diff --git a/modules/programs/gnome.nix b/modules/programs/gnome.nix
index a4f0921..2446a42 100644
--- a/modules/programs/gnome.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/gnome.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@
                 disable-user-extensions = false;
                 enabled-extensions = map (extension: extension.extensionUuid) defaultExtensions;
               };
+              "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
+                cursor-theme = "${config.mods.stylix.cursor.name}";
+                cursor-size = config.mods.stylix.cursor.size;
+                color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
+              };
             };
           };
         }
diff --git a/modules/programs/gnomeServices.nix b/modules/programs/gnomeServices.nix
index 886b9e7..0915e3a 100644
--- a/modules/programs/gnomeServices.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/gnomeServices.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
     }
     // lib.optionalAttrs (options ? home.packages) {
       services.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
+      dconf.settings = {
+        "org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
+          cursor-theme = "${config.mods.stylix.cursor.name}";
+          cursor-size = config.mods.stylix.cursor.size;
+          color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
+        };
+      };
       home = {
         packages =
           let
diff --git a/modules/programs/greetd.nix b/modules/programs/greetd.nix
index 5756100..a88e700 100644
--- a/modules/programs/greetd.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/greetd.nix
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@
 
         # should technically be the same, but this is configured instead in order to provide a decent out of the box login experience.
         environment.etc."greetd/hyprgreet.conf".text = ''
-          exec-once=gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme 'prefer-dark'
-
           monitor=${config.mods.greetd.monitor},${config.mods.greetd.resolution},0x0,${config.mods.greetd.scale}
           monitor=,disable
 
@@ -117,15 +115,13 @@
               force_no_accel = true
           }
 
-          cursor {
-              enable_hyprcursor = false
-          }
-
           misc {
               disable_splash_rendering = false
               disable_hyprland_logo = false
           }
 
+          "HYPRCURSOR_THEME,${config.mods.stylix.cursor.name}"
+          "HYPRCURSOR_SIZE,${toString config.mods.stylix.cursor.size}"
           env=XCURSOR_THEME,${config.mods.stylix.cursor.name}
           env=XCURSOR_SIZE,${toString config.mods.stylix.cursor.size}
           env=QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME,qt5ct
diff --git a/modules/programs/hyprland/hyprland.nix b/modules/programs/hyprland/hyprland.nix
index ab23b34..238dd0e 100644
--- a/modules/programs/hyprland/hyprland.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/hyprland/hyprland.nix
@@ -298,8 +298,7 @@ in
               };
 
               cursor = {
-                # conversion seems to be borked right now, i want a smooth bibata :(
-                enable_hyprcursor = false;
+                enable_hyprcursor = true;
                 no_hardware_cursors = lib.mkIf config.mods.gpu.nvidia.enable true;
                 # no_break_fs_vrr = true;
               };
diff --git a/modules/programs/stylix.nix b/modules/programs/stylix.nix
index 6f3ea07..d63f4f8 100644
--- a/modules/programs/stylix.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/stylix.nix
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@
     };
     cursor = lib.mkOption {
       default = {
-        package = pkgs.bibata-cursors;
-        name = "Bibata-Modern-Classic";
+        # broken
+        #package = pkgs.bibata-cursors;
+        #name = "Bibata-Modern-Classic";
+        package = pkgs.catppuccin-cursors.mochaLavender;
+        name = "catppuccin-mocha-lavender-cursors";
         size = 24;
       };
       example = { };