diff --git a/src/load_layout.c b/src/load_layout.c
index c95bc99f..de56cbcb 100644
--- a/src/load_layout.c
+++ b/src/load_layout.c
@@ -444,13 +444,13 @@ void tree_append_json(const char *filename, char **errormsg) {
         if (errormsg != NULL)
             *errormsg = sstrdup((const char*)str);
         yajl_free_error(hand, str);
-
-        /* In case not all containers were restored, we need to fix the
-         * percentages, otherwise i3 will crash immediately when rendering the
-         * next time. */
-        con_fix_percent(focused);
     }
 
+    /* In case not all containers were restored, we need to fix the
+     * percentages, otherwise i3 will crash immediately when rendering the
+     * next time. */
+    con_fix_percent(focused);
+
     setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "");
 #if YAJL_MAJOR >= 2
     yajl_complete_parse(hand);