diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d275cf..1a2a3a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ gBar bluetooth [monitor]
 
 ## Features / Widgets
 Bar: 
-- Workspaces (Hyprland only. Technically works on all compositors implementing ext_workspace, though workspace control relies on Hyprland)
+- Workspaces (Hyprland only. Technically works on all compositors implementing ext_workspace when ```UseHyprlandIPC``` is false, though workspace control relies on Hyprland)
 - Time
 - Bluetooth (BlueZ only)
 - Audio control
diff --git a/data/config b/data/config
index b8be032..d4554dd 100644
--- a/data/config
+++ b/data/config
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ WorkspaceScrollInvert: false
 # Use Hyprland IPC instead of the ext_workspace protocol for workspace polling.
 # Hyprland IPC is *slightly* less performant (+0.1% one core), but way less bug prone,
 # since the protocol is not as feature complete as Hyprland IPC.
-UseHyprlandIPC: false
+# NOTE: Hyprland no longer supports ext-workspace-unstable-v1 as of commit bb09334.
+# Hyprland IPC is thus *required* for workspace support under Hyprland >=v0.30.0!
+UseHyprlandIPC: true
 
 # The location of the bar
 # Needs to be capitalized!!
diff --git a/src/Config.h b/src/Config.h
index 37fd32f..b0ed921 100644
--- a/src/Config.h
+++ b/src/Config.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     bool networkWidget = true;
     bool workspaceScrollOnMonitor = true; // Scroll through workspaces on monitor instead of all
     bool workspaceScrollInvert = false;   // Up = +1, instead of Up = -1
-    bool useHyprlandIPC = false;          // Use Hyprland IPC instead of ext_workspaces protocol (Less buggy, but also less performant)
+    bool useHyprlandIPC = true;           // Use Hyprland IPC instead of ext_workspaces protocol (Less buggy, but also less performant)
     bool enableSNI = true;                // Enable tray icon
 
     // Controls for color progression of the network widget
diff --git a/src/Wayland.cpp b/src/Wayland.cpp
index 6b529b5..8bfad9a 100644
--- a/src/Wayland.cpp
+++ b/src/Wayland.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ namespace Wayland
         if (!workspaceManager && !Config::Get().useHyprlandIPC)
         {
             LOG("Compositor doesn't implement zext_workspace_manager_v1, disabling workspaces!");
+            LOG("Note: Hyprland v0.30.0 removed support for zext_workspace_manager_v1, please enable UseHyprlandIPC instead!");
             RuntimeConfig::Get().hasWorkspaces = false;
             return;
         }