diff --git a/home/gui/home.nix b/home/gui/home.nix
index b2719fab..dd8472cd 100644
--- a/home/gui/home.nix
+++ b/home/gui/home.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,44 @@
 { pkgs
 , lib
 , config
-, ... }: with lib; let
-  terminal = toString pkgs.alacritty;
-in mkIf config.passthrough.gui {
+, ... }: with lib; mkIf config.passthrough.gui {
   wayland.windowManager.sway = {
     enable = true;
+    swaynag.enable = true;
     config = {
       modifier = "Mod4";
-      menu = "wofi -show drun -modi drun";
-
       keybindings = let
         modifier = config.wayland.windowManager.sway.config.modifier;
       in mkOptionDefault {
         XF86MonBrightnessUp = "light -A 5";
         XF86MonBrightnessDown = "light -U 5";
 
-        "Control+Alt+l" = "${pkgs.swaylock}/bin/swaylock -c 000000";
+        "Control+Alt+l" = "exec ${pkgs.swaylock}/bin/swaylock -c 000000";
         "Print" = "exec ${pkgs.grim}/bin/grim - | ${pkgs.wl-clipboard}/bin/wl-copy";
         "${modifier}+Print" = "exec ${pkgs.grim}/bin/grim -g \"$(${pkgs.slurp}/bin/slurp)\" - | ${pkgs.wl-clipboard}/bin/wl-copy";
         "${modifier}+q" = "exec google-chrome-stable";
       };
 
+      menu = "wofi -show drun -modi drun";
+      bars = [ {
+        mode = "dock";
+        position = "bottom";
+        workspaceButtons = true;
+        workspaceNumbers = true;
+        statusCommand = "${pkgs.i3status}/bin/i3status";
+        fonts = {
+          names = [ "monospace" ];
+          size = 8.0;
+        };
+        trayOutput = "primary";
+        # sets transparency
+        colors.background = "00000000";
+      } ];
+      gaps.inner = 12;
+      gaps.outer = 5;
+      # dodge the status bar
+      gaps.bottom = 0;
+
       input."*".natural_scroll = "enabled";
       input."type:touchpad".tap = "enabled";
       output."*".bg = "${../../share/54345906_p0.jpg} fill";