diff --git a/src/logic/Application.swift b/src/logic/Application.swift
index 486cab080..877ca09ea 100644
--- a/src/logic/Application.swift
+++ b/src/logic/Application.swift
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ class Application: NSObject {
         return n
     }
 
-    init(_ runningApplication: NSRunningApplication) {
+    init(_ runningApplication: NSRunningApplication, _ wasLaunchedBeforeAltTab: Bool = false) {
         self.runningApplication = runningApplication
+        self.wasLaunchedBeforeAltTab = wasLaunchedBeforeAltTab
         pid = runningApplication.processIdentifier
         super.init()
         isHidden = runningApplication.isHidden
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class Application: NSObject {
     }
 
     func addAndObserveWindows() {
-        if runningApplication.isFinishedLaunching && runningApplication.activationPolicy != .prohibited && axUiElement == nil {
+        if runningApplication.activationPolicy != .prohibited && axUiElement == nil {
             axUiElement = AXUIElementCreateApplication(pid)
             AXObserverCreate(pid, axObserverCallback, &axObserver)
             debugPrint("Adding app", pid ?? "nil", runningApplication.bundleIdentifier ?? "nil")
@@ -117,6 +118,11 @@ class Application: NSObject {
                     if group == nil && !self.wasLaunchedBeforeAltTab && CGSSpaceGetType(cgsMainConnectionId, Spaces.currentSpaceId) == .fullscreen {
                         throw AxError.runtimeError
                     }
+                    // workaround: sometimes some apps are launched and are actived but OS returns the windows.count == 0. we wait for a moment
+                    // for example: Bear.app
+                    if group == nil && !self.wasLaunchedBeforeAltTab && self.runningApplication.isActive {
+                        throw AxError.runtimeError
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/logic/Applications.swift b/src/logic/Applications.swift
index 061c1d66d..c16e4415c 100644
--- a/src/logic/Applications.swift
+++ b/src/logic/Applications.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Applications {
     }
 
     static func addInitialRunningApplications() {
-        addRunningApplications(NSWorkspace.shared.runningApplications)
+        addRunningApplications(NSWorkspace.shared.runningApplications, true)
     }
 
     static func addInitialRunningApplicationsWindows() {
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class Applications {
         }
     }
 
-    static func addRunningApplications(_ runningApps: [NSRunningApplication]) {
+    static func addRunningApplications(_ runningApps: [NSRunningApplication], _ wasLaunchedBeforeAltTab: Bool = false) {
         runningApps.forEach {
             if isActualApplication($0) {
-                Applications.list.append(Application($0))
+                Applications.list.append(Application($0, wasLaunchedBeforeAltTab))
             }
         }
     }