diff --git a/.config/i3/config b/.config/i3/config
index ba5326f..d5d9a54 100644
--- a/.config/i3/config
+++ b/.config/i3/config
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ exec --no-startup-id setxkbmap -option "shift:both_capslock"
 
 # $mod variable for use later
 set $mod Mod4
+set $mon1 DP-0
+set $mon2 LVDS-0
 
 ## Keybindings! ##
 bindsym $mod+Return exec mate-terminal                                         # start a terminal
@@ -140,27 +142,27 @@ bindsym $mod+z focus child
 bindsym $mod+Tab workspace back_and_forth
 
 # bind workspaces 1-10 to monitor 1, 11-20 to monitor 2
-workspace 1 output LVDS-0
-workspace 2 output LVDS-0
-workspace 3 output LVDS-0
-workspace 4 output LVDS-0
-workspace 5 output LVDS-0
-workspace 6 output LVDS-0
-workspace 7 output LVDS-0
-workspace 8 output LVDS-0
-workspace 9 output LVDS-0
-workspace 10 output LVDS-0
+workspace  1 output $mon1
+workspace  2 output $mon1
+workspace  3 output $mon1
+workspace  4 output $mon1
+workspace  5 output $mon1
+workspace  6 output $mon1
+workspace  7 output $mon1
+workspace  8 output $mon1
+workspace  9 output $mon1
+workspace 10 output $mon1
 
-workspace 11 output DP-0
-workspace 12 output DP-0
-workspace 13 output DP-0
-workspace 14 output DP-0
-workspace 15 output DP-0
-workspace 16 output DP-0
-workspace 17 output DP-0
-workspace 18 output DP-0
-workspace 19 output DP-0
-workspace 20 output DP-0
+workspace 11 output $mon2
+workspace 12 output $mon2
+workspace 13 output $mon2
+workspace 14 output $mon2
+workspace 15 output $mon2
+workspace 16 output $mon2
+workspace 17 output $mon2
+workspace 18 output $mon2
+workspace 19 output $mon2
+workspace 20 output $mon2
 
 # switch to workspace
 bindsym $mod+1 workspace number 1