diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
index c666b609..729c67c5 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmonad/xmonad.hs
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ main = xmonad
               spawn     "feh --no-fehbg --bg-fill ~/.wallpaper &" -- wallpaper
 
               io $ do
-                putEnv "GLFW_IM_MODULE=ibus"  -- Make sure kitty knows how to talk to fcitx
                 spawn "dbus-update-activation-environment DISPLAY XAUTHORITY WAYLAND_DISPLAY"
 
           , layoutHook =
diff --git a/nix/homeModules/common/fcitx5/default.nix b/nix/homeModules/common/fcitx5/default.nix
index 1b4f1bd4..d2d43a6f 100644
--- a/nix/homeModules/common/fcitx5/default.nix
+++ b/nix/homeModules/common/fcitx5/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   config,
   lib,
   ...
-}: {
+}: let
+  cfg = config.i18n.inputMethod;
+in {
   i18n.inputMethod = {
     fcitx5.addons = [
       pkgs.fcitx5-chinese-addons
@@ -17,7 +19,11 @@
   # - kill the existing fcitx5 process because the configtool kinda talks to it (?)
   # - unlink the configuration file linked by home-manager (or copy it) so fcitx5-configtool can write to it
   # - use fcitx5-configtool from a nix shell so that it doesn't get stuck with the nix store configuration
-  xdg.configFile = lib.mkIf config.i18n.inputMethod.enable {
+  xdg.configFile = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     "fcitx5".source = "${./fcitx}";
   };
+
+  home.sessionVariables = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    GLFW_IM_MODULE = "ibus"; # make kitty aware of fcitx via ibus interface
+  };
 }