diff --git a/wayland/.config/river/init b/wayland/.config/river/init
index 597058c..81ec6b6 100755
--- a/wayland/.config/river/init
+++ b/wayland/.config/river/init
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ exec kanshi &
 
 # start screen idle locking/dimming/sleep tool
 killall swayidle
-exec swayidle -w \
+exec swayidle \
     timeout "${time_to_lockscreen}" 'lockscreen' \
     timeout "${time_to_screendim}" 'wlopm --off "*"' \
     timeout "${time_to_suspend}" 'systemctl suspend-then-hibernate' \