diff --git a/misc/bin/externalrules b/misc/bin/externalrules
index 3f8e038..a47ebb3 100755
--- a/misc/bin/externalrules
+++ b/misc/bin/externalrules
@@ -6,28 +6,22 @@ class=$2
 instance=$3
 consequences=$4
 
-	case "$class" in
-		floaterm)
-			eval "$consequences"
-			[ "$state" ] || echo "state=floating center=on"
-			;;
-		updating)
-			eval "$consequences"
-			[ "$state" ] || echo "state=floating sticky=on center=on"
-			;;
-		mpv)
-			eval "$consequences"
-			[ "$state" ] || echo "state=pseudo_tiled focus=on rectangle=849x477+0+0 center=on"
-			;;
-		virt-manager)
-			eval "$consequences"
-			[ "$state" ] || echo "state=floating desktop=^5 follow=on center=on"
-			;;
-	esac
+outcome() {
+	eval "$consequences"
+	[ "$state" ] || echo "$1"
+}
 
-	case "$instance" in
-		Toolkit)
-			eval "$consequences"
-			[ "$state" ] || echo "state=floating sticky=on rectangle=500x290+1054+593"
-			;;
-	esac  
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+case "$class" in
+	floaterm)
+		outcome "state=floating center=on"
+		;;
+	updating)
+		outcome "state=floating sticky=on center=on"
+		;;
+	mpv)
+		outcome "state=pseudo_tiled focus=on rectangle=849x477+0+0 center=on"
+		;;
+	virt-manager)
+		outcome "state=floating center=on"
+		;;
+esac