set the desktop number before the number of desktops

diff --git a/src/screen.cc b/src/screen.cc
index 6170a5bb347d075bd68f006f5725b355b80e60e0..8f16427da6c2effbc57bbeb0e3ae3349951358a5 100644 (file)
--- a/src/screen.cc
+++ b/src/screen.cc
@@ -110,11 +110,12 @@ Screen::Screen(int screen)
   // the above set() will cause the updateDesktopNames to fire right away so
   // we have a list of desktop names
 
+  _desktop = 0;
+  
   if (!python_get_long("number_of_desktops", &_num_desktops))
     _num_desktops = 1;
   changeNumDesktops(_num_desktops); // set the hint
 
-  _desktop = 0;
   changeDesktop(0); // set the hint
 
   // create the window which gets focus when no clients get it