diff --git a/sway/commands/seat.c b/sway/commands/seat.c
index a827bf74..197a405e 100644
--- a/sway/commands/seat.c
+++ b/sway/commands/seat.c
@@ -7,15 +7,45 @@
 #include "stringop.h"
 
 // must be in order for the bsearch
+// these handlers perform actions on the seat
+static struct cmd_handler seat_action_handlers[] = {
+	{ "cursor", seat_cmd_cursor },
+};
+
+// must be in order for the bsearch
+// these handlers alter the seat config
 static struct cmd_handler seat_handlers[] = {
 	{ "attach", seat_cmd_attach },
-	{ "cursor", seat_cmd_cursor },
 	{ "fallback", seat_cmd_fallback },
 	{ "hide_cursor", seat_cmd_hide_cursor },
 	{ "pointer_constraint", seat_cmd_pointer_constraint },
 	{ "xcursor_theme", seat_cmd_xcursor_theme },
 };
 
+static struct cmd_results *action_handlers(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *res = config_subcommand(argv, argc,
+			seat_action_handlers, sizeof(seat_action_handlers));
+	free_seat_config(config->handler_context.seat_config);
+	config->handler_context.seat_config = NULL;
+	return res;
+}
+
+static struct cmd_results *config_handlers(int argc, char **argv) {
+	struct cmd_results *res = config_subcommand(argv, argc,
+			seat_handlers, sizeof(seat_handlers));
+	if (res && res->status != CMD_SUCCESS) {
+		free_seat_config(config->handler_context.seat_config);
+	} else {
+		struct seat_config *sc =
+			store_seat_config(config->handler_context.seat_config);
+		if (!config->reading) {
+			input_manager_apply_seat_config(sc);
+		}
+	}
+	config->handler_context.seat_config = NULL;
+	return res;
+}
+
 struct cmd_results *cmd_seat(int argc, char **argv) {
 	struct cmd_results *error = NULL;
 	if ((error = checkarg(argc, "seat", EXPECTED_AT_LEAST, 2))) {
@@ -36,20 +66,12 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_seat(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "Couldn't allocate config");
 	}
 
-	struct cmd_results *res = config_subcommand(argv + 1, argc - 1,
-			seat_handlers, sizeof(seat_handlers));
-	if (res && res->status != CMD_SUCCESS) {
-		free_seat_config(config->handler_context.seat_config);
-		config->handler_context.seat_config = NULL;
-		return res;
-	}
-
-	struct seat_config *sc =
-		store_seat_config(config->handler_context.seat_config);
-	if (!config->reading) {
-		input_manager_apply_seat_config(sc);
+	struct cmd_results *res = NULL;
+	if (find_handler(argv[1], seat_action_handlers,
+				sizeof(seat_action_handlers))) {
+		res = action_handlers(argc - 1, argv + 1);
+	} else {
+		res = config_handlers(argc - 1, argv + 1);
 	}
-
-	config->handler_context.seat_config = NULL;
 	return res ? res : cmd_results_new(CMD_SUCCESS, NULL);
 }