diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium.nix
index c9e02c13..e34f3c58 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium.nix
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ in
       ../nixosModules/common/network.nix
       ../nixosModules/common/sudo-conf.nix
       ../nixosModules/common/system-nixconf.nix
-      ../nixosModules/common/xscreensaver.nix
 
       ../nixosModules/extra/zram.nix
       ../nixosModules/extra/leana.nix
diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmobar/xmobar.hs b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmobar/xmobar.hs
index 88837948..42755533 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmobar/xmobar.hs
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/xmobar/xmobar.hs
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ config =
               , "--target", "2025-09-16=snip snip"
               , "--target", "2025-10-13=no teef"
               , "--target", "2025-10-31=dragon book"
-              , "--target", "2025-11-29=à deux"
-              , "--target", "2025-12-30=seule"
+              , "--target", "2025-12-22=escape my fate"
               ]
               ""
               (60 &minute)
diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/display.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/display.nix
index fbc65165..6737924a 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/display.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/display.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
       switches = {
         setDPI = {dpi}:
-          singleton "10_xrdb-dpi" "${lib.getExe pkgs.xorg.xrdb} -merge ${pkgs.writeText "xrdb-dpi-config" ''
+          singleton "10_xrdb-dpi" "xrdb -merge ${pkgs.writeText "xrdb-dpi-config" ''
             Xcursor.size: 64
             Xft.dpi:   ${toString dpi}
           ''}";
@@ -61,12 +61,8 @@
           device, # obtain with `xrandr`
           brightness, # [0..1]
         }:
-        # Hack:
-        # xrandr would consider the display being connected before we can change its brightness
-        # For that reason, we can't base our delay on its output, sadly.
           singleton "10_xrandr_brightness" ''
-            sleep 10
-            ${lib.getExe pkgs.xorg.xrandr} --output ${device} --brightness ${toString brightness}
+            xrandr --output ${device} --brightness ${toString brightness}
           '';
 
         # Is scoped to an output device, no need to be called on built-in display
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@
           brightness, # [0..1]
         }:
           singleton "10_ddc_brightness" ''
-            ${lib.getExe pkgs.ddcutil} --model ${modelName} setvcp 10 ${toString (builtins.floor (brightness * 100))}
+            ddcutil --model ${modelName} setvcp 10 ${toString (builtins.floor (brightness * 100))}
           '';
 
         setDDCContrast = {
@@ -83,7 +79,7 @@
           contrast, # [0..1]
         }:
           singleton "10_ddc_contrast" ''
-            ${lib.getExe pkgs.ddcutil} --model ${modelName} setvcp 12 ${toString (builtins.floor (contrast * 100))}
+            ddcutil --model ${modelName} setvcp 12 ${toString (builtins.floor (contrast * 100))}
           '';
       };
 
@@ -164,13 +160,21 @@
           configs.allOff
           (configs.enableOrchid name)
         ];
-        # seems like this display doesn't support DDC
         hooks.postswitch = lib.mkMerge [
           (switches.setDPI {dpi = 100;})
           (switches.setSoftwareBrightness {
             device = name;
-            brightness = 0.7;
+            brightness = 1;
           })
+          # # seems like this display doesn't support DDC
+          # (switches.setDDCBrightness {
+          #   modelName = "VG27AQL3A";
+          #   brightness = 0;
+          # })
+          # (switches.setDDCContrast {
+          #   modelName = "VG27AQL3A";
+          #   contrast = 0.5;
+          # })
         ];
       };
     in
diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/gui.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/gui.nix
index b96b9a65..7c0091f2 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/gui.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/gui.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-{
-  pkgs,
-  lib,
-  ...
-}: {
+{pkgs, ...}: {
   services.xserver.windowManager.xmonad = {
     enable = true;
     enableContribAndExtras = true;
@@ -24,15 +20,7 @@
     };
   };
 
-  services.xscreensaver = {
-    enable = true;
-    hooks = {
-      # Reset display setting on login
-      "UNBLANK" = ''
-        ${lib.getExe pkgs.autorandr} --change --ignore-lid
-      '';
-    };
-  };
+  services.xscreensaver.enable = true;
 
   services.picom = {
     enable = true;
diff --git a/nix/nixosModules/common/xscreensaver.nix b/nix/nixosModules/common/xscreensaver.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2359f830..00000000
--- a/nix/nixosModules/common/xscreensaver.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This module provides a service react to xscreensaver events
-#
-{
-  config,
-  lib,
-  ...
-}: let
-  cfg = config.services.xscreensaver;
-in {
-  options = {
-    services.xscreensaver.hooks = lib.mkOption {
-      type = with lib.types; attrsOf str;
-      description = "An attrset of events mapped a block of shell command to be run";
-      default = {};
-    };
-  };
-
-  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    systemd.user.services = {
-      "xscreensaver-hooks" = {
-        description = "Run commands on xscreensaver events";
-        after = ["graphical-session.target" "xscreensaver.service"];
-        partOf = ["graphical-session.target"];
-        wantedBy = ["graphical-session.target"];
-        script = let
-          handlers =
-            lib.concatMapAttrsStringSep "\n" (event: action: ''
-              "${event}")
-                      ( ${action}
-                      )
-                      ;;
-            '')
-            cfg.hooks;
-        in ''
-          xscreensaver-command -watch | while read event rest; do
-            case $event in
-              ${handlers}
-            esac
-          done
-        '';
-        path = [
-          cfg.package # contains xscreensaver-command
-        ];
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}