diff --git a/tiling.js b/tiling.js
index 76bd576..a0adf7e 100644
--- a/tiling.js
+++ b/tiling.js
@@ -825,13 +825,12 @@ function add_all_from_workspace(workspace) {
     let space = spaces.spaceOf(workspace);
     windows.forEach((meta_window, i) => {
         meta_window[focus_signal] = meta_window.connect("focus", focus_wrapper);
+        if (meta_window.above || meta_window.minimized) {
+            // Rough heuristic to figure out if a window should float
+            Scratch.makeScratch(meta_window);
+            return;
+        }
         if(space.indexOf(meta_window) < 0 && add_filter(meta_window, true)) {
-            if (meta_window.above || meta_window.minimized) {
-                // Rough heuristic to figure out if a window should float
-                Scratch.makeScratch(meta_window);
-                return;
-            }
-
             // Using add_handler is unreliable since it interacts with focus.
             space.push(meta_window);
         }