diff --git a/modules/apps/default.nix b/modules/apps/default.nix
index 1515c29..d0e7d87 100644
--- a/modules/apps/default.nix
+++ b/modules/apps/default.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@
   ];
 
   home-manager.users.djai.xdg.desktopEntries = {
+    opencloud = {
+      name = "opencloud desktop ";
+      exec = ''QT_STLE_OVERRIDE="" opencloud --showsettings'';
+      mimeType = [ "application/vnd.opencloud" ];
+      icon = "opencloud";
+      settings.StartupWMClass = "opencloud";
+    };
+
     feishin = {
       name = "Feishin";
       exec = "env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME feishin";
@@ -91,7 +99,7 @@
       exec = "signal-desktop --disable-features=AudioServiceOutOfProcess -- %u";
       terminal = false;
       categories = [ "InstantMessaging" ];
-      settings = { StartupWMClass = "signal";};
+      settings.StartupWMClass = "signal";
       mimeType = [
       "x-scheme-handler/sgnl"
       "x-scheme-handler/signalcaptcha"
diff --git a/modules/base.nix b/modules/base.nix
index 3133913..de3940d 100644
--- a/modules/base.nix
+++ b/modules/base.nix
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
         '';
 
         sessionVariables = { # TODO: add rest of .config/uwms/env.bck here
+          XCURSOR_SIZE=24;
           NEWT_COLORS_FILE = "$HOME/.newtColours";
           BROWSER = "librewolf";
           EDITOR = "nvim";
diff --git a/modules/desktop/default.nix b/modules/desktop/default.nix
index fa3647b..ff44bd3 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/default.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ pkgs, inputs, ... }:
+{ lib, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
 
 {
   imports = [
@@ -90,24 +90,17 @@
         };
       };
 
-      # TODO: check termfilechooser still works; had to disable this becos of hyprland
-      # portal = {
-      #   enable = true;
-      #   config = {
-      #     common.default = [ "gtk" ];
-      #     hyprland = {
-      #       default = [
-      #       "gtk"
-      #       "hyprland"
-      #       ];
-      #       org.freedesktop.impl.portal.FileChooser = [ "termfilechooser" ];
-      #     };
-      #   };
-      #   extraPortals = with pkgs; [
-      #   xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
-      #   xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser
-      #   ];
-      # };
+      portal = {
+        enable = true;
+        config.hyprland = {
+          default = [ "hyprland" ];
+          "org.freedesktop.impl.portal.FileChooser" = lib.mkForce [ "termfilechooser" ]; 
+        };
+        extraPortals = with pkgs; lib.mkForce [
+          xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
+          xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser
+        ];
+      };
     };
 
 
@@ -115,7 +108,7 @@
     catppuccin = {
       cursors = {
         enable = true;
-        accent = "mauve"; # TODO: should maybe be dark? unsure
+        accent = "dark"; 
       };
       qt5ct.enable = true;
     };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/hypr.nix b/modules/desktop/hypr.nix
index ded07da..012ae77 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/hypr.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/hypr.nix
@@ -53,19 +53,17 @@ in
       hyprlandPlugins.hypr-darkwindow
     ];
 
-    portalPackage = null;
+    # portalPackage = null;
     systemd.enable = false;
 
     settings = {
-      on = [ #TODO: set up exec oncess
+      on = [
         (hyprLib.on-signal "hyprland.start" [
-          "uwsm app -- opencloud"
+          ''uwsm app -- QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE="" opencloud''
           "uwsm app -- openrgb --noautoconnect -p aroace.orp"
           "uwsm app -- kitty --class scratchme -d /home/djai/Documents/diary"
           "uwsm app -- nohup flameshot"
-          # these should be done thru systemd already
-          # 	hl.exec_cmd("hyprpm reload")
-          # 	hl.exec_cmd("hyprctl setcursor Catppuccin-Macchiato-Dark-Cursors 24")
+          "hyprctl setcursor Catppuccin-Macchiato-Dark-Cursors 24"  # really shouldnt be in here but we get veyr large cursors if we dont
         ])
       ];