diff --git a/ipc-scripts/ipc-rules-demo.py b/ipc-scripts/ipc-rules-demo.py
index 9deaaae41..7df36641a 100644
--- a/ipc-scripts/ipc-rules-demo.py
+++ b/ipc-scripts/ipc-rules-demo.py
@@ -13,16 +13,22 @@
 from wayfire_socket import *
 
 addr = os.getenv('WAYFIRE_SOCKET')
-sock = WayfireSocket(addr)
-sock.watch()
+
+# Important: we connect to Wayfire's IPC two times. The one socket is used for reading events (view-mapped, view-focused, etc).
+# The other is used for sending commands and querying Wayfire.
+# We could use the same socket, but this would complicate reading responses, as events and query responses would be mixed with just one socket.
+events_sock = WayfireSocket(addr)
+commands_sock = WayfireSocket(addr)
+events_sock.watch()
 
 while True:
-    msg = sock.read_message()
+    msg = events_sock.read_message()
     # The view-mapped event is emitted when a new window has been opened.
     if "event" in msg and msg["event"] == "view-mapped":
         view = msg["view"]
         if view["app-id"] == "gedit":
-            output_data = sock.query_output(view["output"])
+            output_data = commands_sock.query_output(view["output"])
+            print(output_data)
             workarea = output_data["workarea"]
 
             # We want gedit to take a certain position (200,200) and a quarter of the output
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@
             w = workarea['width'] // 2
             h = workarea['height'] // 2
 
-            sock.configure_view(view["id"], x, y, w, h)
+            commands_sock.configure_view(view["id"], x, y, w, h)
             # sock.assign_slot(view["id"], "slot_br")
-            sock.set_always_on_top(view["id"], True)
-            sock.set_view_alpha(view["id"], 0.5)
+            commands_sock.set_always_on_top(view["id"], True)
+            commands_sock.set_view_alpha(view["id"], 0.5)