diff --git a/src/protocols/LinuxDMABUF.cpp b/src/protocols/LinuxDMABUF.cpp
index 862fb4d7ed6..1b4391a65e8 100644
--- a/src/protocols/LinuxDMABUF.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/LinuxDMABUF.cpp
@@ -393,25 +393,9 @@ CLinuxDMABufV1Protocol::CLinuxDMABufV1Protocol(const wl_interface* iface, const
         mainDevice = *dev;
 
         // FIXME: this will break on multi-gpu
-        std::vector<Aquamarine::SDRMFormat> aqFormats;
-        for (auto& impl : g_pCompositor->m_pAqBackend->getImplementations()) {
-            if (impl->type() != Aquamarine::AQ_BACKEND_DRM)
-                continue;
-            aqFormats = impl->getRenderFormats();
-            if (!aqFormats.empty())
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if (aqFormats.empty()) {
-            // fallback: use EGL formats
-            for (auto& fmt : g_pHyprOpenGL->getDRMFormats()) {
-                aqFormats.emplace_back(Aquamarine::SDRMFormat{
-                    .drmFormat = fmt.drmFormat,
-                    .modifiers = fmt.modifiers,
-                });
-            }
-        }
+        std::vector<Aquamarine::SDRMFormat> aqFormats = g_pHyprOpenGL->getDRMFormats();
 
+        //
         SDMABufTranche tranche = {
             .device  = *dev,
             .formats = aqFormats,
diff --git a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
index 4102287156e..ad9c9e2930f 100644
--- a/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
+++ b/src/render/OpenGL.cpp
@@ -2719,23 +2719,7 @@ void CHyprOpenGLImpl::setRenderModifEnabled(bool enabled) {
 }
 
 uint32_t CHyprOpenGLImpl::getPreferredReadFormat(CMonitor* pMonitor) {
-    GLint glf = -1, glt = -1, as = 0;
-    /*glGetIntegerv(GL_IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_FORMAT, &glf);
-    glGetIntegerv(GL_IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_TYPE, &glt);
-    glGetIntegerv(GL_ALPHA_BITS, &as);*/
-
-    if (glf == 0 || glt == 0) {
-        glf = FormatUtils::drmFormatToGL(pMonitor->drmFormat);
-        glt = FormatUtils::glFormatToType(glf);
-    }
-
-    if (const auto FMT = FormatUtils::getPixelFormatFromGL(glf, glt, as > 0); FMT)
-        return FMT->drmFormat;
-
-    if (m_sExts.EXT_read_format_bgra)
-        return DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888;
-
-    return DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888;
+    return pMonitor->output->state->state().drmFormat;
 }
 
 std::vector<SDRMFormat> CHyprOpenGLImpl::getDRMFormats() {
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 00c488e350b..274813d6dde 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1943,7 +1943,39 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
     // Needed in case we are switching from a custom modeline to a standard mode
     pMonitor->customDrmMode = {};
     pMonitor->currentMode   = nullptr;
-    bool autoScale          = false;
+
+    // clang-format off
+    static const std::array<std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint32_t>>, 2> formats{
+        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint32_t>>{ /* 10-bit */
+            {"DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010", DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010}, {"DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010", DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010}, {"DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888", DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888}, {"DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888", DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888}, {"DRM_FORMAT_INVALID", DRM_FORMAT_INVALID}
+        },
+        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint32_t>>{ /* 8-bit */
+            {"DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888", DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888}, {"DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888", DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888}, {"DRM_FORMAT_INVALID", DRM_FORMAT_INVALID}
+        }
+    };
+    // clang-format on
+
+    bool set10bit       = false;
+    pMonitor->drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID;
+
+    for (auto& fmt : formats[(int)!RULE->enable10bit]) {
+        pMonitor->output->state->setFormat(fmt.second);
+
+        if (!pMonitor->state.test()) {
+            Debug::log(ERR, "output {} failed basic test on format {}", pMonitor->szName, fmt.first);
+        } else {
+            Debug::log(LOG, "output {} succeeded basic test on format {}", pMonitor->szName, fmt.first);
+            if (RULE->enable10bit && fmt.first.contains("101010"))
+                set10bit = true;
+
+            pMonitor->drmFormat = fmt.second;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pMonitor->enabled10bit = set10bit;
+
+    bool autoScale = false;
 
     if (RULE->scale > 0.1) {
         pMonitor->scale = RULE->scale;
@@ -1955,7 +1987,6 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
 
     pMonitor->setScale  = pMonitor->scale;
     pMonitor->transform = RULE->transform;
-    pMonitor->output->state->setFormat(DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888);
 
     const auto WLRREFRESHRATE = pMonitor->output->getBackend()->type() == Aquamarine::eBackendType::AQ_BACKEND_DRM ? RULE->refreshRate * 1000 : 0;
 
@@ -2228,37 +2259,6 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::applyMonitorRule(CMonitor* pMonitor, SMonitorRule* pMonitorR
         }
     }
 
-    // clang-format off
-    static const std::array<std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint32_t>>, 2> formats{
-        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint32_t>>{ /* 10-bit */
-            {"DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010", DRM_FORMAT_XRGB2101010}, {"DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010", DRM_FORMAT_XBGR2101010}, {"DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888", DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888}, {"DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888", DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888}, {"DRM_FORMAT_INVALID", DRM_FORMAT_INVALID}
-        },
-        std::vector<std::pair<std::string, uint32_t>>{ /* 8-bit */
-            {"DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888", DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888}, {"DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888", DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888}, {"DRM_FORMAT_INVALID", DRM_FORMAT_INVALID}
-        }
-    };
-    // clang-format on
-
-    bool set10bit       = false;
-    pMonitor->drmFormat = DRM_FORMAT_INVALID;
-
-    for (auto& fmt : formats[(int)!RULE->enable10bit]) {
-        pMonitor->output->state->setFormat(fmt.second);
-
-        if (!pMonitor->state.test()) {
-            Debug::log(ERR, "output {} failed basic test on format {}", pMonitor->szName, fmt.first);
-        } else {
-            Debug::log(LOG, "output {} succeeded basic test on format {}", pMonitor->szName, fmt.first);
-            if (RULE->enable10bit && fmt.first.contains("101010"))
-                set10bit = true;
-
-            pMonitor->drmFormat = fmt.second;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    pMonitor->enabled10bit = set10bit;
-
     pMonitor->output->scheduleFrame();
 
     if (!pMonitor->state.commit())