e)
-                    if e.to_string()
-                        .contains("tcp connect error: Connection refused") =>
-                {
-                    warn!("Failed to connect on attempt #{attempt}, retrying: {}", e);
-
-                    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(secs)).await;
+                Ok(val) => {
+                    if attempt > 0 {
+                        debug!("OK at attempt #{}", attempt + 1);
+                    }
+                    return Ok(val);
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    warn!("Failed on attempt #{}, retrying in {:.1}s: {}", attempt + 1, secs, e);
+                    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs_f64(*secs)).await;
                 }
-                Err(e) => return Err(e),
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/watchers/src/watchers/x11_connection.rs b/watchers/src/watchers/x11_connection.rs
index 173591d..5a045f9 100644
--- a/watchers/src/watchers/x11_connection.rs
+++ b/watchers/src/watchers/x11_connection.rs
@@ -67,33 +67,38 @@ impl X11Client {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn active_window_data(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<WindowData> {
+    pub fn active_window_data(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<Option<WindowData>> {
         self.execute_with_reconnect(|client| {
-            let focus: Window = client.find_active_window()?;
-
-            let name = client.get_property(
-                focus,
-                client.intern_atom("_NET_WM_NAME")?,
-                "_NET_WM_NAME",
-                client.intern_atom("UTF8_STRING")?,
-                u32::MAX,
-            )?;
-            let class = client.get_property(
-                focus,
-                AtomEnum::WM_CLASS.into(),
-                "WM_CLASS",
-                AtomEnum::STRING.into(),
-                u32::MAX,
-            )?;
-
-            let title = str::from_utf8(&name.value).with_context(|| "Invalid title UTF")?;
-            let (instance, class) = parse_wm_class(&class)?;
-
-            Ok(WindowData {
-                title: title.to_string(),
-                app_id: class,
-                wm_instance: instance,
-            })
+            let focus = client.find_active_window()?;
+
+            match focus {
+                Some(window) => {
+                    let name = client.get_property(
+                        window,
+                        client.intern_atom("_NET_WM_NAME")?,
+                        "_NET_WM_NAME",
+                        client.intern_atom("UTF8_STRING")?,
+                        u32::MAX,
+                    )?;
+                    let class = client.get_property(
+                        window,
+                        AtomEnum::WM_CLASS.into(),
+                        "WM_CLASS",
+                        AtomEnum::STRING.into(),
+                        u32::MAX,
+                    )?;
+
+                    let title = str::from_utf8(&name.value).with_context(|| "Invalid title UTF")?;
+                    let (instance, class) = parse_wm_class(&class)?;
+
+                    Ok(Some(WindowData {
+                        title: title.to_string(),
+                        app_id: class,
+                        wm_instance: instance,
+                    }))
+                }
+                None => Ok(None),
+            }
         })
     }
 
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ impl X11Client {
             .atom)
     }
 
-    fn find_active_window(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Window> {
+    fn find_active_window(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Window>> {
         let window: Atom = AtomEnum::WINDOW.into();
         let net_active_window = self.intern_atom("_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW")?;
         let active_window = self.get_property(
@@ -134,20 +139,27 @@ impl X11Client {
         )?;
 
         if active_window.format == 32 && active_window.length == 1 {
-            active_window
+            let window_id = active_window
                 .value32()
                 .ok_or(anyhow!("Invalid message. Expected value with format = 32"))?
                 .next()
-                .ok_or(anyhow!("Active window is not found"))
+                .ok_or(anyhow!("Active window is not found"))?;
+
+            // Check if the window_id is 0 (no active window)
+            if window_id == 0 {
+                return Ok(None);
+            }
+
+            Ok(Some(window_id))
         } else {
             // Query the input focus
-            Ok(self
+            Ok(Some(self
                 .connection
                 .get_input_focus()
                 .with_context(|| "Failed to get input focus")?
                 .reply()
                 .with_context(|| "Failed to read input focus from reply")?
-                .focus)
+                .focus))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/watchers/src/watchers/x11_window.rs b/watchers/src/watchers/x11_window.rs
index a6f91ad..02a16fd 100644
--- a/watchers/src/watchers/x11_window.rs
+++ b/watchers/src/watchers/x11_window.rs
@@ -15,18 +15,35 @@ impl WindowWatcher {
     async fn send_active_window(&mut self, client: &ReportClient) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let data = self.client.active_window_data()?;
 
-        if data.app_id != self.last_app_id || data.title != self.last_title || data.wm_instance != self.last_wm_instance {
+        let (app_id, title, wm_instance) = match data {
+            Some(window_data) => (
+                window_data.app_id,
+                window_data.title,
+                window_data.wm_instance,
+            ),
+            None => {
+                // No active window, set all values to "aw-none"
+                ("aw-none".to_string(), "aw-none".to_string(), "aw-none".to_string())
+            }
+        };
+
+        if app_id != self.last_app_id || title != self.last_title || wm_instance != self.last_wm_instance {
             debug!(
                 r#"Changed window app_id="{}", title="{}", wm_instance="{}""#,
-                data.app_id, data.title, data.wm_instance
+                app_id, title, wm_instance
             );
-            self.last_app_id = data.app_id.clone();
-            self.last_title = data.title.clone();
-            self.last_wm_instance = data.wm_instance.clone();
+            client
+                .send_active_window_with_instance(&self.last_app_id, &self.last_title, Some(&self.last_wm_instance))
+                .await
+                .with_context(|| "Failed to send heartbeat for previous window")?;
+            self.last_app_id = app_id.clone();
+            self.last_title = title.clone();
+            self.last_wm_instance = wm_instance.clone();
+
         }
 
         client
-            .send_active_window_with_instance(&self.last_app_id, &self.last_title, Some(&self.last_wm_instance))
+            .send_active_window_with_instance(&app_id, &title, Some(&wm_instance))
             .await
             .with_context(|| "Failed to send heartbeat for active window")
     }