diff --git a/modules/wms/wayland/niri/config.kdl b/modules/wms/wayland/niri/config.kdl
index 8169cc8..180da60 100644
--- a/modules/wms/wayland/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/modules/wms/wayland/niri/config.kdl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ output "HDMI-A-1" {
     position x=1920 y=0
 }
 layout {
-    gaps 8
+    gaps 0
     center-focused-column "on-overflow"
     focus-ring {
         width 2
@@ -72,11 +72,16 @@ spawn-at-startup "xwayland-satellite"
 spawn-at-startup "avizo-service"
 spawn-at-startup "keepassxc"
 spawn-at-startup "startxfce4"
-spawn-at-startup "quickshell"
+spawn-at-startup "bash" "-c" "quickshell --path ~/repos/projects/nichts/modules/style/quickshell/shell"
 spawn-at-startup "swww-daemon"
+spawn-at-startup "swww-daemon" "--namespace" "overview"
 environment {
     DISPLAY ":0"
 }
+layer-rule {
+    match namespace="overview$"
+    place-within-backdrop true
+}
 // prefer no client side decorations
 prefer-no-csd
 switch-events {
@@ -110,11 +115,6 @@ window-rule {
     block-out-from "screen-capture"
     open-on-workspace "keepassxc"
 }
-window-rule {
-    match app-id="thunderbird"
-    block-out-from "screen-capture"
-    open-on-workspace "keepassxc"
-}
 hotkey-overlay {
     skip-at-startup
 }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ binds {
         spawn "ghostty"
     }
     Mod+D {
-        spawn "bash" "-c" "quickshell msg launcher open"
+        spawn "bash" "-c" "quickshell --path ~/repos/projects/nichts/modules/style/quickshell/shell msg launcher open"
     }
     Mod+Alt+L {
         spawn "swaylock"