diff --git a/home/apps/browsers.nix b/home/apps/browsers.nix
index 5a7b066..aa80d3b 100644
--- a/home/apps/browsers.nix
+++ b/home/apps/browsers.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {pkgs, ...}: let
-  inherit (pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform) isLinux;
+  inherit (pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform) isDarwin isLinux;
 in {
   programs.chromium = {
     enable = isLinux;
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ in {
     enable = true;
     # since I'm using firefox from brew on darwin, I need to build a dummy package
     # to still manage it via home-manager
-    package =
-      if isLinux
-      then pkgs.firefox-wayland
-      else (pkgs.writeScriptBin "__dummy-firefox" "");
+    package = pkgs.lib.mkIf isDarwin (pkgs.writeScriptBin "__dummy-firefox" "");
     profiles.default = {
       search.default = "DuckDuckGo";
       search.force = true;
diff --git a/home/apps/i3.nix b/home/apps/i3.nix
index bec606a..9707134 100644
--- a/home/apps/i3.nix
+++ b/home/apps/i3.nix
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
       }
     ];
     workspaceAutoBackAndForth = true;
-    terminal = "wezterm start --always-new-process";
-    menu = "";
+    terminal = "${lib.getExe config.programs.wezterm.package}";
+    menu = "${lib.getExe config.programs.rofi.package}";
     defaultWorkspace = "$ws1";
     keybindings = let
       mod = modifier;
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
       hyper = "Mod4+Mod1+Shift+Ctrl";
 
       gopass = lib.getExe pkgs.gopass;
-      rofi = lib.getExe config.programs.rofi.package;
       thunar = lib.getExe pkgs.xfce.thunar;
       xargs = "${lib.getExe pkgs.findutils}/bin/xargs";
       xdotool = lib.getExe pkgs.xdotool;
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@
       # TODO: replace xdotool with wayland equivalent
       gopassRofi = pkgs.writeShellScript "gopass-rofi" ''
         ${gopass} ls --flat | \
-        ${rofi} -dmenu -dpi $dpi | \
+        ${menu} -dmenu -dpi $dpi | \
         ${xargs} --no-run-if-empty ${gopass} show -o | \
         ${xdotool} type --clearmodifiers --file -
       '';
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@
       "${modMove}+9" = "move container to workspace $ws9;  workspace $ws9";
       "${modMove}+0" = "move container to workspace $ws10; workspace $ws10";
       # rofi instead of drun
-      "${mod}+space" = "exec --no-startup-id ${rofi} -show drun -dpi $dpi";
+      "${mod}+space" = "exec --no-startup-id ${menu} -show drun -dpi $dpi";
       # 1password
       "${mod}+Shift+space" = "exec ${lib.getExe pkgs._1password-gui} --quick-access";
 
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ in {
       components = ["secrets"];
     };
     picom = {
-      enable = false;
+      enable = true;
       package = pkgs.nur.repos.nekowinston.picom-ft-labs;
       fade = false;
       backend = "glx";
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ in {
     scriptPath = "${config.xdg.cacheHome}/X11/xsession";
     windowManager.i3 = {
       enable = true;
-      package = pkgs.i3;
       config =
         commonConfig {wayland = false;}
         // {
@@ -435,12 +433,13 @@ in {
             {
               command = "${lib.getExe pkgs.flameshot}";
             }
+            {
+              command = "${lib.getExe pkgs.feh} --bg-fill ${flakePath}/home/wallpapers/dhm_1610.png";
+              always = true;
+            }
           ];
         };
-      extraConfig = ''
-        set_from_resource $dpi Xft.dpi 140
-        ${commonExtraConfig}
-      '';
+      extraConfig = commonExtraConfig;
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/machines/common/linux/xsession.nix b/machines/common/linux/xsession.nix
index 3746e23..1238fa8 100644
--- a/machines/common/linux/xsession.nix
+++ b/machines/common/linux/xsession.nix
@@ -28,16 +28,26 @@
     udisks2.enable = true;
     devmon.enable = true;
 
-    greetd = {
+    greetd = let
+      sway-run = pkgs.writeShellScript "sway-run" ''
+        # session
+        export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
+        export XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=sway
+        export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
+        # wayland
+        export NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1
+        export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
+        export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
+        export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland
+        export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
+
+        exec systemd-cat --identifier=sway sway $@
+      '';
+    in {
       enable = true;
       settings = {
-        default_session = let
-          swaycmd = pkgs.writeShellScript "swaycmd" ''
-            export NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1 XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
-            ${pkgs.sway}/bin/sway > /tmp/sway.log 2>&1
-          '';
-        in {
-          command = "${pkgs.greetd.tuigreet}/bin/tuigreet --time -r --cmd ${swaycmd}";
+        default_session = {
+          command = "${pkgs.greetd.tuigreet}/bin/tuigreet --time -r --cmd ${sway-run}";
           user = "greeter";
         };
       };
@@ -50,7 +60,6 @@
 
     kanata = {
       enable = true;
-      package = pkgs.kanata;
       keyboards.keychron-k6 = {
         devices = ["/dev/input/by-id/usb-Keychron_Keychron_K6-event-kbd"];
         config = ''