diff --git a/modules/nixos/greetd.nix b/modules/nixos/greetd.nix
index bf304ad..5e75d06 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/greetd.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/greetd.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@
   pkgs,
   ...
 }: let
+  # bash script to let dbus know about impotant env variables and
+  # propagate them to relevent services run at the end of sway config
+  dbus-sway-environment = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "dubs-sway-environment" ''
+    dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
+    systemctl --user stop pipewire pipewire-media-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
+    systemctl --user start pipewire pipewire-media-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
+  '';
+
+  # currently, there is some friction between sway and gtk:
+  # https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/GTK-3-settings-on-Wayland
+  configure-gtk = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "configure-gtk" ''
+    gnome_schema=org.gnome.desktop.interface
+    gsettings set $gnome_schema gtk-theme 'Dracula'
+  '';
+
   swayConfig = pkgs.writeText "greetd-sway-config" ''
     input * {
       xkb_layout "de"
@@ -15,8 +30,8 @@
       natural_scroll "enable"
     }
 
-    exec dbus-sway-environment
-    exec configure-gtk
+    exec ${dbus-sway-environment}/bin/dbus-sway-environment
+    exec ${configure-gtk}/bin/configure-gtk
     # `-l` activates layer-shell mode. Notice that `swaymsg exit` will run after gtkgreet.
     exec "${pkgs.greetd.regreet}/bin/regreet; swaymsg exit"
     bindsym Mod4+shift+e exec swaynag \