diff --git a/docs/labwc-config.5.scd b/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
index 21cf91aa..d21db03b 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ an arbitrary order; any variables that must be set in a particular sequence
 should be set within the same file. Unless the --merge-config option is
 specified, labwc will consider a particular XDG Base Directory to have provided
 an environment file if that directory contains either the "environment"
-directory or at least one "environment.d/\*.env" file.
+file or at least one "environment.d/\*.env" file.
 
 Note: environment files are treated differently by Openbox, which will simply
 source the file as a valid shell script before running the window manager. Files
diff --git a/include/input/cursor.h b/include/input/cursor.h
index 752d78a8..70905c0f 100644
--- a/include/input/cursor.h
+++ b/include/input/cursor.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void cursor_update_focus(struct server *server);
 void cursor_update_image(struct seat *seat);
 
 void cursor_init(struct seat *seat);
+void cursor_load(struct seat *seat);
 void cursor_emulate_move_absolute(struct seat *seat,
 		struct wlr_input_device *device,
 		double x, double y, uint32_t time_msec);
diff --git a/src/input/cursor.c b/src/input/cursor.c
index fd7d0e61..b1a661c1 100644
--- a/src/input/cursor.c
+++ b/src/input/cursor.c
@@ -1253,12 +1253,15 @@ cursor_frame(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 }
 
 void
-cursor_init(struct seat *seat)
+cursor_load(struct seat *seat)
 {
 	const char *xcursor_theme = getenv("XCURSOR_THEME");
 	const char *xcursor_size = getenv("XCURSOR_SIZE");
 	uint32_t size = xcursor_size ? atoi(xcursor_size) : 24;
 
+	if (seat->xcursor_manager) {
+		wlr_xcursor_manager_destroy(seat->xcursor_manager);
+	}
 	seat->xcursor_manager = wlr_xcursor_manager_create(xcursor_theme, size);
 	wlr_xcursor_manager_load(seat->xcursor_manager, 1);
 
@@ -1293,6 +1296,12 @@ cursor_init(struct seat *seat)
 			"Cursor theme is missing cursor names, using fallback");
 		cursor_names = cursors_x11;
 	}
+}
+
+void
+cursor_init(struct seat *seat)
+{
+	cursor_load(seat);
 
 	/* Set the initial cursor image so the cursor is visible right away */
 	cursor_set(seat, LAB_CURSOR_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/src/input/keyboard.c b/src/input/keyboard.c
index 4a68428b..0ca6d390 100644
--- a/src/input/keyboard.c
+++ b/src/input/keyboard.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/multi.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/session.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_keyboard.h>
@@ -628,6 +630,8 @@ reset_window_keyboard_layout_groups(struct server *server)
 static void
 set_layout(struct server *server, struct wlr_keyboard *kb)
 {
+	static bool fallback_mode;
+
 	struct xkb_rule_names rules = { 0 };
 	struct xkb_context *context = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
 	struct xkb_keymap *keymap = xkb_map_new_from_names(context, &rules,
@@ -639,7 +643,14 @@ set_layout(struct server *server, struct wlr_keyboard *kb)
 		}
 		xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
 	} else {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create xkb keymap");
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "failed to create xkb keymap for layout '%s'",
+			getenv("XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT"));
+		if (!fallback_mode) {
+			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "entering fallback mode with layout 'us'");
+			fallback_mode = true;
+			setenv("XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT", "us", 1);
+			set_layout(server, kb);
+		}
 	}
 	xkb_context_unref(context);
 }
diff --git a/src/seat.c b/src/seat.c
index 1d4a20e7..53861edc 100644
--- a/src/seat.c
+++ b/src/seat.c
@@ -296,6 +296,11 @@ new_keyboard(struct seat *seat, struct wlr_input_device *device, bool virtual)
 	keyboard->wlr_keyboard = kb;
 	keyboard->is_virtual = virtual;
 
+	if (!seat->keyboard_group->keyboard.keymap) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "cannot set keymap");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
 	wlr_keyboard_set_keymap(kb, seat->keyboard_group->keyboard.keymap);
 
 	/*
@@ -529,6 +534,7 @@ seat_init(struct server *server)
 
 	seat->input_method_relay = input_method_relay_create(seat);
 
+	seat->xcursor_manager = NULL;
 	seat->cursor = wlr_cursor_create();
 	if (!seat->cursor) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "unable to create cursor");
@@ -571,6 +577,7 @@ seat_reconfigure(struct server *server)
 {
 	struct seat *seat = &server->seat;
 	struct input *input;
+	cursor_load(seat);
 	wl_list_for_each(input, &seat->inputs, link) {
 		switch (input->wlr_input_device->type) {
 		case WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_KEYBOARD: