diff --git a/configuration/modules/dots/quick_shell/settings.nix b/configuration/modules/dots/quick_shell/settings.nix
index 88f9ea5..f867b13 100644
--- a/configuration/modules/dots/quick_shell/settings.nix
+++ b/configuration/modules/dots/quick_shell/settings.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@
   qs_config = pkgs.callPackage ./quick_config/quick.nix {};
 in {
   environment.systemPackages = [pkgs.quickshell];
+
   systemd.user.services.quickshell = {
     description = "quickshell desktop shell";
     wantedBy = ["graphical-session.target"];
     partOf = ["graphical-session.target"];
     after = ["graphical-session.target"];
-    restartTriggers = [qs_config];
+
     serviceConfig = {
       ExecStart = "${pkgs.quickshell}/bin/qs -c ${qs_config}";
       Restart = "on-failure";
       RestartSec = 3;
     };
   };
+
+  system.userActivationScripts.restartQuickshell = ''
+    ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl --user restart quickshell.service || true
+  '';
 }