diff --git a/modules/programs/hyprland/_config.nix b/modules/programs/hyprland/_config.nix
index eaa5a2e..c508c8a 100644
--- a/modules/programs/hyprland/_config.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/hyprland/_config.nix
@@ -221,4 +221,6 @@ in
   # Move/resize windows with mainMod + LMB/RMB and dragging
   bindm = $mainMod, mouse:272, movewindow
   bindm = $mainMod, mouse:273, resizewindow
+
+  exec-once=${getExe config.my.programs.wallpaper.package} -r
 ''
diff --git a/modules/programs/hyprland/default.nix b/modules/programs/hyprland/default.nix
index a7c5eed..aec526e 100644
--- a/modules/programs/hyprland/default.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/hyprland/default.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-
     # lock screen after timeout
     home-manager.users.moritz = {
       services.swayidle = {
@@ -138,40 +137,6 @@ in
     # adds pam module for swaylock
     security.pam.services.swaylock = { };
 
-
-    # start hyprpaper daemon using systemd unit (to set wallpaper)
-    systemd.user.services.hyprpaper =
-      let
-        wallpaper = "/home/moritz/.config/wallpapers/a_short_walk.png";
-        config = pkgs.writeTextFile {
-          name = "hyprpaper.conf";
-          text = ''
-            preload = ${wallpaper}
-            wallpaper = ,${wallpaper}
-          '';
-        };
-      in
-      {
-        wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-        serviceConfig = {
-          ExecStartPre = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/sleep 0.5";
-          ExecStart = "${getExe pkgs.hyprpaper} -c ${config}";
-          RestartSec = "500ms";
-          Restart = "on-failure";
-        };
-      };
-
-    systemd.user.services.random-wallpaper = {
-      wantedBy = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
-      requires = [ "hyprpaper.service" ];
-      serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStartPre = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/sleep 0.5";
-        ExecStart = "${getExe config.my.programs.wallpaper.package} -r";
-        RestartSec = "500ms";
-        Restart = "on-failure";
-      };
-    };
-
     # only consider graphical-session.target started when hyprland-sesstion.target is reached
     systemd.user.targets.hyprland-session = {
       partOf = [ "graphical-session.target" ];
diff --git a/modules/programs/wallpaper/default.nix b/modules/programs/wallpaper/default.nix
index 0412238..2fdec75 100644
--- a/modules/programs/wallpaper/default.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/wallpaper/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let
 
   script = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
     name = "wallpaper";
-    runtimeInputs = with pkgs; [ findutils coreutils feh hyprland jq fzf viu ];
+    runtimeInputs = with pkgs; [ findutils coreutils feh swaybg fzf viu ];
     text = builtins.readFile ./wallpaper.sh;
   };
 in
diff --git a/modules/programs/wallpaper/wallpaper.sh b/modules/programs/wallpaper/wallpaper.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2cc7e17..8e94670
--- a/modules/programs/wallpaper/wallpaper.sh
+++ b/modules/programs/wallpaper/wallpaper.sh
@@ -14,20 +14,23 @@ function help() {
 }
 
 function randomWallpaper() {
-	find ~/.config/wallpapers/ -type f,l | shuf -n 1
+	echo "$WALLPAPERS" | shuf -n 1
+}
+
+function setWallpaperX {
+		feh --bg-fill "$1"
+}
+
+function setWallpaperWayland {
+    swaybg --mode fill -i "$1" 2>/dev/null &
 }
 
 function setWallpaper() {
-	case "${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP,,}" in
-	hyprland)
-		hyprctl hyprpaper preload "$1" &>/dev/null
-		hyprctl monitors -j | jq '.[].name' | xargs -I{} -P 0 hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper '{}',"$1" &>/dev/null
-		hyprctl hyprpaper unload all &>/dev/null
-		;;
-	*)
-		feh --bg-fill "$1" &>/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
+if [[ -z ${WAYLAND_DISPLAY+x} ]]; then
+    setWallpaperX "$1"
+  else
+    setWallpaperWayland "$1"
+  fi
 }
 
 # Parse arguments