diff --git a/herbstluftwm/autostart b/herbstluftwm/autostart
index 4e72e9c..6eddba5 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ hc keybind $Mod-x              spawn rofi -show run
 hc keybind $Mod-Tab            spawn rofi -show combi
 hc keybind $Mod-Return         spawn es
 hc keybind $Mod-Control-Return spawn ~/.emacs_anywhere/bin/run
-hc keybind $Mod-t              spawn alacritty
-hc keybind $Mod-b              spawn brave
+hc keybind $Mod-t              spawn es -e '(vterm)'
+hc keybind $Mod-b              spawn epiphany
 hc keybind $Mod-v              spawn pavucontrol-qt
 hc keybind $Mod-Control-b      spawn firefox-developer-edition
 hc keybind $Mod-Control-t      spawn es -e '(eshell)'
@@ -183,8 +183,17 @@ hc unlock
 # or simply:
 hc detect_monitors
 
-# make room for the panel
-hc pad 0 22
+# make room for the panel, depending on how many monitors are configured
+monitor_amount=$(hc list_monitors | wc -l)
+
+case "$monitor_amount" in
+    [2-3])
+	hc pad 1 22
+	;;
+    *)
+	hc pad 0 22
+	;;
+esac
 
 # find the panel
 panel=~/.config/herbstluftwm/panel.sh