diff --git a/hosts/sakotop/configuration.nix b/hosts/sakotop/configuration.nix
index 2b674066..434f8f75 100644
--- a/hosts/sakotop/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/sakotop/configuration.nix
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
       kitty.enable = true;
       xmonad.enable = false;
       bspwm = {
-        enable = true;
-        polybar.enable = true;
+        enable = false;
+        polybar.enable = false;
       };
-      exwm.enable = false;
+      exwm.enable = true;
       picom.enable = true;
       dunst.enable = true;
       browsers = {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/exwm/default.nix b/modules/desktop/exwm/default.nix
index f58e7dec..68bb4353 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/exwm/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/exwm/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     modules.dev.editors.emacs.daemon = lib.mkForce false;
-    modules.dev.editors.emacs.enable = true;
+    modules.dev.editors.emacs.enable = lib.mkForce true;
     # this needs to be enabled for gtk apps
     programs.dconf.enable = true;
     # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/XMonad
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ in {
       in
         singleton {
           name = "exwm";
+          # launch emacs in fullscreen with dbus lol
           start = ''
-            # Emacs via dbus in fullscreen lol
             ${pkgs.dbus.dbus-launch} --exit-with-session emacs -mm --fullscreen \
               -l "${extraConfig}"
           '';